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284-04368 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, AHAF type iron ore waggon AHAF 26012 sits in the yard. One of twenty Kinki Sharyo Ltd of Japan built NHA type iron ore waggon for the North Australia line in 1968 that made it to WA under Aurizon for iron ore traffic on the narrow gauge. November 8, 2004.
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284-27368 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, former Westrail P class loco P 2014 'Shire of Wongan-Ballidu' built by Goninan WA as a GE CM25-8 model with serial number 6320-12 / 90-099 sits in the yard in-between shunt movements. November 10, 2004.
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284-31368 viewsBing Siding, 18 km south of Nelson Point with a loaded train holding the mainline with newly delivered BHP Billiton EMD SD40R unit 3095 serial 33677 as the second unit behind an AC6000. Late 2004.
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233-20367 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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050518 2205367 viewsBing Siding, a Gemco sleeper inserter track machine attached to a BHB type crane painted in BHP blue await another work day. 18th May 2005.
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249-10367 viewsYule River bridge south abutment showing the chainage of the railway line. Approximate location.
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251-27367 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, drivers side cab view of BHP's 5631 'Apollo' built new in October 1988 by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 model with serial number 5831-10 / 88-080. One of four such units built in 1988 and delivered in the Mt Newman orange livery. 22nd April 2000.
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210510 1146367 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTW 007 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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253-37367 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, riveted flat waggon 202 with three water tanks fitted, view of handbrake end, originally part of the 'camp train', modified by Mt Newman Mining railway workshops.
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254-21367 viewsBing Siding, an empty train awaits departure time behind 6071 an General Electric built AC6000 model with serial number 51063. The locomotive has not yet been named. Second unit is Goninan rebuilt CM40-8MEFI locomotive 5668. September 2001.
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255-04367 viewsSiding Three back track, Robe 9456 Tamper 1, a Fairmont Tamper Mk VI switch tamper machine. May 2002.
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255-36367 viewsEmu Siding on the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line with the Western Creek Robe River interconnecting line on the left joining the HI Tom Price line. Train Control board for crews to change channels. May 2002.
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256-13367 viewsMaitland Siding on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale railway has a late afternoon empty train with the quad CM40-8M working of 9425, 9410, 9420 and 9414 in the siding waiting for a cross with an opposing loaded train. At the time of this image Siding 3 or Murray Camp was unable to cross ore trains so Siding One - Harding or Siding Two - Maitland were used. May 2002.
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283-15367 viewsAt the 45.4 km grade crossing on the Robe River line, loaded train easers around the curve behind the standard quad Goninan CM40-8M units led by 9414 serial number 8206-11 / 91-124 and rebuilt from the final of the original five ALCo units ordered from construction. 22nd of May 2002.
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250501 0318367 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 3297 - GA 3298, built in China by CRRC Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon in Breast Cancer Awareness pink livery. May 1, 2025.
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250501 0324367 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 3197 - GA 3198, the first pair of the second batch and the first painted pink, built in China by CRRC Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon in Breast Cancer Awareness pink livery. May 1, 2025.
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250501 0385367 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 3187 - GA 3188, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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234-35366 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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235-30366 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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6205 Comeng WA 050522 2737366 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #27, third lead in waggon, 6205, built by Comeng WA in February 1977 under order number 07-M-282 RY.
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