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160527 5524440 viewsBlamey crossing loop at the 1692 km, SCT train 5PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne speeds through behind EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe unit SCT 008 serial 97-1732 as second unit behind SCT CSR class locomotive CSR 010 'C Mobrici' an CSR Ziyang Locomotive Co, China SDA1 model with 71 waggons for 4117.5 tonnes and 1752.5 metres.
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160530 9108440 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, PWXY type PWXY 0003 one of twelve well waggons built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co of China for SCT in 2008, loaded with a 48' SCT reefer SCTR 315 and a 40' SCT box SCT 40218.
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160530 9110440 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, PWWY type PWWY 0030 one of forty well waggons built by Bradken NSW for SCT, loaded with a 48' SCT reefer SCTR 305 and a 48' MFG1 type SCF box SCFU 415196 with SCT decals.
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160530 9186440 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0081 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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160530 9208440 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0046 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA without the Greater Freighter signage.
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161109 1896440 viewsMoule, train 4DD4 rumbles along the mainline with third unit Genesee & Wyoming locomotive AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 unit 859 'City of Port Lincoln' serial 84705, built in 1963, 859 started life at Peterborough, spent some years in Tasmania and even spent time in Perth on standard gauge before being transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 2003.
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161112 2978440 viewsBinduli, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029 runs through the dip behind Clyde Engineering built EMD model GT46C Q class unit Q 4009, (originally Q 309) serial 97-1462 as it passes signals 4 and 6 on approach to West Kalgoorlie.
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030404 132204440 viewsPort Augusta Spencer Junction yard, AFRF type rail transport waggon, number board of AFRF 1013 shows the Australia Northern logo.
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030404 141224440 viewsPort Augusta Spencer Junction yard, MKA (Morrison Knudsen Australia) rebuilt AL class AL 24 into EMD JT26C-2M model for Australian National in 1993 as the ALF class, here ALF 20 serial 94-AB-020 shunts empty rail transport waggon sets from the Darwin construction. 4th April, 2003.
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22651440 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, an up turned ALCo frame is in the process of being converted to a GE CM40-8M. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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22927440 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, view of several Mt Newman Mining ALCo units awaiting rebuilding or scrapping. November 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030415 154518440 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west along the eastern leg of the triangle, power station on the left, loop line running to the right. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways situated 504 km from the 0 km datum at Coonamia. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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170915 0713440 viewsAt the 18.2 km as part of the empty Roy Hill fuel train, TA type diesel fuel tank waggon TA 1009 built by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co China with a capacity of 96000 litres. 15th September 2017. View map here.
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242-28440 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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190107 0441440 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggon married pair set MHPY 00334 and MHPY 00333 built by CSR Yangtze Co China in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190107 0536440 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00323 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-323 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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6980 001440 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. View from No.2 end of under construction GE CM39-8 locomotive 5632 serial 5831-11 / 88-081 being built for Mt Newman Mining.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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041014 142544440 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 October 2004.
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246-01440 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream, the siding on the far left will become a compressor waggon holding road, the 6 km and Boat Beach Rd grade crossing are around the corner to the left. The original line or Mainline is the second from the camera, with the car dumper one Empty Car line closest, and what becomes the car dumper two Loaded Car line is third. 22nd May 2002.
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246-13440 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons. 9414 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8206-11 / 91-124 from November 1991 and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo built new for Robe in December 1971 and numbered 262.005, later numbered 1714. 22nd May 2002.
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