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150619 910253 viewsFlash Butt yard, CNR-QRRS of China built side dump waggons, built and delivered around 2011-12, waggon 0713 loaded with fines for sheeting.
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110602 860453 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 04, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Atlas Copco XAS 97's and the receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are cut down ore waggons. Seen here on the causeway just outside of 7 Mile. 2nd June 2011.
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110602 864653 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 03, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Atlas Copco XAS 97's behind the loco. Note these waggons are cut down ore waggons. Seen here on the causeway just outside of 7 Mile. 2nd June 2011.
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110602 864753 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 03, receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. These are built on former ore waggons that have been cut down. Seen here on the causeway just outside of 7 Mile. 2nd June 2011.
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241-2353 viewsNelson Point, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. Drivers side cab view. June 2002.
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241-3053 viewsNelson Point, Car Dumper 2 holding roads with Yard Control tower and Ore Car Repair Shop in the background as three loaded ore rakes behind a pair of CM40-8M units on each wait their turn through the dumper to discharge. June 2002.
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241-3353 viewsNelson Point, Car Dumper 2 holding roads, a pair of CM40-8M units 5660 'Kure' serial 8412-05 / 94-151 and 5657 'Fukuyama' drag their loaded train towards the dumper to discharge passing a similar consist with the Ore Car Repair Shop in the background. June 2002.
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080304 220053 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, new FMG ore waggon pair 1547 slave and 2548 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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080304 221053 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of control waggon 2584, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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267-3453 views39 km Newman line, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-1208151-07 / 91-120 stands with the Alstom 25-year celebration train with the Sundowner at the 39 km detection site on the BHP's Newman mainline.
Alstom's technician Peter Collins gives a wave.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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226-2752 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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226-3052 viewsShaw siding, the loaded train heading north behind two Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild units with loaded Comeng WA built waggons and a couple of the smooth sided experimental Comeng waggons. GeoData.
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227-2252 views30 km area on the Newman mainline, east of the original Quarry 1, an empty train powers along the gentle .17% rising grade behind Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuilds 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07/93-140 and 5651 with third unit an General Electric AC6000. GeoData.
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228-2152 viewsYandi Two branch, trailing shot of the afternoon empty train heading west to the load-out behind a standard pair of Goninan rebuilt GE CM40-8M model units 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07/93-140 and 5644 'Kangan' serial 8281-09/92-133. Geodata -22.706976, 119.097651 .
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230-3252 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, cab side view of Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M model 5637 'De Grey' serial 8181-01/92-123 with ALCo Hi-Ad bogie. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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231-3652 viewsYandi Two balloon loop 316.2 km grade crossing, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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233-2452 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. A loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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233-2852 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of load-out tunnel, a loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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233-3152 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of load-out tunnel, a loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h. GeoData.
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234-2552 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 from 5658 back to the ore stockpile at the loadout. Circa 1998.
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