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130704 0503293 viewsMoule, yard overview looking west from the east end points of the crossing loop, Moule located at the 445.6 km was opened in February 1966 when the Direct Line between Ceduna and Kevin was opened. From the left point lever and indicator, the crossing loop on the right and then the ballast pile in the distance. Location is here. 4th July 2013.
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130704 0505293 viewsMoule, view looking east from the eastern end of the crossing loop with the point lever and indicator. The small 30 sign is the speed limit, the grade crossing is to access the ballast stockpile area. 4th July 2013.
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130705 0574293 viewsLock, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 34, originally an NHB type hopper NHB 1009 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. Fitted with a Moose Metalworks roll-top cover. 5th July 2013.
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130705 0600293 viewsLock, down end looking up towards Port Lincoln with silo blocks #5 and #1 with loading taking place, the horizontal bunker #4 is on the left where the overhead augers are going. Loaded portion sitting on the mainline.
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130705 0662293 viewsLock, 1203, 846 and 859 depart along the mainline for Port Lincoln with the loaded grain train.
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130705 0663293 viewsLock, HBN type dual use ballast / grain hopper waggons, HBN 11 still with side gangways in place. One of seventeen built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1968 with a 25 ton capacity, increased to 34 tons in 1974. HBN 1-11 fitted with removable tops and roll-top hatches in 1999-2000. 5th July 2013.
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130708 0807293 viewsMoule, Mewett Rd grade crossing, 470.1 km.
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130708 0921293 viewsThevenard originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 57, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum crossing Bergmann Drive grade crossing, 434.2 km.
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130708 0956293 viewsThevenard,
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PD 12514293 viewsBinduli, WOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33781, fleet number 7192, a UGL Rail build from 01-2012 of the current style of 82.5 tonne load capacity WOE class waggon built for Koolyanobbing iron ore train service.
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100611 0337293 viewsMidland, AHQY 30100 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0018, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 at WF type flat waggons, then following several codes and modifications in 1997 seventy five were converted to WQH to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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100731 3229293 viewsBinduli, AQHY 30105 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0059, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 at WF type flat waggons, then following several codes and modifications in 1997 seventy five were converted to WQH to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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100731 3237293 viewsBinduli, AQHY 30056 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0041, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 at WF type flat waggons, then following several codes and modifications in 1997 seventy five were converted to WQH to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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222-33293 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7071 serial 47750 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie brings a loaded train away from the passing track back onto the mainline following a crew change with second unit 7066.
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227-06293 viewsNelson Point, view along B berth with Shiploader 1, this loader has since been replaced. In the distance now are berths E and F, Redbank Powerstation can be seen in the distance. GeoData.
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227-07293 viewsNelson Point, view along the rear of A and B berths from Shiploader 2, salt pile on the left, then the under harbour tunnel portal, old reclaimers 3 and 4 with the crushing building in the distance, which has now been demolished, and the rear of Shiploader 1 on B berth. GeoData.
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230-35293 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, mid-train remote unit Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild 5657 'Fukuyama' serial 8412-02/94-148 is from Comeng ALCo M636 unit 5492. Note the marker lights, silver BHP Australia logo, ALCo Hi-Ad bogie and the sheet metal windscreen protectors to prevent the blown ore pitting the screens. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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233-22293 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. A loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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234-16293 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View of left hand side rear bogie. Circa 1998.
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235-18293 viewsYandi One, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11 / 93-145 sits on a loaded train awaiting departure time with second unit also a Goninan GE rebuild 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128, note the differences in the two locos as 5653 is rebuilt from a Comeng built ALCo M636 while 5639 was an AE Goodwin built ALCo C636. 5654 also has the late marigold style BHP logo.
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