During 2012, Qube Logistics were given the task of working infrastructure trains for Brookfield Rail in WA. Here, 8030 & K205 work 4QB1 rail train to Southern Cross as they pass through Hazelmere.

DFZ2403/DFZ2405/DFZ2402 working 7763 loaded iron ore from Perenjori hard across the Greenough River bridge at Eradu, east of Geraldton. These unmodified DFZ locomotives were the only Geraldton bas... (more)

During the cooler months of the year, the chance arises to chase more grain trains through Western Australia's wheatbelt lines. Whilst they still operate trains on these lines all year round, they... (more)

For what is normally worked by a single NR locomotive, 1MP2 steel train from Melbourne to Perth has an unusually pleasant combination of NR84, AN6, 8121 & NR98 up front as they pass through Bellev... (more)

On the 5th and 6th September, employees of track lease owner ARTC, took industrial action resulting in a 48 hour shutdown of the network in New South Wales. Several trains ended up being stabled i... (more)

Triple Graincorp 48s worked 8821 empty grain from Parkes sub to Peak Hill early morning to load. Having just completed loading that afternoon, 48211, 48213 & 48203 pull their now loaded train clea... (more)

A busy afternoon for Southern Shorthaul Railroad's grain fleets on the Ulan line where the Weston Milling domestic loaded grain train has just crossed the empty SSR export grain train at Bengalla ... (more)

The break of dawn, and 3426 mixed freighter from Kalgoorlie rolls through Midland with triple headed "L" class locos up front, LZ3109/LZ3120/LQ3121.

The empty PN containerised ore train from Newcastle led by 8250 & 48101 enters a cutting east of Narromine making for a nice afternoon chase towards its destination of Mickibri.

The branchline to the BHP Yandi mines is quite picturesque as shown at Kurrajura on a sunny afternoon. SD70ACe locos 4480 & 4379 combine to haul an empty ore from Port Hedland with help from two o... (more)

Extreme late running allows for a daylight shot of 2556 loaded export Griffin coal train leaving Ewington coal mine, Collie. DBZ2304 & DBZ2313 work hard up the hill at Ewington Junction towards on... (more)

The SSR branchline locos 4917, 4904, 4908 & 4911 combine to haul 1341N empty Westons grain train from Enfield to Boree Creek. The train is negotiating the curves just north of Lockhart.

Near the former siding of Addington on the Great Southern Railway that extends from Albany to Northam, DAZ1901 hauls a rake of empty XNW grain hoppers on transfer from West Merrdin to Avon Yard as... (more)

Standard gauge CBH units CBH122/118 haul 3S56 loaded grain from Avon Yard to Kwinana on a nice, clear autumn afternoon. The train is seen here winding through the Avon Valley near Toodyay.

The awesome and noisy lash-up of EMD locos AB1502/DAZ1902/AB1503 pull through Yarramony near Northam with 6322 loaded grain from McLevie.