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160525 4610450 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PBHY type covered van PBHY 0019 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 without the Greater Freighter signage but with Big W We Sell For Less logo.
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160525 4627450 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), ABSY type ABSY 2454 covered van, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1971 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX to SCT as ABFY before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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160526 5331450 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PWWY type PWWY 0031 one of forty well waggons built by Bradken NSW for SCT, loaded with a 48' MFG1 type container SCT unit SCTDS 4861 and a 46' 6" reefer with former Macfield code MGCU 781013 and spray painted new code RTR 01.
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160530 9131450 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, ABSY type ABSY 2444 covered van, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1971 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX before being converted from ABFY by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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160530 9150450 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0117 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA, with Independent Brake signage.
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160530 9185450 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0141 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA, with Independent Brake signage.
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040806 102832450 viewsFlash Butt yard, rear view of stored out of service LocoTrol waggons, 2626 closest to camera, then 661, 2065 and 2703 Test Car.
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050624 3337450 viewsGoldsworthy, Dash 8 locomotive 5636 with the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port.
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040408 170040450 viewsBing Siding, Difco Ohio USA built side dump waggons, three short and one long all loaded with fines. In 1966 five short side dump waggons were originally built for Goldsworthy Mining, here we see no. 2, 3 and 1 on the rear and Mt Newman Mining long side dump waggon 701.
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060414 3457450 viewsNelson Point yard, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0017 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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040809 164158450 viewsNelson Point yard, ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia model SSP 110SW unit serial 401. 9th August 2004.
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20846450 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, newly completed BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M rebuild unit 5637 'De Grey' serial 8181-01 / 92-123 sits on a Bell road transport float bound for Port Hedland. 5637 was rebuilt from AE Goodwin ALCo C636 unit 5456 serial G6012-5. January 1992 image.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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22452450 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 5504 serial C6104-2 sits out the back in a partially stripped state. This unit was subsequently scrapped. November 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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23878450 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, an unidentified ALCo to GE CM40-8M rebuild unit, could be 5648. July 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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24905450 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 5503 serial C6104-1 sits out the back in a partially stripped state. This unit was subsequently scrapped. July 1995.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030415 171948450 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking east along the Central Australian Line, Trans Australian is the middle road with the loop on the far right. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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190107 0566450 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00119 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-119 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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253-14450 viewsPort Hedland harbour sees the suction / cutter dredge Vlaanderen XI with IMO #7712080. The Vlaanderen XI was originally built in 1978 by IHC Dredgers with yard number 1108 and originally named New Amsterdam, named the Vlaanderen XI in 1986, renamed again in 2007 to Kaveri and again to Huta 15 in 2014.
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120-31449 viewsWodonga loco depot turntable, pit and deck, looking across deck at radial roads sees V/Line broad gauge locos from left, T class T 402 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18B serial 67-497, X class X 36 Clyde Engineering EMD model G16C serial 66-489, X class X 54 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-801, Y class Y 143 Clyde Engineering EMD model G6B serial 65-409.
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169-01449 viewsSpotswood, distant view looking towards Newport, former Victorian Railways and ex. Australian - Portland Cement broad gauge T class locomotive T 413 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-107 leads an up special at the platform, signal box on the right and banner signal U6 on the left with dwarf signal 8 in-between running lines.
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