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060111 2392407 viewsWannamana, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004 here leading a north bound empty grain train heading to Wudinna. Wannamana was located at the 210 km and opened in January 1927, this scene is some 79 years later. The siding was closed in April 1957. 11th January 2006.
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060111 2394407 viewsWannamana, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004 here leading a north bound empty grain train heading to Wudinna. Wannamana was located at the 210 km and opened in January 1927, this scene is some 79 years later. The siding was closed in April 1957. 11th January 2006.
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060113 2455407 viewsThevenard, AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 built for the SAR as 830 class locomotive 871 serial G3422-1 was issued when built in 1966 to the Eyre Peninsula division of South Australian Railways. Still wearing Australian National green and yellow but with ASR decals as it stands in the yard with a couple of ENH type hopper waggons. 13th January 2006.
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060113 2560407 viewsThevenard, loaded gypsum train 6DD4 snakes into the yard behind 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. Bergmann Dr grade crossing. 13th January 2006.
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130704 0374407 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of fourteen grain waggons from the Ascom silo complex, Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model 1204 serial 65-428 leads the train and was originally built in 1965 for Western Mining Corporation and operated by the WAGR as their A class A 1514.
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130704 0401407 viewsKyancutta, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 15, originally an NHB type hopper built by Tulloch Ltd for the Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway. One of forty rebuilt by Islington Workshops 1978-79 to the HCN type with a 36 ton rating, increased to 40 tonnes in 1984. Seen here loaded with grain with a Moose Metalworks roll-top cover.
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130708 0948407 viewsThevenard,
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130708 0984407 viewsThevenard,
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PD 12609407 viewsBinduli, comparison between the two styles of WO type iron ore hopper waggons, on the left is the WAGR Midland Workshops built unit WO 31208 and on the right is the Goninan WA built replacement WO 31215 with the newer WOD style body.
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PD 12619407 viewsBinduli, WO type iron ore waggon WO 31292 is one of a batch of fifteen built by WAGR Midland Workshops between July and October 1968 with fleet number 171 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity.
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PD 12855407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34078 with fleet number 946, 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.
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PD 12858407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 32401 with fleet number 929, 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.
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060117 2714407 viewsBardoc, AQNY 32184, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, view of number board and bogie, sulphur skip S8W, train 2029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
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060603 5265 ATPY591G407 viewsMidland, ATPY 591 fuel tank waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1976 as one of four WJP type for AMPOL, capacity of 80500 litres, here in BP Oil service.
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070529 9326407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, WGLA 30027 originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1965 as WF type bogie flat waggon, to WFW in 1974, then converted to bagged nickel matte traffic WGLA type in 1984.
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070529 9413407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATBY 14591 fuel tank waggon built by Westrail Midland Workshops in a batch of nine in 1981 for Bain Leasing Pty Ltd as type JPB, 82,000 litres but 14591 was issued to standard gauge as WJPB type, in 1985 it was converted to narrow gauge as JPBA type.
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070609 0202407 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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100601 8496407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, WN 512, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, one of thirty units built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.
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100601 8519407 viewsParkeston, APNY 31162, final one of twelve units built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR units built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin units built WN waggons for WMC.
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100609 09956407 viewsMidland, AQWY 30392 container waggon, originally one of one hundred and sixty one built by Tomlinson Steel in 1970 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1980, in 1996 to WQTY. Loaded with two empty Cockburn Cement tanktainers.
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