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080116 1375242 viewsChapman Siding, view of FMG's CSR Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works built waggons showing the 'F' type Interlock fixed and rotary couplers between master waggon 2396 and slave waggon 1187. Note the difference in the tare weights, 2396 with the fixed coupler is the master waggon, while 1187 is the slave waggon with the rotary coupler. The yellow circle also denotes the rotary coupler end. 16th January 2008.

247-07242 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River locomotive 9420 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8109-03 / 91-119 from March 1991 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an ALCo Schenectady built C630 serial 3486-4 and built new for Chesapeake & Ohio (USA) as their 2103. It is one of four C630 ALCo units purchased in 1974 and delivered to Robe in January 1975. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. Approximate location of the locos is here. 22nd May 2002.

250-16242 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind the standard pairing of two General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 stand on the loop or passing track for a meet with a loaded train. 1550 hrs 21st October 2000.

254-00242 viewsWodgina mine site, bull buggy from a cut down 60 series Toyota Landcruiser from Wallareenya Station.

254-04242 viewsWodgina mine site, bull buggy from a cut down 60 series Toyota Landcruiser from Wallareenya Station.

245-02242 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, still in former owner AN livery, Australian Southern 830 class locomotive 865 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84711, cab side shot. 6th April 2003.

267-25242 viewsOn approach to the 39 km Detector Site the Sundowner Special runs along the Newman Mainline behind BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 with sister 5653 on the rear. Friday 12th of April 2002.

130710 1016242 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0055 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA without the Greater Freighter signage.

148-29241 viewsWangaratta, Bracket Post 23, four arms and three Discs Up Signals, Top arm on Left-hand Doll Home Signal from Main Line to No.1 Road to Post 12. Bottom arm on Left-hand Doll Calling-on signal from Main Line to No. 1 Road towards Post 12. Disc on Left-hand Doll from Main Line to Siding 'A'. Top arm on Right-hand Doll Home Signal from Main Line to No. 2 Road to Post 14. Bottom arm on Right-hand Doll Calling-on Signal from Main Line to No.2 Road towards Post 14. Left-hand Disc on Post from Main Line to No. 2 Road towards Post 15. Right-hand Disc on Post from Main Line to No. 4 or 5 Roads towards Post 16. Footbridge, water tower and Disc Signal Post 21 in the background.

153-2-31241 viewsArarat station yard, point indicator.

134-29241 viewsGlenapp, track view looking south from south end of loop, up departure signals, gangers shed in distance.

206-27241 viewsAn empty train on the Yarrie (former Goldsworthy) line behind BHP 5633 'Hephaestus' built new in 1988 by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 model, serial 5831-12 / 88-082. The four CM39-8 units were upgraded to CM40-8 units following overhauls and finally scrapped in January 2016.

216-31241 viewsMoomba, panorama image five.

060528 4494241 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34099, fleet number 967 and of the drop floor type, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 28th May 2006.

100602 8557241 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33361 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Goninan WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-066 and fleet number 860 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, build date 01/2006 and a revised load of 82.5 tonnes with PORTMAN painted out, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.

100602 8575241 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33238 is one of a batch of twenty seven built by Goninan WA between September and October 2002 with serial number 950103-005 and fleet number 737 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations but it now has the revised 82.5 tonne load rating and PORTMAN has been painted out, west of Binduli 2nd June 2010.

100602 8682241 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31470 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-042 and fleet number 533 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, PORTMAN has been painted out, West Kalgoorlie loaded with fines, 2nd June 2010.

100605 9344241 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31483 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-055 and fleet number 546 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.

100605 9347241 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31245 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-007 and fleet number 136 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, and is a Goninan built replacement WO type waggon that replaces the original WAGR built WO type waggon with the newer style WOD type and has square features opposed to the curved ones as on the original WO class, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.

100729 01498241 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31401 is leader of a batch of eleven replacement waggons built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1970 and 1971 with fleet number 180 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO. On loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 29th July 2010.

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