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232-2089 viewsYandi One backtrack, following a cyclone shutdown of the mainline and severe flooding around Yandi a 'mixed' freight train was operated to Yandi to deliver food, mail and diesel fuel to the mine and camp. Here BHP Iron Ore loaded Comeng WA built ore waggon 2871 has been re-sheeted with 3CR12 stainless steel side walls, view of broken coupler. February 1997. GeoData.
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233-0489 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. An empty train can be seen about to enter the tunnel. GeoData.
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233-3489 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial 8151-07 / 91-120 shows the ALCo heritage from the frame down and is wearing the teal and marigold logo. 5634 was the first CM40-8M rebuild for BHP. GeoData.
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234-3389 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. View looking across the YT315.8 km grade crossing and 5658 back to the ore stockpile at the loadout. Circa 1998.
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235-2089 viewsYandi One, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11 / 93-145 sits on a loaded train awaiting departure time and also has the late marigold style BHP logo.
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235-2289 viewsYandi One, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11 / 93-145 sits on a loaded train awaiting departure time with second unit also a Goninan GE rebuild 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128, note the differences in the two locos as 5653 is rebuilt from a Comeng built ALCo M636 while 5639 was an AE Goodwin built ALCo C636. 5654 also has the late marigold style BHP logo.
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236-2389 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuilt CM40-8MEFI unit 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 sits out the front awaiting attention, with AC6000 units 6072 and 6077 beside it.
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050412 076189 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA ballast waggon 512.
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050412 076789 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 533, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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050421 138689 viewsQuarry 8, Magor USA built ballast waggon 513, originally built in 1963 for the Oroville Dam project, before coming to BHP second hand as a ballast waggon in January 1968.
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050518 210789 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 759.
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050518 211389 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 746.
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050518 217289 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 503, one of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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050518 219389 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 516, one of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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050704 398289 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0015 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, detail of the A end and bogie and the B end of 0018, both wearing the BHP Billiton Earth livery.
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050704 399789 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0014 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, empty tank waggons transported back to Port Hedland from Newman on the rear of loaded ore trains.
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050801 476489 viewsFlash Butt yard, 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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050801 476989 viewsFlash Butt yard, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #27, third lead off waggon, 6205, built by Comeng WA in January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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051001 568989 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #14, 6207, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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051001 570589 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, builders plate detail of flat waggon #20, 6010, a Scotts of Ipswich Qld built flat waggon on 03-09-1970.
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