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5Jan2010_P2503_P2502_Mukinbudin.JPG   After many tries we finally got to photograph a train at Mukinbudin here we see P2503/P2502 loading grain on 5 January 2010.   2010- January (Updated 6 February 2010)  (20)
8Jan2010__Donnybrook.JPG   On the left is the old line to Boyup Brook which then continued through to Katanning. The line on the right goes through to Northcliffe. Seen here at Donnybrook with both lines disused on 8 January 2010.  2010- January (Updated 6 February 2010)  (14)
6Jan2010_2203_Merredin.JPG   Stored 2203 "Darwin" at Merredin on 6 January 2010.  2010- January (Updated 6 February 2010)  (13)
6Jan2010_AB1502_Merredin.JPG   AB1502 at the Merredin loco depot on 6 January 2010.  2010- January (Updated 6 February 2010)  (12)
8Jan2010_YX176_Yarloop.JPG   YX176 is preserved at the Yarloop Workshops Museum and is seen here on 8 January 2010.  2010- January (Updated 6 February 2010)  (12)
8Jan2010__DBZ2312_DBZ2310_BrunswickEast.JPG   DBZ2312/ DBZ2310 on the empty coal loaded lime train at Brunswick East on 8 January 2010.  2010- January (Updated 6 February 2010)  (12)
9Jan2010_AD1521_Waterloo.JPG   This is a slightly digitally edited photo featuring AD1521 without its airconditioner on the roof through Waterloo on 9 January 2010.  2010- January (Updated 6 February 2010)  (12)
8Jan2010_YX_176_Yarloop.JPG   YX176 is preserved at the Yarloop Workshops Museum and is seen here on 8 January 2010.  2010- January (Updated 6 February 2010)  (12)
9Jan2010_AD1521BengerNorth.JPG   AD1521 heads north on a loaded caustic soda train on 9 January 2010.  2010- January (Updated 6 February 2010)  (11)
10 8Jan2010__Donnybrook_Station.JPG   Donnybrook Station and former rail yard on 8 January 2010.   2010- January (Updated 6 February 2010)  (10)
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Welcome
Welcome to RailWA.

RailWA is a webpage featuring the trains that operate in Western Australia kindly hosted by Fotopic. Some may be familiar with us Phil & David Melling, the father/son team that established http://djukin.tripod.com/railwa/ & http://geraldtontrains.tripod.com/

This site is a combination of our former sites which are still at those addresses but with new photos. We feature photographs taken of current activities and those from our collection from the last 25 years or so and also includes photos from other family members and friends.

There is a bias towards Geraldton as this is our hometown, but you will find that our travels allow us to get a wider coverage right across the state.

Please note that the railscene is constantly changing, ownership of companies & equipment changes as does numbers and colour schemes. Where possible we try to map out these changes.

A very big thank you to all that work for the railways for letting us record the trains (your workplaces) seen in these pages.

Always remember Safety First near rail lines and lookout for trains.

Phil, Son's David, Daniel, Christopher, Joshua and the occasional photo from Hannah.
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This is a slightly digitally edited photo featuring AD1521 without its airconditioner on the roof through Waterloo on 9 January 2010.
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After many tries we finally got to photograph a train at Mukinbudin here we see P2503/P2502 loading grain on 5 January 2010.
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2010- January (Updated 6 February 2010)
Western Austrailian Railways
Today's railways in Western Australia have gone through and continue to go through many changes. Operators come and go, trains change, get bigger, longer, heavier. Today's Pilbara Iron Ore Railways run the longest and heaviest trains in the world (around 30,000 tonnes) even the interstate trains are 1.8kms long. This all makes for an interesting rail scene and why our photos show these changes.
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