Kalgoorlie Trains

Kalgoorlie is the crossing point between the standard gauge Perth to Port Augusta and Leonora to Esperance lines

Rail traffic through Kalgoorlie in the 1990's consisted of; Perth to Adelaide freights, Sodium Cyanide and lime for the gold miners, Koolianobing to Esperance iron ore trains, Sulphuric acid and nickel matte fom Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter to Kwinana and nickel concentrates from Kambalda and Leonora to Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter.

Trailer rail train

A Trailer Rail train waiting at West Kalgoorliefor clearance to continue it's run west to Perth in January 1995

Westrail K 207

Westrail English Electric 1800 hp K class number 207 at Kalgoorlie locomotive depot in November 1993.

Westrail L 276

Westrail L 276 is the only non dynamic brake equiped L class. It was purchased second hand from Comalco in 1993. It was photograghed at Kalgoorlie locomotive depot in september 1994.

Austrslisn Southern CLP 11

Australian Southern CLP 11 at West Kalgoorlie in January 1995.

Westrail L 252 Westrail L 252 at Kalgoorlie Locomotive depot in 1993. Australian National DL 50 Australian National DL 50 at West Kalgoorlie in 1993.
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