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100330 8067376 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 05, receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are cut down ore waggons and the wheels are marked 70 kph max. Seen here just outside of 7 Mile. 30th March 2010.
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243-12376 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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246-02376 viewsCape Lambert, view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream, the siding furthest from the camera will become a compressor waggon holding road while the original line or Mainline is the second from the camera, with the car dumper one Empty Car line closest, and what becomes the car dumper two Loaded Car line is third. 22nd May 2002.
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243-35376 viewsNelson Point departure yard, hood view of 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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210322 9584376 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is CRRC Yangtze Rolling Stock Co of China built ballast plough waggon BP 04 on a loaded ballast rake, view of B end. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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254-29376 viewsEnroute to the former Stannum Mine, bogged in a tributary of the Yule River, looking east, the way we came in. GeoData location here. September 2001.
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255-35376 viewsEmu Siding on the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line with the Western Creek Robe River interconnecting line on the left joining the HI Tom Price line. Train Control board for crews to change channels. May 2002.
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WTT Suburban Goods 1982 Nov 01376 viewsSuburban Goods Train Time-Tables for Parts I and II of the Metropolitan District Working Time-Table.
1st November 1982.
20 pages, 11.4 MB download.
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268-36376 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.
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160710 iPh5S 2798376 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, reverse view of 2797 looking north east back over the underground railway points on the upper level with the old building frame in the background.
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190108 1304376 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPY 588 fuel tank waggon, built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1979 for Mobil as WJP type 80,000 litre single compartment and dome, recoded to WJPY, sold to BP Oil in 1985. Gemco WA refurbished November 2016, and now a 80,375 litre maximum capacity.
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210407 9881376 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, platform 4 of 5-pack low profile skel waggon set RRYY 13, one of fifty two such waggon sets built by Bradken at Braemar NSW in 2004-05, with a CARU Specialized Leasing 40' 4FG1 type container SLZU 750097.
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231020 8276376 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AQNY type container waggon AQNY 32180 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with two undecorated Bis Industries hard-top 25U0 type sulphur containers BISU 100028 and BISU 100040.
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240701 2793376 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, removed Locotrol cab from Goninan CM40-8ML ALCo to GE rebuild unit 5663 serial 8412-08/94-154, this unit along with the two sister cab-less units all ended up having normal driving cabs retro-fitted around 1996-97. Of note is the builders plate has now been stolen. July 1, 2024.
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180-33375 viewsWodonga turntable radial roads finds V/Line broad gauge X class loco X 41 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-704 resting between jobs, cab front view.
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153-2-32375 viewsArarat station yard, ground dwarf disc signals 14 from 9-16 Rds New Goods Yard, and 15 from 8 Rd New Goods Yard, with a point indicator, side view shows interlocking, rodding and wires.
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220-32375 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, trailing shot of the afternoon departure for Yandi mine behind the standard double Dash 8 power consist, heading towards Bing Siding with the Flashbutt Yard visible in the distance.
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060528 4564375 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31482 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-054 and fleet number 545 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity build date 07/2000, for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance. Seen here loaded with fines in train 413 at Bonnie Vale. 28th May 2006.
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060528 4580375 viewsWOA type iron ore waggon WOA 31302 is leader of a batch of thirty nine built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1970 and 1971 with fleet number 201 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, seen here with fines ore at Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006.
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100605 9372375 viewsWOA type iron ore waggon WOA 31315 is one of a batch of thirty nine built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1970 and 1971 with fleet number 208 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.
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