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161109 1905144 viewsMoule, originally Kinki Sharyo built NHA type NHA 983 for the NAR in 1968, to EP Division 1978, rebuilt with extended sides for gypsum traffic and recoded to ENHA type ENHA 3 in 1984. Loaded with gypsum.

161111 2453144 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, Clyde Engineering EMD model GT64C Q class unit Q 4005 serial 97-1458 renumbered from Q 305.

161111 2467144 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, fuel tank waggon ATDY 4618 ex NSW NTAF fuel tank, AMPOL vintage, here is service for BP Oil. Was coded WTDY when came to WA.

161116 5102144 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Shell fuel train 3442 arrives behind UGL Rail built GE model C44ACi unit ACC 6031 serial R-0093-01 / 13-485 following its overnight run from Esperance with 26 waggons for 505 metres and 2165 tonnes past signal 10 into the yard.

040815 164652144 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA ballast waggon CHQY type 730 just being delivered to BHP Iron Ore as part of the Rail PACE project, side view.

050704 3978144 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0018 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, detail of the A end and bogie, wearing the BHP Billiton Earth livery.

030404 103000144 viewsPort Augusta, Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class unit NR 30 serial 7250-05 / 97-232 was painted in a Bessie Liddle of Alice Springs designed aboriginal livery titled 'Warmi' or the snake, John Moriarty of Balarinji Design did the artwork.

030404 104443144 viewsPort Augusta, Spencer Junction yard, RQZY type five unit bar coupled well container waggon RQZY 7050 built as one of a batch of thirty two by Goninan NSW for National Rail, with a Mayne Logistics 48' box DRC 180 on top of a TNT tarped 40' half height unit. 4th April, 2003.

030404 104454144 viewsPort Augusta, Spencer Junction yard, RQZY type five unit bar coupled well container waggon RQZY 7050 built as one of a batch of thirty two by Goninan NSW for National Rail, detail of the bar coupling arrangement. 4th April, 2003.

030404 125115144 viewsPort Augusta Spencer Junction yard, a Perth bound intermodal awaits departure time on 13 Road behind National Rail NR class units built by Goninan as GE Cv40-9i models, NR 50 serial 7250-08 / 97-252. 4th April 2003.

170728 09990144 viewsBenson Falls, 91 km curve, as empty train climbs up the steep grade as a loaded screams down the grade under dynamic brakes led by General Electric built ES44DCi unit 8124 serial 59116 in Rio Tinto stripes with a Dash 9-44CW unit 7094 and a sister ES44DCi 8186. 28th July 2017. GeoData.

060723 7685144 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon set IC-6 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. Seen here on the causeway just outside 7 Mile. 23rd July 2006.

170915 0722144 viewsAt the 18.2 km as part of the empty Roy Hill fuel train, TA type diesel fuel tank waggon TA 1003 built by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co China with a capacity of 96000 litres. 15th September 2017. View map here.

240-22144 viewsWickham, left hand side number one end view of former Robe River and NSWGR MLW built ALCo RSC3 serial 77737 of October 1951, was originally 40 class 4006. Shows modified bogie to convert the A1A to a BO bogie type. 31st August 2002.

242-24144 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Goldsworthy Mining B class unit #2 serial number A-105, these units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover were built at the English Electric Rocklea Qld plant in 1965 and primarily used for the construction of the Mt Goldsworthy to Finucane Island railway. May 2002.

180615 1574144 viewsWalla Siding, BHP took delivery of two new ballast ploughs in December 2017. They were built by CRRC Yangtze China in 2017 and weigh in at 65 tonnes. The ploughs are numbered BP 01 and BP 02. We finally caught up with them top and tail on a ballast consist, here's BP 02.
Roland Depth photo.

200914 7793144 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, bearing journal box of the former NSWGR four wheel underframe. 14th September 2020.

250-24144 viewsCape Lambert South Yard and Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard dragging a loaded rake down to the car dumper as yard expansion works are underway to the left. 22nd October 2000.

162-3-22143 viewsMelbourne Yard, ground dwarf colour light signal 146, V/Line broad gauge VLCX type bogie louvre van VLCX 134, built at Bendigo Workshops in May 1964 as an VLF type Bogie Large Louvre Van, stored.