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050624 3335351 viewsGoldsworthy, 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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060414 3460351 viewsNelson Point yard, empty 116 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0010 from 1972, one of three such tank waggons.
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060429 3749351 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon 6703 is a heavily cut down and modified Magor USA ore waggon done by Mt Newman Mining workshops, converted to a 50 tonne flat waggon.
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040809 164208351 viewsNelson Point yard, ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia model SSP 110SW unit serial 401. 9th August 2004.
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050407 0381351 viewsNelson Point yard hard stand area sees brand new having only been delivered, BHP track tamper support trailer for Tamper 3 which will arrive in a couple of days. Plasser Australia 09-3X model with serial M480. 7th April 2005.
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030403 154946351 viewsGladstone, former South Australian Railways AE Goodwin built DL500G ALCo designated the 700 class, class leader 701 serial G6042-2, B end cab side shot, leads a grain train being loaded on the 3rd April 2003.
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23884351 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, BHP Iron Ore GE CM40-8M rebuild unit 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07 / 93-140 is lifted up with the Bell road transport float being prepped underneath for road haulage to Port Hedland. 5649 was rebuilt from AE Goodwin ALCo M636 unit 5473 serial G6047-5. July 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030415 150814351 viewsFerguson, located at the 469 km on the Trans Australian Railway, looking east at the west end of the 1800 metre long crossing loop, point work on timber sleepers, interlocking hut, indicator and lever with dual control point machine on the right. GeoData location.
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030415 155301351 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west, removed points for No. 1 Water Road joining the Camp Train Road. Town is to the far north west, and the mainline is on the right. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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030416 084242351 viewsCarnes Siding located at the 566.4 km on the Central Australian line from Tarcoola to Alice Springs. View looking south from the north end of the goods siding rejoining the loop and the mainline at right. The train control 'pillbox' concrete hut is visible with the station nameboard the white item beside it. GeoData location. 16th April 2003.
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170915 0720351 viewsAt the 18.2 km as part of the empty Roy Hill fuel train, TA type diesel fuel tank waggon TA 1008 built by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co China with a capacity of 96000 litres. 15th September 2017. View map here.
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240-22351 viewsWickham, left hand side number one end view of former Robe River and NSWGR MLW built ALCo RSC3 serial 77737 of October 1951, was originally 40 class 4006. Shows modified bogie to convert the A1A to a BO bogie type. 31st August 2002.
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180615 1574351 viewsWalla Siding, BHP took delivery of two new ballast ploughs in December 2017. They were built by CRRC Yangtze China in 2017 and weigh in at 65 tonnes. The ploughs are numbered BP 01 and BP 02. We finally caught up with them top and tail on a ballast consist, here's BP 02.
Roland Depth photo.
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190107 0519351 viewsBinduli, cab side view of Mineral Resources MRL class loco MRL 003 'Southern Cross' with serial R-0113-03/14-506 a UGL Rail Broadmeadow NSW built GE model C44ACi in 2014.
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190107 0520351 viewsBinduli, cab side view of Mineral Resources MRL class loco MRL 003 'Southern Cross' with serial R-0113-03/14-506 a UGL Rail Broadmeadow NSW built GE model C44ACi in 2014.
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190107 0637351 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00329 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-329 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190109 1634351 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00154 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-154 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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080621 2801351 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine TM04 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M489. 21st June 2008.
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080116 1382351 viewsChapman Siding looking at the F type Interlock coupler on 1395. Hand brake chain and hose bag and electric jumper cable on the left.
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080304 2179351 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of control waggon 2324, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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