Newly introduced Pilbara Rail locos 9470/9472 nicknamed 'Yellowtails' at the head of a set of 'Robe' ore cars beneath a spectacular landscape at the newly opened West Angelas iron ore mine.
Its 10:15 and the sun is just up as a loaded iron ore train hauled by venerable DM3 1248 departs the LKAB mine at Kiruna in Sweden's Arctic Circle. The iron ore is destined for the Swedish port of... (more)
EMD SD50S HI 6060 under test at the Clyde Engineering, Rosewater in Adelaide, South Australia just prior to delivery to Hamersley Iron in the Pilbara. After being retired from its arduous duties i... (more)
3 tracks, 2 gauges, 4 locos, 3 trains at Heathcote Junction in 1988 AusSteam Festival Triple Run Special: 3801 on standard gauge; D3 639, K153, R761 all on broad gauge.
RRIA 9422, former M636 now rebuilt GE CM40-8M, departs Maitland (Siding 2) on the Deepdale line with 3 other rebuilds 9418, 9425 and 9421 hauling empty iron ore wagons on 30.8.02. All the locos h... (more)