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254-1418 viewsBoodarie, BHP empty train arrives back at the yard following unloading at Finucane Island behind Goninan built CM39-8 locomotive 5631 'Apollo' serial number 5831-10 / 88-080. The second man is getting out to operate the points. September 2001.
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256-2718 viewsMaitland Siding, Robe River CM40-8M unit 9419 on an empty train. 9419 was built by ALCo Schenectady NY USA as an ALCo C630 model in October 1967 with serial number 3486-03 for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company (USA) with road number 2102. It was purchased by Morrison Knudsen for Robe River (along with three sister units) and delivered in January 1975 and repainted and renumbered as 9419 on arrival. 9419 was rebuilt by Goninan WA in October 1990 to become an CM40-8M model with serial number 8109-10 / 90-117. May 2002.
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267-0518 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure behind General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial number 51068 leads CM40-8MEFI 5669 on the point with mid-train units CM40-8M units 5651 and 5645 104 waggons back with 104 waggons trailing. 1247 hrs 12th of April 2002.
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121202 IMG P1160718 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY type tank waggon NTAY 6129, built by Industrial Engineering Qld in 1976 as an SCA type SCA 280 for Shell. Recoded to NTAF 280, then 6129, capacity of 61,300 litres. Peter Donaghy image.
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160409 IMG 703218 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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160409 IMG 703318 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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130710 102518 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, ABSY type ABSY 2831 covered van, originally built by Carmor SA in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways as a VFX type, recoded to ABFX and then RBFX in 1994 with National Rail. To SCT as ABFY before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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110620 2479r18 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 4169 is a Goninan WA build from an order of one hundred and twenty-six waggons in 1997 with a tapered floor and rounded wall bottoms using 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate internal painting and reducing wear on the waggon body, these were designated HC7081. 20th of June 2011.
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110620 2490r18 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 1173, whilst numbered and the ends and sill are from Comeng WA 1971 build of one hundred and eighty-three waggons, the side walls have been totally replaced with rounded bottoms and Goninan style extra ribs. 20th of June 2011.
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030712 14255218 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 553, one of the original Magor USA build waggons bought out at construction of the Mt Newman project. Visible is the ODCX code and number 82190 from the Oroville Dam Construction company days in the USA. Unsure of the MS6-82 code, the DZ 11-95 code was the late time it was internally painted to reduce wear and the SL 76 with 92 below it was the last time the Miner SL-76 draft gear was replaced. 12th of July 2003.
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030712 14292318 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9020, the prototype leader originally built by Comeng in Mittagong NSW as a part of seven prototype ore waggons made from low carbon 301 stainless steel with an higher volume and aerodynamic flat sides and were bogieless with four independent radial wheel sets. Of the seven waggon, the first four had a flat floor and final three had a drop belly floor. The radial wheel sets were later replaced with conventional bogies. 12th of July 2003.
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030712 14322218 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9025 with drop belly floor, originally built by Comeng in Mittagong NSW as a part of seven prototype ore waggons made from low carbon 301 stainless steel with an higher volume and aerodynamic flat sides and were bogieless with four independent radial wheel sets. Of the seven waggon, the first four had a flat floor and final three had a drop belly floor. The radial wheel sets were later replaced with conventional bogies. 12th of July 2003.
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248-0517 viewsDingo Siding on the Hamersley Iron railway at the 39 km with an empty train headed up by a pair of General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 9408 serial 54158 from the fourth order in 2003 wearing the Pilbara Rail livery with Robe ownership markings. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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252-0117 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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210510 111817 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTS type straddle crane carrying rail waggon RTS 002 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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210510 113417 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTB 019 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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210510 114017 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTB 013 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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210510 114217 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTB 011 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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253-3417 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, riveted flat waggon 202 with three water tanks fitted, view of handbrake end, originally part of the 'camp train', modified by Mt Newman Mining railway workshops.
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256-2117 viewsMaitland Siding, morning empty train arriving into the passing track behind quad CM40-8M working of 9417, 9433, 9418 and 9419. May 2002.
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