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160412 IMG 7420168 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.

231020 8297168 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AQNY type container waggon AQNY 32178 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with a Bis Industries roll-top 55UA type container SIBU 200631 and an original style sulphur container S129X G946 with the siding tarpaulin.

231020 8182168 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57854 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 000227 with Cristal decal and CRM 000028 with Tronox decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

231020 8230168 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57690 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 000966 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 001716 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

240401 4983168 viewsKalgoorlie, Aurizon's 1029 Malcolm Freighter, waggon AQIY 00025 loaded with two 20' 25U0 type hard tops, BISU 100043 [0] and BISU 100021 [3]. The AQIY were originally built as the CQYY but CFCLA did not buy them, Bradken then stored them as KQYY. When Aurizon bought them they had the handbrake relocated to the middle of the waggon from the end. 1st of April 2024.

240401 4989168 viewsKalgoorlie, Aurizon's 1029 Malcolm Freighter, waggon AQIY 00022 loaded with two 20' 25UA type roll tops, Bis Deliver Every Day BICN 109000 [3] and BICN 105600 [9]. The AQIY were originally built as the CQYY but CFCLA did not buy them, Bradken then stored them as KQYY. When Aurizon bought them they had the handbrake relocated to the middle of the waggon from the end. 1st of April 2024.

240328 2988168 viewsLoaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train 5041 with Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggons MHPY 00209 and MHPY 00210 built by CSR Yangtze Co China with serial numbers 2014 / 382-209 and 2014 / 382-210 in 2014 as a batch of 382 pairs, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs. March 28, 2024.

240328 2998168 viewsLoaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train 5041 with Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggons MHPY 00235 and MHPY 00236 built by CSR Yangtze Co China with serial numbers 2014 / 382-235 and 2014 / 382-236 in 2014 as a batch of 382 pairs, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs. March 28, 2024.

240328 3015168 viewsLoaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train 5041 with Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggons MHPY 00072 and MHPY 00071 built by CSR Yangtze Co China with serial numbers 2014 / 382-72 and 2014 / 382-71 in 2014 as a batch of 382 pairs, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs. March 28, 2024.

258-02168 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5512 serial 4839-01 / 88-077 is in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. May 2002.

258-09168 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5512 serial 4839-01 / 88-077 is in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. May 2002.

258-25168 viewsNelson Point, old Loco Prep, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. May 2002.

258-26168 viewsNelson Point, old Loc Prep. Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5506 serial 4839-01 / 87-071 is waiting to be removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. Drivers cab side view. 5506 was rebuilt from NSW AE Goodwin built C636 ALCo number 5455 serial G6012-04 and was delivered in Mt Newman orange livery and originally named 'Mt Whaleback', after repainting into BHP blue was named 'Ethel Creek', then finally 'Mt Goldsworthy'. May 2002.

258-28168 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068. Early May 2002.

258-33168 viewsNelson Point, Wheel Lathe shop with Ore Car Repair Shop and Yard Control behind it. General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6074 'Kalgan' is out the front. Early May 2002.

240701 2727168 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Conference Car' originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1935 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2010. In 1975 it was purchased by Hamersley Iron and converted to an inspection vehicle SV 4. When donated to the Society it was repurposed as a conference car. July1, 2024.

284-34168 viewsBing Siding, 18 km south of Nelson Point and BHP's GE built AC6000 unit 6075 'Newman', serial number 51097, holds the mainline with a loaded train and EMD SD40R unit 3095 as second unit. Late 2004.

240328 3106168 viewsHampton Ballast Siding, Watco's 5WS4 loaded acid transfer train with 57' DQHY type flat waggon built by CRRC, China in 2022 as a batch of sixty for Watco to carry the CSA acid tanks, DQHY 13036 with CSA-0107 acid tank. March 28, 2024.

240328 3111168 viewsHampton Ballast Siding, Watco's 5WS4 loaded acid transfer train with 57' DQHY type flat waggon built by CRRC, China in 2022 as a batch of sixty for Watco to carry the CSA acid tanks, DQHY 13037 with CSA-0113 acid tank. March 28, 2024.

240328 3125168 viewsHampton Ballast Siding, Watco's 5WS4 loaded acid transfer train with 57' DQHY type flat waggon built by CRRC, China in 2022 as a batch of sixty for Watco to carry the CSA acid tanks, DQHY 13012 with CSA-0130 acid tank. March 28, 2024.

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