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161111 2484349 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, container flat waggon AQWY 31037, built by Centrecon Ltd WA in 1981 in a batch of thirty five WFA type container waggons, another eighteen were also built by Westrail, to WQCY in 1987, to RHQY in 1994, back to WQCY in 1995, loaded here with two 20' 22G1 type Maersk boxes for lead nitrate, MSKU 351808[8] and 825739[1].
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161111 2531349 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30094 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0100, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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161111 2403349 viewsKalgoorlie, Malcolm freighter train 5029, waggon AQNY 32187 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with a Bis Industries roll top 55UA type sulphur container SBIU 200636 and original style sulphur container S61H 829 with original style door and sliding tarpaulin.
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161112 3011349 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQNY type waggon AQNY 32154 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with a pair of original style sulphur containers with sliding tarpaulins, S38A G830 and S154K G937.
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161116 5132349 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Shell fuel train 3442, departmental wheel set carrier waggon AZVY 2829, built by Transfield WA 1976 for Commonwealth Railways as one of two hundred GOX type open waggons. Recoded to AOOX, then in 1992 modified to AZVY.
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161116 5549349 viewsBinduli, empty Shell fuel train 4443, NTBF type tank waggon NTBF 6120, built by Comeng NSW in 1975 as an SCA type bitumen tanker for Shell Bitumen NSW as SCA 271.
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040806 092732349 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, weighbridge test waggon 522, originally built by Magor USA and ex Oroville Dam, converted by Mt Newman Mining into a 20 ton axle load test waggon.
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050407 0379349 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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050801 4760349 viewsFlash Butt yard, end view of Barclay Mowlem tamping machine TM 8644 a Tamper HSTR 130 model serial 3581011. 1st August 2005.
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030403 154252349 viewsGladstone, former South Australian Railways AE Goodwin built DL500G ALCo designated the 700 class, class leader 701 serial G6042-2 leads a grain train being loaded on the 3rd April 2003.
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170728 09782349 viewsGreen Pool on the Robe line at the 60.75 km original order and now aging General Electric built Dash 9-44CW model locomotive 7091 serial 47770 is operating in AutoHaul™ mode with a pair of GE ES44DCi units 8155 and 8165 both in the Rio Tinto stripe livery as they pass a tamper and regulator doing track work. 28th July 2017. GeoData.
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060723 7824349 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon sets IC-1 and IC-3 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. The compressors have been fitted to a swing cradle to limit the in-train forces during the unloading process. 7 Mile 23rd July 2006.
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030416 105908349 viewsManguri Siding, looking south at the end of the goods loop with a loading ramp deadend siding off to the left. Located 706.5 km from the 0 datum at Coonamia and 200 km north of Tarcoola between Wirrida and Cadney Park on the Tarcoola - Alice Springs line. GeoData location. 16th April 2003.
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190107 0447349 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00014 built by CSR Yangtze Co China in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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080116 1365349 viewsChapman Siding at the 69 km on FMG's under construction line to Cloud Break mine, new waggons stabled in the passing track awaiting service, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007, here slave waggon 1395 and master waggon 2396 sit in the arvo sunlight. The yellow circle indicates the rotary coupler end and the tare weight of the slave waggon at 22.6 tonnes, while the master weighs 22.9 tonnes as it hosts the brake control equipment. 16th January 2008.
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247-04349 viewsCape Lambert, Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard waiting to drag a loaded rake down to the car dumper. Approximate location of train is here. 22nd May 2002.
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210510 1136349 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTW 017 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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110620 2020r349 viewsWalla Siding, empty BHP ore waggon 7000, a Goninan WA build of the Golynx design from April 2008. 20th of June 2011.
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170-10348 viewsSt James, load-out spout on Williamstown style silo complex.
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176-01348 viewsYarrawonga, yard view with Grain Elevators Board sub-terminal Ascom style silo complex, surge hopper and train load-out spout, V/Line Grain broad gauge VHGF class bogie grain waggons, station building and platform at left, looking south.
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