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030404 125253149 viewsPort Augusta Spencer Junction yard, a Perth bound intermodal awaits departure time on 13 Road behind National Rail NR class unit built by Goninan as GE Cv40-9i models, NR 37 serial 7250-06 / 97-239. 4th April 2003.
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5944 001 Welshpool 1987April149 viewsWelshpool, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining C636 ALCo unit 5453 serial G6012-2 built by AE Goodwin in 1969 is undergoing a world first as it gets rebuilt into a GE C36-7M locomotive. In this April 1987 view the process has started with the bogies and fuel tank removed. By February 1988 it would be the final C36-7M built for Mt Newman Mining as 5513. April 1987.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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23711149 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, 'on loan' the ARHS B class shunt engine is coupled to Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo model M636 unit 5472 serial G6047-4 undergoing rebuilding into a GE CM40-8M unit, 5472 would emerge rebuilt as 5651 in August 1993. December 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030415 160210149 viewsTarcoola, station nameboard new style, the junction for the TAR and CAR railways situated 504.5 km from the 0 km datum at Coonamia. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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240-35149 viewsSeven Mile, trailing view of a loaded train heading for Parker Point behind a pair of Pilbara Rail, Robe River owned, General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 9470 serial 53455 and 9471 serial 53456. These and sister unit 9472 were the first painted in the Pilbara Rail livery. 31st August 2002.
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242-28149 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved locomotives from the early days of the Port Hedland iron ore miners of Goldsworthy Mining and Mt Newman Mining. From left is a Goldsworthy Mining B class unit #2 built by English Electric serial number A-105, Mt Newman Mining 5451 which was built by EMD as an F7A model and started life with Western Pacific in the USA and Mt Newman Mining 5497, a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo unit. May 2002.
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070622 0223149 viewsMooka in the back track siding, BHP Iron Ore's track recording vehicle, EM80 which is a Plasser & Theurer EM-80 model and still wearing the old BHP blue and white livery, this unit was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and white.
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080621 2804149 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 34 a Plasser Australia unit model 305 serial M490. 21st June 2008.
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080621 2807149 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 34 a Plasser Australia unit model 305 serial M490. 21st June 2008.
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200914 7776149 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, the cab from Mt Newman Mining / BHP scrapped Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5495 serial number C6084-11 next to the office building. The shade uprights are re-purposed crank shafts and cam shafts. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7784149 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, former Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates RSC-3 model ALCo locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1951 for NSWGR as the 40 class 4002 serial 77733, purchased by CRRIA in 1971 and numbered 261.002, then 1705 and finally 9405. 4002 is preserved in an operational state and another claim to fame is it run the Royal Train in NSW February 1954. Donated to the Society in 1979. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7818149 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, wooden decked steel frame bogie waggon from the Point Samson PWD, the lever on the right bogie is the hand or foot brake. 14th September 2020.
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169-30148 viewsHurstbridge, 1988 Ford Falcon XF ute, DIXUTE.
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172-23148 viewsBallarat East, semaphore signal post 3, looking west towards Ballarat, new electric colour light signal installed, baulks on the end of the former Eureka line, Ballarat East loco depot on the left, electric colour dwarf signal between mainlines.
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172-33148 viewsBallarat East loco depot, V/Line broad gauge T class, 2nd series, stored with several other members of the class.
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173-16148 viewsMurchison East, yard overview looking south, point levers, Ascom silo complex load-out spout with Murphy style silos and spout, Railway Hotel, track machines and the station platform and building.
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123-2-25148 viewsSunshine V/Line Tulloch built DRC class railmotor and MTH class trailer with an up passenger service.
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129-2-20148 viewsKorumburra yard overview, looking up direction towards Melbourne from the middle of the yard, tracks removed, points spiked reverse.
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129-2-32148 viewsMeeniyan signal levers, signal box, looking east, platform destroyed, station building left of frame.
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130-02148 viewsElmore, Ascom silo complex, silos 10 and 12, track view, loading spout.
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