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221-28426 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, a pair of General Electric AC6000 units lead a train being loaded around the balloon, overview of the stockpile with stacker fill the hole from loading.
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224-19426 viewsBing siding, 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie awaits the road to depart south, cab side shows new nameplate, steerable bogie and taper in cab side. GeoData.
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225-02426 viewsBing siding at the 17.5 km, Goninan rebuild CM40-8MEFI GE loco 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 was the last Dash 8 built for BHP Iron Ore, seen here sitting at BNN 6 signal awaiting a path, note the CCTV camera mounted under the radiator wing as a trial for single man crewing when long end leading. GeoData.
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226-07426 viewsRedmont, at the 202 km, a loaded Yandi train descends the .76 percent grade with the standard of the time Double Dash 8 combination with Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5653 'Chiba' serial 8412-10/93-144 leading sister unit 5643 down the grade. GeoData.
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226-28426 viewsShaw siding at the 219 km a loaded train with power from two Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild units 5642 'Wallareenya' serial 8281-07 / 92-131 and sister unit 5636, the mid-train remotes can be seen in the distance topping the grade. GeoData.
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227-27426 views30 km area, mid-train remote units 5659 and 5641 both Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuilds. GeoData.
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230-00426 viewsYandi Two switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train heading for the balloon loop for loading, grade crossing is the YT 311.5 km. Geodata -22.713725, 119.055762 .
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230-03426 viewsYandi Two switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train heading for the balloon loop for loading, grade crossing is the YT 311.5 km. Geodata -22.713725, 119.055762 .
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230-36426 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, Comeng built ore car 1309 one of 226 cars ordered in 1973, note the ladder. Loaded with Yandi Fines ore. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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234-30426 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. Left hand side cab view. Circa 1998.
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238-12426 viewsNelson Point, traction bogie or truck off ex-SP SD40T-2 loco 8335. Geodata .
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0661 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 040806 102956426 viewsFlash Butt yard, heavily modified Magor USA built ex-Oroville Dam ore waggon 661, seen here modified for LocoTrol service and testing.
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CHQY 744 050518 2079426 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 744.
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0538 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 051001 5641426 viewsFlash Butt yard, side view of ballast plough converted from Magor USA built Oroville ore waggon 538, shows bogie and hand brake detail.
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0665 Magor USA 051001 5729426 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, cut down by Mt Newman Mining workshops, a Magor USA built former Oroville Dam 91 ton ore waggon 665, seen here being used as the crib waggon on the end of the steel train.
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6017 Comeng WA 060429 3731426 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony waggon 6017, built by Comeng WA in 1971 in a batch of three numbered 6014-6017, with asset number 6506-017, view of builders plate.
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0701 Difco USA 060501 3878426 viewsTabba Siding, built by Difco USA in 1971 for Mt Newman Mining in a group of four, 701 was the class leader of the long side dump waggons.
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0567 BHP OCRS 060618 6220426 viewsFlash Butt yard, modified original Magor USA built Oroville waggon 567, cut down and covered for use as indexing waggons at Finucane Island car dumpers, note the original ODCX marking visible.
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050801 4720426 viewsNelson Point yard, ballast plough waggon 538, modified by the Mt Newman workshops from an Magor USA built Oroville Dam ore waggon and originally coded ODCX 82160 which is still visible. 1st August 2005.
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050801 4725426 viewsFlash Butt yard, Barclay Mowlem tamping machine TM 8644 a Tamper HSTR 130 model serial 3581011. 1st August 2005.
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