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030409 111858278 viewsDarke Peake, located at the 198.5 km and opened in July 1913, was originally called Darke's Peak up till 1950. Yard overview looking south from the north end, first set of points leads off to the right to the triangle and ballast loading point, second set are for the goods and grain siding loop, loading ramp just noticeable in front of the silos.
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030409 125006278 viewsRudall, view across the mainline looking at the stub of the station loop and also where the maintenance barracks were located.
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060108 2070278 viewsLock, grain train being loaded by former SAR 830 class unit 842, built by AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84140 in 1962, originally on broad gauge, transferred to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987 and, 1204 and sister 851.
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060113 2446278 viewsThevenard, NJ class unit NJ 3 a Clyde Engineering built EMD model JL22C serial 71-730, originally built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 13th January 2006.
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060531 5075278 viewsParkeston, OPC 381, originally built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1964 as an 8300 type brake van numbered 8365 on broad gauge, to standard gauge and recoded in Sept 1982 to AVAY 381, converted for LCL traffic Peterborough and Broken Hill in June 1987 as ABLP and then in April 1992 modified and recoded to OPC stores van.
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070527 9218278 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ALHX 34 louvre van waggon originally built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1973-74 as a batch of thirty five SLX type louvre vans, recoded to ALHX.
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070529 9405278 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, diesel fuel tanker ATDY 4619, ex NSW NTAF AMPOL tank, now in service with BP Oil, capacity of 67000 litres.
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070529 9413278 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATBY 14591 fuel tank waggon built by Westrail Midland Workshops in a batch of nine in 1981 for Bain Leasing Pty Ltd as type JPB, 82,000 litres but 14591 was issued to standard gauge as WJPB type, in 1985 it was converted to narrow gauge as JPBA type.
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070608 0088278 viewsMidland, APKY 30641, type leader of two built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1970 as WK type pneumatic discharge bulk cement waggon, seen here in Cockburn Cement traffic.
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100608 9709278 viewsMidland, AQNY 32208, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S97Q with original style door and sliding tarpaulin, and S64L with replacement door and roll top tarpaulin on train 2430 empty Malcolm freighter.
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222-19278 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7066 serial 47745 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie.
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151111 9514278 viewsA loaded train behind General Electric ES44DCi units 8113 serial 59105 in the original silver livery and 8145 serial 58726 in the tiger strip Rio livery and Dash 9-44CW 9433 serial 54766 in ROBE Pilbara Iron livery runs along on the West Mainline bound for Cape Lambert viewed from Table Hill.
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151111 9574278 viewsAn empty train is still struggling upgrade at the 98 km post on the Tom Price line behind double General Electric Dash 9-44CW units 9403 serial 53457 wearing ROBE Pilbara Rail livery and 7087 serial 47766 wearing the original Hamersley Iron livery.
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160101 9798278 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, view of old plant footings on second level. GeoData.
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160102 9817278 viewsWittenoom Gorge, pool in Joffre Creek just across the road from Colonial Mine, Magazine Pool. Geodata.
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150523 8248278 viewsNelson Point Yard, loaded ore waggon 8428, a Golynx style waggon built by Goninan in 05-2005 serial no. 950141-008 and asset number of 2002738 out of 5Cr12Ti stainless steel which does away with the need to paint the waggon interiors to prevent wear. This waggon was originally a bottom discharge hopper for use on the Goldsworthy Line prior to the unloader at Finucane Island being replaced with a rotary cell dumper.
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232-16278 viewsYandi One backtrack, following a cyclone shutdown of the mainline and severe flooding around Yandi a 'mixed' freight train was operated to Yandi to deliver food, mail and diesel fuel to the mine and camp. Here BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M unit 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128 idles away in the backtrack awaiting its path back to Port Hedland with flat waggon 6703, four fuel tank waggons and a broken ore waggon. February 1997. GeoData.
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239-05278 viewsView from the radial stacker boom at Yandi One looking west, the rail loading balloon loop and dust extractor are visible at the bottom of the image and the mine waste dump is in the background. GeoData.
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239-19278 viewsView of the Yandi One primary crusher or 'mouth of the OHP' from the south side. The Jaques grizzly screen GS01 and Jaques single toggle jaw crusher are visible along with the Transmin rock breaker for when the ROM is oversize. The cab has bars on the window to prevent 'fly-rock' from smashing it. The job of the operator is a lonely one with only the momentum on the swing jaw or the occasional sparky visit to break the monotony. GeoData.
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160524 3627278 viewsBinduli, 2PS7 priority service train trailing locomotive NR 90 cab and crew accommodation coach RZAY 283 with a very clean underfloor generator.
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