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080124 1632126 viewsChapman Siding, side view of slave waggon 1313, 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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243-30126 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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250-18126 viewsWater hole somewhere in the Pilbara around the Dampier - Tom Price railway area. 21st October 2000.
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251-24126 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, BHP's 5631 'Apollo' built new in October 1988 by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 model with serial number 5831-10 / 88-080. One of four such units built in 1988 and delivered in the Mt Newman orange livery. 22nd April 2000.
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210322 9575126 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is Chinese built ballast waggon BAH 091 on a loaded ballast rake. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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253-22126 viewsNelson Point hard stand, CFCLA CHRY type ballast hopper waggon CHRY 753.
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255-21126 viewsWestern Creek, looking south alongside the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line on the right with the new Robe River interconnecting line on the left as both lines pass under the Robe River Cape Lambert to Deepdale line bridge. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-27126 viewsWestern Creek at the 71 km on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale line an empty Robe River train powers upgrade as it heads to Mesa J for loading behind the standard quad CM40-8M lash up led by Goninan CM40-8M unit 9425 with serial number 6266-08 / 89-85 and sisters 9410, 9420 and 9414. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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257-03126 viewsFlash Butt yard BHP's stored Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5507 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1987 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from a 1970 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6035-2 and road number 5461 and assigned new serial number 4839-03 / 87-072. It was delivered in Mount Newman Mining orange and was named Port Hedland. Late 2001.
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245-27126 viewsYaninee, empty grain train behind a trio of former Australian National Co-Co locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial no. 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class, leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial no. 84140 and 851 serial no. 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962, runs through express on the mainline. 7th April, 2003.
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140601 4480126 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7707 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 4498126 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7665 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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267-06126 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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267-10126 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure mid-train units Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5651 'Tobata' serial number 8412-08 / 93-142 and 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11 / 92-134 104 waggons from the lead with 104 waggons trailing. The line curving away to the left is the Goldsworthy line to Boodarie and Finucane Island. 1247 hrs Friday 12th of April 2002.
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268-09126 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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269-12126 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 heads back to Nelson Point with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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160710 iPh5S 2794126 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, old build frame still standing along the north wall on the upper level.
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160710 iPh5S 2797126 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, underground railway points piled up on the upper level.
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120512 IMG P10174126 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, PTLY type gas tank waggon PTLY 6416. Built by Comeng NSW in 1985 as NTHF type NTHF 416, 76,000 litre gas tank for Boral Gas, recoded to ATLY in 1996, and ATLY type gas tank waggon ATLY 1, built by Comeng NSW in 1968 as a Tg type tank waggon for Boral Gas as Tg 1 on the South Australian Railways, to the VR as TWF type TWF 10 in 1979, then later in 1979 to VTGX type. Off VR register 1988 and to AN as ATLX type ATLX 1, then to ATLY. Peter Donaghy image.
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150201 IMG 3769126 viewsBinduli, top view of loading platform of CSA type sulphuric acid tank, built by Acid Plant Management Services WA. Peter Donaghy image.
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