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040806 102936309 viewsFlash Butt yard, view of Rail Dynamics Laboratory test waggon 2703, modified by BHP from waggon number 2716 in 1975, originally a Comeng built waggon dating from 1971.
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110411 10021309 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0016 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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110411 10022309 viewsNelson Point, fuel tank waggon 0020 82 kL capacity, built by Comeng for BP as RTC 2, last of two such tanks, used on Mt Newman line, unsure when converted to 0020.
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130720 1435309 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA ballast waggon CHTY class CHTY 715, modified from a similar CHQY class with the end framing removed attached to an SD40R unit 3091.
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130720 1562309 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA ballast waggon CHQY class CHQY 732, former US-Canadian CRDX class.
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060723 7685309 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon set IC-6 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. Seen here on the causeway just outside 7 Mile. 23rd July 2006.
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171121 0971309 viewsBarker Siding, Loram rail grinder MPC 2, this was sent out from the USA where it was operational as LMIX 602 for Loram. The generator and driving cab look to be fitted to an 85 foot piggy back waggon. 21st November 2017.
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241-20309 viewsNelson Point, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. Drivers side view of the radiator section. June 2002.
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080124 1629309 viewsChapman Siding, side view of slave waggon 1255, the yellow circle around the tare weight 22.6 t indicates the rotary coupler end, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 24th January 2008.
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247-16309 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 dragging a loaded 101 waggon rake down to the car dumper. 22nd May 2002.
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251-01309 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5510 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1987 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from 1969 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6027-2 and road number 5458 and assigned new serial number 4839-07 / 87-075. It was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and was named Newman. It received Dash 8 radiators following collision damage in 1993. 22nd April 2000.
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267-30309 viewsAt the 39 km, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 stands with the Sundowner Special alongside the AEI reader at the 39 km detector site on the Newman mainline. This was a special for the 25 years of the Alstom / BHP service agreement. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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160409 IMG 7098309 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.
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240701 2730309 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Fortescue' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2141. In 1975 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. July 1, 2024.
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150-24308 viewsLismore, view of the sheep yarding from the top of the loading race, bottom race chute is on the right of frame.
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153-1-23308 viewsBacchus Marsh turntable looking at lever end interlock and side, shows walkway and underframe.
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060531 5004308 viewsBinduli, AOPY 32403, with fleet number 932, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, seen here in the consist with sister waggons of a loaded train bound for West Kalgoorlie, 31st May 2006.
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060531 5020308 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34096 with fleet number 964 and of the drop floor type, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 31st May 2006.
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100602 8584308 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33299 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Goninan WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-004 and fleet number 798 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, now with reduced load to 82.5 tonnes and PORTMAN painted out, Binduli 2nd June 2010.
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100605 9359308 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33540 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-080 and fleet number 9035 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here Binduli Triangle 5th June 2010.
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