Trains of WA

Other operators and rail related photos
Photos of other operators' locomotives and rolling stock and random rail related photos. Where available, click on the 'Listen to Horn' link to hear a recording of that locomotive's horn. Newest photos are added at the bottom of the page.

RC701 track machine at Kewdale Listen to Horn	TM012 track machine working at Midland	Workmen welding rails	QR Rail Grinder at Midland
2214 with the AK inspection train at Kewdale Listen to Horn	2214 with the AK inspection train at Kewdale Listen to Horn	S549 on special train at Dowerin's centenary. DBZ2313 was on the other end Listen to Whistle	S549 on special train at Dowerin
S549 and DBZ2313 on the special train at Dowerin. The train ran back and forth over about 2.5km Listen to Whistle	2210 at Adelaide. Photo taken from the Indian Pacific	XP 2012 at Sydney Central Station	XP 2000 trailing a service departing from Maitland (NSW)
Railcar NPF623 / NTC723 at Victoria Street Station	Railcar NPF621 / NTC721 departing Victoria Station	Railcar NPF623 / NTC731 departing Thornton Station	Endeavor Railcar TE2854 with LE2804 approaching Metford Station
Railcar NPF623 / NTC 723 approaching Metford Station	CountryLink Xplorer set with EA2507 leading approaching Maitland Station	New Hunter railcar HMT2754 / HM2704 approaching Thornton Station	9410 en route to United Rail
9410 en route to United Rail	9410 en route to United Rail. Note the manoeuvrability of the 96wheel low loader.	Old Prospector car WCE923 being transported to the Fire Department training area	Old Prospector car WCE923 on low loader on Abernethy Road
Old Prospector car WCE923 on low loader on Abernethy Road	Old Prospector car WCE923 on low loader seen at Daddow Road	Old Prospector car WCE923 seen crossing the railway on Doddow Road	Old Prospector WCE923 seen under Tonkin Hwy with very little clearance
Queensland Rail 2370 en route from Redbank to Forrestfield	Queensland Rail 2370 en route from Redbank to Forrestfield	Queensland Rail 2370 en route from Redbank to Forrestfield	Queensland Rail 2370 entering Forrestfield yard
Queensland Rail 2370 at Forrestfield, WA	QR MMY003 railgrinder near Roelands	QR MMY003 railgrinder near Picton	QR MMY003 railgrinder near Roelands
AC1521 on transfer from Redbank to Perth just east of Sawyers Valley	AC1521 on transfer from Redbank to Perth just east of Sawyers Valley	AC1521 in the truck check bay at the top of Greenmount hill	AC1521 descending Greenmount Hill with lots of traffic behind
RC701 track machine near Toodyay Road	859 with a sister unit at Minnipa in South Australia	Old Prospector car 902 being transported to Forrestfield Scrap Yard	902 being unloaded in the scrap yard
902 dangling in the air while unloading in the scrap yard	Old Prospector car 904 being transported to Forrestfield Scrap Yard	904 being reversed into position beside 902	904 being unloaded beside 902

P2511/P2506 on an iron ore train hit a truck at a level crossing near Narngulu on Monday, 7th July, 2008. P2511 was badly damaged and was transported back to United Rail in Bassendean by truck. These photos show the damage sustained.

Rio Tinto 9406 departing Perth after accident repair	Rio Tinto 9406 departing Perth after accident repair	Close up of 9406
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Rio Tinto iron ore train with 8103/8117/9401 on the front hauling 234 wagons and 7088/7062 pushing from the rear. Seen south of Tom Price.

The photos below show the movement of XA1405 and several historic carriages being moved out of the Midland workshops area

AB1534 hauling XA1405 and 3 historic carriages to Bassendean rail museum. The XA and the carriages were stored on the line into the Midland workshops that will be needed to take the new B-sets into the workshops.
XA1405 next to XA1402 at the Bassendean Museum	AB1534 taking a wagon back to Forrestfield on the return trip	D48 heading to Midland workshops to move the standard guage carriages	D48 heading into the workshops across Yelverton Road
After picking up the two carriages outside the workshops, the train pushed into the workshops to pick up three more	D48 taking 5 historic carriages out of the Midland workshops	The train backed down the loop and into Flashbutt	Possibly the tattiest carriage seen on the line?
The following photos show the transfer of Y1101 and two historic coaches from the old Midland Workshops to the museum at Bassendean. All the locos and rollingstock are being evicted from the workshops as they are being converted into apartments and offices.
Y1101 sitting outside the Midland Workshops. It has been displaced by the closure of the workshops.	DBZ2308 crossing Helena Street to pick up Y1101 and the coaches	About to couple up	Hauling Y1101 and the coaches across Helena Street
Side on shot of the unusual Y class	The two locos together	Om the main line heading for Bassendean	Under the wires at Guildford Station
I wonder what the passengers on the platform thought?	Crossing into the museum yard	Shunting the Y class into its new home	DBZ2308 leaving the museum
DBZ2308 under the wires heading back to Avon	QR Railgrinder on narrow guage through Midland. This is machine can be converted to standard guage when needed. Listen to Horn	QR 2349 en route from Redbank to Forrestfieild to be rebuilt as DFZ class	QR 2349 en route from Redbank to Forrestfieild to be rebuilt as DFZ class
Close up of 2349	Reav view of 2349	Mineral Resources MRL002/MRL001 on iron ore train near Welshpool Road	Close up of MRL002
On 31 October 2014, a re-enactment of the first Anzac troop train was run from Midland to Fremantle. The train commemorated the 100th anniversay of the departure of the first Anzac troops from Fremantle for World War I. The train consisted of C1703 and three carriages from Hotham Valley Railway. DAZ1901 hauled the C class and the train other than between Midland and Fremantle. The DA ran ahead of the train on the PTA line.
DAZ1901/C1703 moving the Anzac train to Midland Station	C1703 fitted with a wreath at the head of the Anzac train at Midland Station	DAZ1901 at Midland, waiting to lead the train to Fremantle	Troops re-enecating the departure of Anzac troops boarding the train.
DAZ1901 passing through Perth Station	C1703 with the Anzac train passing through Perth Station Listen to Horn (1379k)	DAZ1901/C1703 with the Anzac train at Fremantle Station	The Anzac train heading south near Esplanade Station
The Anzac train heading back to Pinjarra near Wellard Road	The Anzac train passing through North Dandalup	The Anzac train entering Pinjarra next to preserved C1701	DAZ1901 with C1703 on the Anzac train at Pinjarra
The Busselton Jetty train	The 'loco' is powered by a 1970s Honda Civic motor	The Busselton Jetty train	The Busselton Jetty train
NR6/MRL003 on loaded ore through Midland	NR6/MRL003 on loaded ore through Midland	NR95/MRL005 on empty ore near West Parade