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060113 2462163 viewsThevenard, narrow gauge loco 1604 with a fresh crew depart the yard with empty train 6DD3, 1604 leads a triple consist of Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4, NJ 3 serial 71-730 and 1601 serial 71-728 the original class leader NJ 1, all three units started on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and were transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 1604 and 1601 both renumbered in 2004. A roll-by is also being conducted by an outgoing crew member. 13th January 2006.
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060113 2544163 viewsKevin, narrow gauge locos 1604, NJ 3 and 1601 take the mainline to Thevenard, having reversed train 6DD3 on the Kevin triangle as they prepare to load, 1600 class unit 1604 in Australian Railroad Group livery a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-731, originally built as NJ class NJ 4 and built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 13th January 2006.
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130708 0721163 viewsCharra,
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060527 4097163 viewsScotia, AQCY 30214 container waggon, originally one of forty five built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1980. Carrying two COR type nickel residue containers with modified tops, COR 5885 and another.
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060527 4132163 viewsScotia, AFAF 30461 flat waggon, originally built by Tomlinson Steel WA as WFX type in 1970 as the final member of one hundred and sixty one waggons, recoded to WQCX type in 1981. Seen here carrying six loaded nickel ore kibbles.
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060528 4439163 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AFBF 33178 in kibble service, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1970 as WGX type open waggon, re-coded for gypsum traffic in 1980 at WGG type, then in 1987 converted to steel carrying traffic as WOSF type.
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060603 5276163 viewsMidland, ABAY 30878 covered goods waggon originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA as part of a third batch of one hundred and thirty five WVX type covered vans, recoded to WBAX in 1980.
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070527 9170163 viewsParkeston, ALGY 40 built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1968 as a batch of fifty six LX type louvre vans, recoded to ALGX. Here it was in use on Loongana Limestone traffic.
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221-12163 viewsHardie Siding, with the switch now set for the siding, the empty train is reversing out back onto the mainline, the ore cars are Tomlinson Steel built bottom discharge units.
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222-16163 viewsMust've fired the camera climbing into the back of the ute.
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160102 9817163 viewsWittenoom Gorge, pool in Joffre Creek just across the road from Colonial Mine, Magazine Pool. Geodata.
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160102 DJI 0031163 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view looking west of the wall from above Gorge Mine. Geodata.
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160103 9835163 viewsLocated in the bush near Colonial Mill is this relic of a Fordson One Man Power Grader originally supplied by Lynas Motors Ltd. An old newspaper article on these graders can be found here . Geodata: -22.3057767 118.3247750 .
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160523 2712163 viewsParkeston, train 1PM5 crew accommodation coach RZEY 2 'ALLAMBI' built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1972 as a corten steel roomette sleeper Allambi to replace original, coded in 1987 as JRB 1.
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160523 2929163 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, a pair of Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class units NR 12 serial 7250-02/97-214 and NR 51 serial 7250-08/97-253 lead the train 'elephant style' out of the dip and along the mainline at the 1776 km. The PN local is in the car at the gantry performing a roll-by, the track on the left is the Engineers Siding.
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160522 2326163 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train, the motive power of a pair of Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class units NR 105 serial 7250-08/97-310 and NR 113 serial 7250-09/97-312 and crew accommodation coach BRS 222 all in Pacific National livery.
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160522 2344163 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train, platform 2 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set, Qiqihar Rollingstock Works China built RRQY 5816, 40' flatrack with tarped load.
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160524 3651163 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0001 Greater Freighter, type leader of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005.
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160525 4555163 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), SCT crew accommodation coach PDAY 003 'Monica Ivey Smith' converted from former Bluebird 250 class power car #258 'Goshawk' originally built by SAR Islington Workshops in 1957 and seated 56 second class passengers, converted to crew car in 2005.
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161111 2454163 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30096 loaded with two Cockburn Cement ITVU type 20' tanktainers IVTU 274016 and 274009. 30096 originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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