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246-10366 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons, the just visible siding (rejoining) on the far left will become a compressor waggon holding road, the 6 km and Boat Beach Rd grade crossing are around the corner to the left. Closest to the camera is the extended No. 1 Road which becomes the Empty Car Line from car dumper one for the Deepdale traffic. Next is the original line or Mainline and the third line across is the Loaded Car Line for the West Angelas traffic to the new car dumper 2. 22nd May 2002.
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247-28366 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River Dash 8 power 9425 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 6266-8 / 89-85 from August 1989 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo serial C-6041-4 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in April 1970 and numbered 5468, sold to Robe and delivered by road 17th August 1982. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. Approximate location of the locos is here. 22nd May 2002.
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248-21366 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On N2 is a cab comparison between AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 unit 9412 serial G-6060-3 from December 1971 and originally numbered 262.003 during construction and then 1712 on MLW Dofasco bogies with C636R units 9427 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-2 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6331, Penn Central 6331 and finally Conrail 6781. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in January 1987 riding on the ALCo Hi-Ad bogie. This loco also went on to become DR 8403 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Behind it on N3 is 9413. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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252-01366 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, National Steel Car Company of Canada built ballast hopper waggon BH 047 built in January 1971. A batch of twenty were built for Hamersley Iron. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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252-36366 viewsBoodarie, a loaded Yarrie train is crossing the Roebourne Rd at the 9.6 km behind Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild unit 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11 / 92-134. Early December 2001.
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254-01366 viewsWodgina mine site, bull buggy from a cut down 60 series Toyota Landcruiser from Wallareenya Station.
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257-25366 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, an empty train runs between the junction and the Broome Rd crossing behind the standard single locomotive 5646 'White Springs', a Goninan 1992 built GE CM40-8 model with serial number 5244-11 / 92-135. The four styles of waggon in use are visible, behind the loco are three Golynx waggons, then a number of Gunderson USA builds, the ribbed type is a Portec USA built and then following are the Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich built 70 ton waggons. Late 2001.
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140601 4482366 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7733 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.
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140601 4497366 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7692 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.
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140601 4642366 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7682 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.
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268-03366 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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140406 IMG 1937366 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTBF 6119 fuel tank waggon detail image, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1975 as SCA type SCA 270 a 69,000 litre bitumen tank waggon for Shell NSW, diesel capacity of 62700 litres. Peter Donaghy image.
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150201 IMG 3771366 viewsBinduli, AQHY 30077 with CSA 0116, 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. Peter Donaghy image.
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190108 1279366 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY type fuel tank waggon NTAY 3359 with 65,000 litre capacity for Caltex. Refurbished by Gemco WA in Nov 2013 from a Caltex NTAF type tank waggon NTAF 359 originally built by Comeng NSW in 1975 as a CTX type CTX 359. Shows B end.
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190108 1299366 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPY type fuel tank waggon ATPY 585, built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1976 as WJP type with WJP 586 for Mobil. Recoded to WJPY, sold to BP Oil in 1985, 80,000 litres one compartment one dome. Gemco refurbished 12-15, maximum capacity 82,000 litres.
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190108 1307366 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPY 601 fuel tank waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1976 as WJP type for BP Oil, capacity of 80,500 litres, recoded to WJPY. Refurbished by Gemco WA Dec 2018. Detail of non-handbrake end.
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283-27366 viewsHarding Siding, quad Robe River CM40-8M units 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425 lead their 202 loaded ore waggons through the passing track at Siding 1 (Harding) following recent extension of the loop and renaming to Harding. The extension is at the north end to accommodate the new West Angelas trains of up to 240 waggons. Wednesday 22nd May 2002.
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210407 9863366 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRRY 7017, platform with Sea2Rail 40' 4EG1 type container Austrans AUSU 408292. The RRRY type five pack bar coupled waggon set is one of nineteen built in China at Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works for Goninan in 2005.
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040804 155709366 viewsNelson Point, BHP ore waggon 3307 is one of three hundred and fifty waggons built during 1988 by Astra Vagoane of Arad in Romania for Lang Hancock as part of a waggons for iron ore arrangement with the then Romanian government, however only 75 found their way into service with BHP. 4th of August 2004.
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110620 2489r366 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 1035, the resheeting is obvious with the stich welds along the ribs, 1035 is one of the four hundred waggons built by Comeng WA in 1971, when the numbering reached 2999 they start numbering upwards from 1001. 20th of June 2011.
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