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160412 IMG 7444331 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.
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283-09331 viewsNelson Point, BHP 's retired Goninan ALCo to GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5508 serial number 4839-04 / 87-073 is being prepared for road transport to Goninan in Perth. It will go on to be rebuilt and leased to Rio Tinto as 5052. May 2002.
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110620 2337r331 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 4209 is a Goninan WA build from an order of one hundred and twenty-six waggons in 1997 with a tapered floor and rounded wall bottoms using 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate internal painting and reducing wear on the waggon body, these were designated HC7081. 20th of June 2011.
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231020 8294331 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AQWY type container waggon AQWY 30227, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops as a WFX type in batch of forty five in 1973-74, recoded to WQCX in 1981. With three 20' containers, two Royal Wolf 22GB types RWWL 839617 and 839956 and a Royal Wolf 22G1 type RWLU 828372 with placards for 3077 / 9 dangerous goods.
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100603 8990331 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0070 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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240401 4968331 viewsKalgoorlie, Aurizon's 1029 Malcolm Freighter, waggon AQNY 32160, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as the WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, fitted with manual twist locks and loaded with a 20' Bis Deliver Every Day 25UA type container BICN 104900[0] and a 20' 25U0 type container BISU 100009[1]. 1st of April 2024.
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240328 3032331 viewsLoaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train 5041 with Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggons MHPY 00322 and MHPY 00321 built by CSR Yangtze Co China with serial numbers 2014 / 382-322 and 2014 / 382-321 in 2014 as a batch of 382 pairs, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs. March 28, 2024.
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240701 2737331 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. July 1, 2024.
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250501 0347331 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2589 - GA 2590, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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150314 7795331 viewsWedgefield, following the delivery of Roy Hill's 1196 new GA type CCK138 model waggons, they were stored in several site whilst awaiting for enough track to be laid to allow delivery onto rail. GA2238 side view showing the logo and park brake details. March 14. 2015.
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100731 02323330 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33258 is one of a batch of twenty seven built by Goninan WA between September and October 2002 with serial number 950103-025 and fleet number 757 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 02386330 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33432 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 950142-137 and fleet number 8931 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 02891330 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31281 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 161 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.
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100731 03068330 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31282 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 162 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010. This unit was converted to WOS superphosphate in the late 1980s till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.
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130703 0279330 viewsKaldow, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 38, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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233-24330 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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233-34330 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial 8151-07 / 91-120 shows the ALCo heritage from the frame down and is wearing the teal and marigold logo. 5634 was the first CM40-8M rebuild for BHP. GeoData.
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235-31330 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 and also has the late marigold style BHP logo, cab side and Alco Hi-Ad bogie.
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243-33330 viewsNelson Point departure yard, no. 2 end view of BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan WA in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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210322 9569330 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is Chinese built ballast waggon BAH 095 on a loaded ballast rake. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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