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232-14320 viewsYandi One backtrack, following a cyclone shutdown of the mainline and severe flooding around Yandi a 'mixed' freight train was operated to Yandi to deliver food, mail and diesel fuel to the mine and camp. Here BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M unit 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128 idles away in the backtrack awaiting its path back to Port Hedland with flat waggon 6703, four fuel tank waggons and a broken ore waggon. February 1997. GeoData.
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232-22320 viewsYandi One balloon loop, as a train is being loaded the mid-train remotes approach, waggons are standard Comeng WA builds. 18th of February 1997. GeoData.
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237-26320 viewsTambrey Station ruins. Geodata . More information can be found here .
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239-20320 viewsYandi One primary crusher, GS01, a Jaques grizzly screen 01 with the ROM (run of mine) or raw material bin above it. The dozer track chain links are to prevent surges of material spilling out of the bin uncontrolled and flooding the screen and jaw crusher. Any small material will fall between the grizzly bars and bypass the Jaques single-toggle jaw crusher. GeoData.
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060110 2213320 viewsOn the curve near the 85 km between Yeelanna and Karkoo, ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 leads an empty grain train. Approx. location of image.
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160531 9872320 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, diesel fuel tanker ATKY 545, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW for ESSO Australia 1975 as a WJK type capacity of 105000 litres, sold to BP Oil in 1986, current capacity is probably 80500 litres in line with the rest of the fleet.
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160531 9957320 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATMF 551 fuel tank waggon, one of three built by Tulloch Limited NSW as WJM type in 1971 with a capacity of 96.25 kL one compartment one dome, current capacity of 80500 litres. 551 and 552 for Shell and 553 for BP Oil.
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160601 10082320 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATMF 551 fuel tank waggon, one of three built by Tulloch Limited NSW as WJM type in 1971 with a capacity of 96.25 kL one compartment one dome, current capacity of 80500 litres. 551 and 552 for Shell and 553 for BP Oil.
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160525 4510320 viewsParkeston, 3PM7 priority service train, RRAY 7255 platform 3 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set, one of 100 built by ABB Engineering NSW 1996-2000, 48' deck with a Pacific National 48' curtainsider PNXM 4546.
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160525 4543320 viewsParkeston, 3PM7 priority service train, RRQY 7330 platform 4 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon, one of sixteen sets built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works China in 2005, 48' deck with a RAND Refrigerated Logistics 46' 6" reefer RAND 155.
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160528 8418320 viewsBinduli, intermodal train 6PM6, RRZY type five unit bar coupled well container waggon set RRZY 7016 platform 4, originally built by Goninan in a batch of twenty six RQZY type for National Rail, recoded when repaired. SCF 48' 4MFG type container SCFU 415203 double stacked with 40' 4FG1 type Austrans container AUCU 412418.
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160523 3021320 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RRAY 7167 platform 1 of 5-pack articulated skeletal waggon set, one of 100 built by ABB Engineering NSW 1996-2000 with a PN 40' curtainsider PCWU 000075[5].
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160524 4038320 viewsBinduli, Melbourne bound steel train service 3PM4, RQIY 10177 container waggon built by Goninan NSW in 1980-81 as part of a batch of fifty as NQIY type container waggons, loaded with two RH type 'butter box' or coil steel containers RH203 and RH212.
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160524 4297320 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQGY 34490 originally built by Tulloch Ltd NSW as part of a batch of one hundred OCY type 19.20 metre container waggons, recoded to NQOY and NQGY, seen here loaded with two RV type coil or 'butter box' containers RV 057 and RV 007.
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160524 4323320 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQJW 21951, first of the fourth batch of twenty five built by Mittagong Engineering NSW in 1980/81 as the JCW type 80' container waggon, recoded to NQJW. Loaded with two Royal Wolf 40' boxes, 42G1 type RWTU 431644 and 4EG1 type RWTU 941222.
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160529 8784320 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQLY 1007 an articulated five unit container waggon with centre well, one of a batch of fourteen built by AN Rail Islington Workshops in 1991 as AQLY type, platform 4 loaded with K&S 40' flatrack KT 32 and tarped with Timber Link products.
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160529 8797320 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQFY 73 container waggon, built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1980 as a batch of seventy five VQFX type skeletal container waggons, recoded to VQFY c1985, then RQFF May 1994, then 2CM bogies fitted in Aug 1995 and current code Jan 1996, loaded with a K+S 40' flatrack KT 131 loaded with reo mesh and an Allied Pickfords 20' 25G1 type box RWTU 966291[3].
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160531 9839320 viewsBinduli, 3PM4 steel train, RCOF 20887 coil wire waggon, originally an EPT NSW built NODY from 1980-81, converted to NCOF in 1991 then RCOF in 1994.
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160601 10115320 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQZY 7065 platform 1 of 5-pack well waggon set one of thirty two waggon sets built by Goninan NSW for National Rail in 1995-96, with Rand Refrigerated Logistics 46' 6" MFR1 type reefer RAND 203.
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110710 7424 PD320 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQAY 2273, this orphan waggon started life as a Comeng Vic built GOX type open waggon for Commonwealth Railways in 1970, then coded AOOX. Under AWR ownership is was reduced to this 3 TEU unit container skeletal waggon. Peter Donaghy image.
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