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100609 10003109 viewsMidland, ATTY 30675 fuel tank waggon, last one of five built by AE Goodwin NSW in 1970/71 as WST type, recoded to WSTY and then ATTY. 78600 litre capacity.
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100611 0324109 viewsMidland, AQHY 30082 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0047, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 at WF type flat waggons, then following several codes and modifications in 1997 seventy five were converted to WQH to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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100611 0343109 viewsMidland, AOXY 33075 open waggon, converted to carry nickel matte bulk bags similar to the WGL type traffic, AOXY 33075 was originally built by WAGR Midland Workshop between 1966-67 as one of a batch of one hundred, was recoded to WGS for superphosphate traffic in 1969 till 1980.
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221-28109 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, a pair of General Electric AC6000 units lead a train being loaded around the balloon, overview of the stockpile with stacker fill the hole from loading.
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222-30109 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7073 serial 47752 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie powers away with an empty train with sister Dash 9-44CW unit 7091 serial 47770 following a crew change with a loaded train.
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224-37109 viewsBing siding, mid-train remote on the afternoon Yandi departure 6075 serial 51067 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie departs south. GeoData.
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224-36109 viewsBing siding, mid-train remote on the afternoon Yandi departure 6075 serial 51067 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie departs south. GeoData.
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226-16109 viewsShaw North, 216.5 km, departure signals SWN 4 for the mainline and SWN 6 for the loop for loaded trains that are about to descend the steep 1.5 percent decent to Garden Siding. Dragging equipment detection bars visible, they are painted yellow and the interlocking room with solar array mounted above the cutting. GeoData.
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226-34109 viewsShaw siding 219 km, 5656 'Keihin' serial 8412-01 / 94-147 is the lead or controlling remote on the mid-train pair of units, the vinyl windscreen protectors are fitted to the windscreens, note the large flat fuel tank indicating these two units were Comeng NSW built ALCo's. GeoData.
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227-16109 viewsNelson Point, from the rear of Shiploader 2 looking south with Shiploader 1 on the right on B berth, and the ore transporting infrastructure. GeoData.
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229-16109 viewsYandi Two loadout, looking at the exit portal of the tunnel as Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 drags a loading through at 1.2 km/h, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, the red and amber lights control access through the tunnel and the steel pipe is for dust extraction. GeoData.
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230-14109 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel exit side portal, Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M model 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 creeps out of the tunnel as its train is loaded at 1.2 km/h. The livery is the marigold version of the BHP Australia logo. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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231-01109 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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231-03109 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141, note the difference in the liveries, 50 is in the teal and marigold logo and logo on the hood while 52 has the silver logo on the front only and no logo on the hood. GeoData.
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232-02109 viewsYandi Two entry portal for the loadout tunnel entry sign. February 1997. GeoData.
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232-25109 viewsYandi One balloon loop, as a train is being loaded the mid-train remotes approach, waggons are standard Comeng WA builds. 18th of February 1997. GeoData.
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234-14109 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View of right hand side engine hood and fuel tank. Circa 1998.
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235-05109 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 arrives with the afternoon 240 waggon empty train, the hydraulic lines and dust extraction equipment frame the loco.
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238-23109 viewsNelson Point loco overhaul shop, former Union Pacific loco 3523 an EMD SD40-2 model, serial 786170-25 and now numbered 3085 for BHP Billiton Iron One service had only been in operation for eleven days when this shot was taken on the 27th November 2004. Geodata .
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239-28109 viewsYandi Two, conveyor belt CV202 failure of the belt on the primary crushing circuit. Shows belt rolls bunched up and sub-station. GeoData.
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