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16940721 viewsBassendean, Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild unit for BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143, rebuilt from Mt Newman Mining AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 unit 5482 serial G6061-3, being prepped for road haulage to Port Hedland. October 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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180616 1881721 viewsWestern Creek, the train on the middle track lead by Rio Tinto loco 8153 with serial 58813 a GE Erie built GE model ES44DCi from the 4th order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery leading two Dash 9-44CW units in the Pilbara Rail livery with ROBE ownership markings with a loaded bound for Cape Lambert and running on the Western Creek West mainline at the 74 km with the bridges over Western Creek and the train stretching back up into Emu Siding. The track in the foreground is the mainline to Dampier with the line in the background the Western Creek East mainline to Cape Lambert. 16th June 2018. GeoData.
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129-2-16720 viewsKorumburra yard overview, looking down direction on No. 2 Road, No 1 Road on the left with loco tracks branching off mainline curving towards the bridge in the distance.
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114-19720 viewsGoorambat station platform building.
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192-02720 viewsJunee, NSWSRA standard gauge locomotive depot, front view of accident damaged NSWGR 80 class unit 8020 inside the roundhouse. An ALCo CE615A model with Mitsubishi electrics built by Comeng NSW in 1979 serial C6106-20.
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195-32720 viewsWittenoom, West Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mine, remains of a building on the adit level adjacent to no. 30.
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196-22720 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, view inside of side opening ore waggon, shows how much ore the waggons could carry.
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210-07720 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, front view of Comalco R 1001 loco Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 72-752 while is sits at the fuel point, items of note are the second 'tropical roof' and the five chime horn cut into the nose. Also as the Weipa locomotives don't work in MU there is only the train brake hose and the main res hose for charging the belly dump discharge doors.
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218-11720 viewsDe Grey River Bridge, a loaded Yarrie train crosses the river behind an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo to GE rebuild carried out by Goninan, originally ALCo C636 5458 to GE model C36-7M unit 5510 'Newman' serial 4839-07 / 87-075.
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219-02720 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from Parker Point yard in Dampier. Bank engine units General Electric Dash 9-44CW models 7089 serial 47768 and 7090 wait their next loaded train to push out, the tail of which is visible on the left with the mine stockpile in the background.
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060116 2679720 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30252 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-002 and fleet number 602 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a built date April 2001 in the current style of 83 tonne load capacity WOE type waggon built for Portman Mining on Koolyanobbing iron ore train service, West Kalgoorlie January 16, 2006.
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030407 085559720 viewsYaninee, station yard overview looking north for the south end, concrete SACBH silo complexes, points, lever and indicator, mainline can be seen running straight into the distance. April 7, 2003.
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051102 6627720 viewsThevenard, cab side view of NJ class Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model unit NJ 6 serial 71-733, built in 1971 at Clyde's Granville NSW workshops, started out on the Central Australia Railway for the Commonwealth Railways before being transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 1981. Still in AN green but lettered for Australian Southern Railroad.
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060108 2044720 viewsLock, grain train being loaded by former SAR 830 class unit 842, built by AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84140 in 1962, originally on broad gauge, transferred to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987 and, 1204 and sister 851.
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160525 4944720 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Aurizon intermodal train 2MP1. Shows back of second unit locomotive 6022 and the inline fuelling waggon QQFY 4271 and diesel fuel tanktainer NTTU 30006, visible are the MU or Multiple Unit red cable going into the socket with the cream cap on the waggon and the red cap on the loco, behind that is the crimp fitting is the in-line fuel hose between waggon and the loco along with train air pipe and coupling.
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160522 2198720 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, SCT inline refuelling waggon PQFY type PQFY 4256 with SCT - Logicoil AMT5 type tank-tainers TILU 102028 and TILU 102020, originally built by Perry Engineering SA in 1975 for Commonwealth Railways as an RMX type container flat, recoded to AQMX, AQMY and to RQMY.
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113-20719 viewsParwan Loop, V/Line broad gauge up Adelaide goods train 9150 behind the quad CGCG combo of C class C 506 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-829, G class G 538 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1271, C 510 serial 76-833 and G 513 serial 85-1241, in miserable conditions, poor quality, trailing shot.
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129-2-09719 viewsNyora plunger locked 'C' points, Melbourne end of yard, point and signal levers with interlocking, large disc is the plunger indicator.
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118-23719 viewsCobram, V/Line broad gauge BRS class bogie passenger carriage BRS 226 with combined sitting accommodation and a mini refreshment service or snack bar, part of Z set Z 56. Originally built in November 1937 as #6 Second Class sitting carriage for the Spirit of Progress, in August 1939 is was coded BS type BS 1, in July 1977 was one of two converted to MRS type mini refreshment service MRS 2, then in April 1984 converted to BRS.
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118-25719 viewsCobram, V/Line broad gauge BS type bogie passenger carriage BS 201 part of Z set Z 56. Originally built by Newport Workshops in March 1949 as an AS type First Class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress AS 11, recoded in June 1982 to BS type BS 1 (2nd), then in August 1984 to BS 201.
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