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060528 4584403 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31392 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 317 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, then the top section re-fitted and converted to a WSM ballast hopper, then converted back to a WOB by WAGR Midland Workshops. It was originally numbered 31391 by WAGR, seen here loaded with fines at Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006.

060531 5005403 viewsBinduli, AOPY 34098, fleet number 965 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, seen here in the consist with sister waggons of a loaded train bound for West Kalgoorlie, 31st May 2006.

100602 8576403 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33478 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-020 and fleet number 8979 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, the 8 being an addition due to fleet size, build date of 09/2008 with a revised load of 82.5 tonnes, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.

100605 9328403 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31240 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 131 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.

100731 02825403 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33252 is one of a batch of twenty seven built by Goninan WA between September and October 2002 with serial number 950103-019 and fleet number 751 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 03091403 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33399 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-104 and fleet number 898 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100822 5978403 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31148 is one of a batch of fifteen built by Goninan WA between April and May 2002 with fleet number 730 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

060108 2079403 viewsLock, ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, final of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1514, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started on the Eyre Peninsula in August 2004.

060108 2083403 viewsLock, engines run around the consist to complete loading, 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model serial 84137 repainted into Australian Railroad Group livery, 1200 class unit 1204 and 830 class 842.

060109 2141403 viewsWannamana, on the curve 2 km north of the former station site empty train lead by ASR 830 class unit 842, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model loco serial 84140 with an EMD 1200 class and a sister ALCo unit. 9th January 2006.

060109 2148403 viewsWannamana, former Australian National narrow gauge ENHG type bogie grain waggon ENHG 6, originally built by Moore Road Ind, Victoria as NB type NB 1444 ballast hopper for the NAR, then to standard gauge in 1975 as BA type BA 1536, to EP July 1984, recoded to ENHT type ENHT 11 in 1985 and further rebuilt forming one half of ENHG type grain waggon in August 1986. The conversion involved splicing 2 AHTY-ENHT type waggons together at Port Lincoln workshops, with an HCN type HCN 36 behind it, part of an empty train on the curve. 9th January 2006.

060111 2334403 viewsWarramboo, located at the 190.2 km and opened with the line in May 1913, with now disused station building on the left, Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model loco 1203 serial 65-427 stands on the mainline as loading on the grain siding has started. 11th January 2006.

060111 2354403 viewsKyancutta, this shot shows three of the types of waggon used, former Australian National narrow gauge ENHG type bogie grain waggon ENHG 3, originally built by Moore Road Ind, Victoria as NB type NB 1398 ballast hopper for the NAR, then to standard gauge in 1975 as BA type BA 1540, recoded to AHTY in 1980, to EP April 1984, recoded to NHG type NHG 6 in May 1984, then again to ENHT type ENHT 6 in March 1985 and further rebuilt forming one half of ENHG type grain waggon in August 1986. The conversion involved splicing two AHTY-ENHT type waggons together at Port Lincoln workshops, an HCN type HCN 4 was modified at Islington Workshops in 1978-80 and started life as a Tulloch built NHB type iron ore hopper for the CR on the North Australia Railway in 1968-69, and an SAR built HAN type as they are shunted back into the grain siding for loading. 11th January 2006.

060111 2361403 viewsKyancutta, 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.

060111 2364403 viewsKyancutta, ARG 900 class unit 905, originally built by AE Goodwin as 830 class unit 836 serial 83727, converted to DA class DA 6 by Australian National at Port Augusta workshops for driver only operation in 1996. Trailing unit in a north bound grain train. 11th January 2006.

060113 2489403 viewsKevin, the triple NJ-1600 class combination of 1604, NJ 3 and 1601 pull the empty gypsum train 6DD3 along the Penong line prior to reversing around the triangle. 13th January 2006.

060113 2506403 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 shunts back onto the triangle leg with the end of the goods siding visible on the right. 13th January 2006.

130703 0125403 viewsMurdinga, loading of grain from the Ascom out loading spout, looking south from Railway Tce. Geo location. 3rd July 2013.

130704 0378403 viewsKyancutta, former Australian National narrow gauge 830 class locomotive 851, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model with serial 84737 built new for the SAR in 1962 and delivered new to Port Lincoln in April 1962 wearing current owner Genesee & Wyoming's livery, it has spent it's whole working life on the Eyre Peninsula. 4th July 2013.