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150729 9455304 viewsBing Siding, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0003 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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160128 00334304 viewsMooka Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0025, one of a batch of ten built in 2014.
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030403 162155304 viewsCrystal Brook, view of rear end of CLF class leader CLF 1 'City of Whyalla' serial 93-AN-1, rebuilt by MKA to EMD model AT26C-2M from CL class unit CL 2 in 1993, coupled to a 600 class ALCo unit. 3rd April 2003.
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030404 082847304 viewsPort Germein, Perth bound steel and intermodal hurries through on the main, out of focus shot of new vehicles loaded on flat waggons. 4th April 2003.
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171121 0964304 viewsBarker Siding, Loram rail grinder MPC 2, control and grinder car. 21st November 2017.
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190109 1630304 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00019 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-19 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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243-17304 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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248-14304 viewsDingo Siding on the Hamersley Iron railway at the 39 km with an empty train headed up by a pair of General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 7077 serial 47756 from the original first order in the Pepsi Can livery and 9408 serial 54158 from the fourth order in the Pilbara Rail livery with Robe ownership markings powers away to the south back onto the mainline with the signal marker board DI19 for Dingo 19. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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248-24304 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9426 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad 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. Behind it is sister unit 9427 and ALCo M636 9412. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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249-09304 viewsYule River bridge looking east upstream the third pier from the southern end was undermined by flood waters from Tropical Cyclone John in December 1999. The rail line was closed for two weeks while repairs were effected. Approximate location.
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140601 4450304 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8015-1 part of a pair of 120 sets built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.
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140601 4682304 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7673 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.
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268-14304 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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269-22304 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, and the Alstom 25-year service agreement special led by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 heads back to Nelson Point with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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130710 1020304 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, PWWY type 100 tonne well waggon PWWY 0014 double stacked with an SCT 48' MFG1 type container SCTDS 4833 and a 46' 6" reefer SCFU 807027. Bradken NSW built forty of these PWWY wells for SCT in 2008.
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060528 4594303 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31248 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 139 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, loaded with fines seen here at Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006. This unit was converted to WOG for gypsum in late 1980s till 1990 then reclassed to WOS for superphosphate before being re-classed back to WO in 1994.
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060531 5007303 viewsBinduli, AOPY 32406, fleet number 934, 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.
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100729 01505303 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31462 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-034 and fleet number 525 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, 29th July 2010.
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100731 02286303 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30272 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-022 and fleet number 615 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 02314303 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33334 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 950142-039 and fleet number 833 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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