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160412 IMG 7455376 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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231020 8154376 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57727 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 001534 with Cristal decal and CRM 001149 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.
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240401 4976376 viewsKalgoorlie, Aurizon's 1029 Malcolm Freighter, waggon AQIY 00014 loaded with two 20' 25UA type roll top sulphur containers Bis Deliver Every Day BICN 106900[6] and BICN 104700[7]. The AQIY were originally built as the CQYY but CFCLA did not buy them, Bradken then stored them as KQYY. When Aurizon bought them they had the handbrake relocated to the middle of the waggon from the end. 1st of April 2024.
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240401 4989376 viewsKalgoorlie, Aurizon's 1029 Malcolm Freighter, waggon AQIY 00022 loaded with two 20' 25UA type roll tops, Bis Deliver Every Day BICN 109000[3] and BICN 105600[9]. The AQIY were originally built as the CQYY but CFCLA did not buy them, Bradken then stored them as KQYY. When Aurizon bought them they had the handbrake relocated to the middle of the waggon from the end. 1st of April 2024.
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240328 2799376 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33820 is from a batch of thirty built by UGL [United Goninan Limited] in China during November and December 2015 with serial number R0189-005 in original brown paint with Aurizon logo and fleet number 7231, in Mineral Resources traffic 5040 empty Mount Walton iron ore train. March 28, 2024.
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240701 2737376 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. July 1, 2024.
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240328 3174376 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Viva Energy's ATPF 584 fuel tank waggon, built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1980 as the final Shell WJP type 80.66 kL one compartment one dome tank. Original code and Shell Fleet No. TR 719 still visible, fitted with type F InterLock couplers, 80,500 SFL [safe fill level], on Pacific National's train 5445 empty fuel to Esperance. March 28, 2024.
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240328 3175376 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Viva Energy's NTBF type fuel tank waggon NTBF 6118, with former owners name (Freight Australia) visible. Originally built by Comeng NSW in 1975 as an SCA type 69,000 litre bitumen tanker SCA 267 for Shell NSW. Old code NTAF 6118 U is also visible with conventional couplers, Pacific National's 5445 empty fuel train to Esperance. March 28.2024.
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240328 3186376 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Viva Energy's ATQF type fuel tank waggon ATQF 611, built by Indeng Qld 1982, in a batch of two, for Shell as type WJQ, 79,340 litre, one compartment one dome, fitted with type F InterLock couplers. Indeng name still visible at far end. Safe fill level of 72,000 litres. Pacific National empty fuel train 5445 to Esperance. March 28, 2024.
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240328 3117376 viewsHampton Ballast Siding, Watco's 5WS4 loaded acid transfer train with 57' DQHY type flat waggon built by CRRC, China in 2022 as a batch of sixty for Watco to carry the CSA acid tanks, DQHY 13050 with CSA 0085 acid tank. March 28, 2024.
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250501 0322376 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2935 - GA 2936, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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250501 0357376 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2409 - GA 2410, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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100731 02368375 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33280 is one of a batch of thirty five built by United Goninan WA between January and April 2005 with serial number 950104-020 and fleet number 779 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 03100375 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30287 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-037 and fleet number 629 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100822 5851375 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33407 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-112 and fleet number 8906 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.
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100822 6004375 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33486 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-??? and fleet number 8987 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.
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130703 0175375 viewsTooligie, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 56, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130705 0581375 viewsLock, located at the 148.5 km and originally named Terre when opened in May 1913, later renamed to Lock in December 1921. From the left background is the Ascom silo complex (Block 5), then blocks 2, 1 and 3, the train is on the mainline with the horizontal bunker (Block 4) on the right. 5th of July 2013.
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160525 4803375 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30053 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0095, originally built by 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, part of empty acid train 4405 departing in the yard. CSA 0095 was built by VCare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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160525 4841375 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPF 574 fuel tanker, one of nine built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 for Shell as type WJP, 80.66 kL one compartment one dome, original code and fleet no. TR709, with a capacity now of 80000 litres.
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