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080124 1626398 viewsChapman Siding, new FMG ore waggon pair 1313 slave and 2314 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 24th January 2008.
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247-12398 viewsCape Lambert, Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard dragging a loaded rake down to the car dumper. Approximate location of train is here. 22nd May 2002.
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229-09397 viewsYandi Two at the 311.5 km, empty BHP train mid-train Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5657 'Fukuyama' serial 8412-02 / 94-148 trailing remote unit. GeoData.
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230-03397 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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231-24397 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, 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 as the outgoing crew arrive to change out. GeoData.
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238-20397 viewsNelson Point loco overhaul shop sees former Southern Pacific loco 3079 EMD model SD40, serial number 7861-52 with the long hood removed due to the 645 prime mover failing not long after arrival in Australia. 27th January 2004. Geodata .
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040616 162224397 viewsNelson Point, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port.
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040806 101952397 viewsFlash Butt yard, heavily stripped down riveted waggon 206, possible original ballast waggon, number 206 was originally a waggon in the 'Camp Train' and appears to have USA origin, view of number board and 50 t load stencil.
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040810 144947397 viewsShaw Siding backtrack, Difco Ohio USA 1967 build short side dump waggon 8701, originally built for Goldsworthy Mining as no. 1, renumbered by Mt Newman as 8701, one five waggons built for Goldsworthy Mining.
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040815 171350397 viewsNelson Point, detail view of data placard of fuel tank waggon 0020, 82 kilolitre capacity built by Comeng NSW for BP as RTC 2, used by Mt Newman Mining, unsure when converted to 0020.
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050522 2727397 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #17, 6016, built by Comeng WA in January 1971, also carries contract no. of 6506-016.
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060414 3439397 viewsNelson Point yard, originally a Magor USA built ballast waggon for the Oroville Dam construction, 507 seen here modified as a weighbridge test waggon with an axle load of 20 ton.
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060429 3720397 viewsFlash Butt yard, view of Harsco 'Pony' track resleeping and relaying machine. Originally owned by Barclay Mowlem.
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060429 3729397 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon, built for Mt Newman Mining on the 24th September 1970 by Scotts of Ipswich, one of a batch of nine, one of a batch of nine in the series 6005-6013.
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060429 3750397 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying flat waggon, in service as a transport waggon for a gantry car and sleepers. Originally in service with Goldsworthy Mining as a BC or BCV box van, built by Comeng WA in 1966.
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050625 3602397 viewsMooka North, BHP's new Tamper 3 track machine a Plasser Australia 09-3X model serial M480. 25th June 2005.
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050625 3665397 viewsMooka North, BHP's new Tamper 3 track machine a Plasser Australia 09-3X model serial M480. 25th June 2005.
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150523 8219397 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0024, one of a batch of ten built in 2014.
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170729 0135397 viewsGreen Pool, an empty Rio Tinto iron ore train runs along the Lyndon River behind General Electric built ES44DCi unit 8184 serial 60782 and a pair of Pilbara Iron liveried with HI reporting marks General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 7045 and 7049. 29th July 2017. GeoData.
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171121 0968397 viewsBarker Siding, Loram rail grinder MPC 2, driving and generator car or waggon. Looks to be a converted 85 foot waggon. This used to be operational in the US as LMIX 602. 21st November 2017.
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