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160530 914244 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, originally built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1984 as one of fifty VQDW type 'Jumbo' Container Flat waggons built, PQDY 42 still in Freight Australia green livery loaded with a pair of SCT 40' reefers SCTR 001 and SCTR 013 with former code FQRU 402012 visible.
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160530 918744 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0050 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160530 920744 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0058 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160530 921344 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PWWY type PWWY 0005 one of forty well waggons built by Bradken NSW for SCT, loaded with two 48' MFG1 type boxes, Rail Containers SCFU 412559 and SCT SCTDS 4845.
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160530 923444 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0065 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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171121 097144 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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241-2844 viewsNelson Point, Car Dumper 2 holding roads with Yard Control tower and Ore Car Repair Shop in the background as three loaded ore rakes behind a pair of CM40-8M units on each wait their turn through the dumper to discharge. June 2002.
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243-2144 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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243-2644 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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080124 163344 viewsChapman Siding, detail of the bar coupling arrangement showing bar, the large hose is the through brake pipe and the small hose the control pipe for the slave waggon. 24th January 2008.
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080304 218244 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of slave waggon 1337, 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. 4th March 2008.
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080304 218744 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of control waggon 2238, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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254-0244 viewsWodgina mine site, bull buggy from a cut down 60 series Toyota Landcruiser from Wallareenya Station.
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254-3044 viewsNunyerry weather station, located beside an abandoned landing strip. Chrysotile or white asbestos was originally mined in this area by Hanwright in the 1950s. GeoData location here. September 2001.
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268-2944 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, left hand side view of the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, 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. 12th of April 2002.
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268-3344 viewsAt the 39 km detection site, while the party learn about the operation of the detection equipment in the background, two of ALSTOM's 'hardest' workers, Peter Dickens and Peter Collins give a wave. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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100731 0230843 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33271 is one of a batch of thirty five built by Goninan WA between January and April 2005 with serial number 950104-011 and fleet number 770 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 0233943 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31088 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-078 and fleet number 673 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 0235743 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31257 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 144 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 0236043 viewsWOA type iron ore waggon WOA 31335 is one of a batch of thirty nine built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1970 and 1971 with fleet number 215 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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