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186-32149 viewsMidland, standard gauge yard, brand new Perth built National Rail NR class units NR 102 Goninan GE model Cv40-9i serial 7250-07/97-302 and NR 101 serial 7250-07/97-303 shunt out of the yard with the first built sister NR 61 serial 7250-11/96-263.
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187-26149 viewsYeerongpilly, Queensland. NSW standard gauge Clyde Engineering built EMD model JT26C-2SS 81 class 8119 serial 83-1038. GeoData.
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190-23149 viewsCootamundra West, NSW located 431 km from Sydney and the start of the Lake Cargelligo branchline, a Perth bound interstate freight train taking the scenic route, via Cootamundra West, Stockinbingal and Parkes, is about to pass over Yass Road through the manual hand gates behind 81 class locomotive 8159 and a sister unit.
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197-30149 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, builders plate for Mancha type MB1 controller, serial number M6 3165.
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202-33149 viewsYandi One, 307 km grade crossing, the last waggons on a loaded train, the last two are both Comeng style waggons, while the third, also being built by Comeng was originally built as a fixed wheel waggon with four axles, later converted to bogies.
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204-24149 viewsWittenoom Gorge Mine, remains of asbestos mining, underground tipping ore cars.
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219-22149 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, C36-7M unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072, an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5461 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan, leads an empty train along the mainline, the waggon behind 5507 is numbered 352 and is one of ten Portec USA built waggons originally from Phelps Dodge Copper Mine.
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100605 9334149 viewsWOC type iron ore waggon WOC 31360 is one of a batch of thirty built by Goninan WA between October 1997 to January 1998 with fleet number 420 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity and lettered for KIPL, Koolyanobbing Iron Pty Ltd, with the non-handbrake end repainted, seen here loaded with fines ore, Binduli, 5th June 2010.
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100729 01488149 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31391 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 316 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations. This waggon was also converted to a WSM type ballast hopper by re-fitting the cut down top section and having bottom discharge doors fitted, converted back to WOB in 1998, returning empty to Koolyanobbing at Binduli, 29th July 2010.
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030414 165816149 viewsPenong, former power station, couple of Stobie poles out the front.
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051102 6632149 viewsThevenard, cab side view of NJ class Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model unit NJ 6 serial 71-733, built in 1971 at Clyde's Granville NSW workshops, started out on the Central Australia Railway for the Commonwealth Railways before being transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 1981. Still in AN green but lettered for Australian Southern Railroad.
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060603 5232149 viewsMidland, WGL 635 originally one of ten units built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1976 as WFN type bogie flat waggon for Western Mining Corporation for nickel matte kibble traffic as WFN 605 and converted to WGL for bagged nickel matte in 1979.
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191-14149 viewsSeymour station, rationalised yard, VZCA type Sleeper Discharge Transport waggon VZCA 1 with sleeper kicker trolley on rails, recoded from QD type QD 1 in 1988, originally a TT type TT 3 built in 1890. Part of sleeper discharge train behind B class B 65.
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222-05149 viewsAt the 105.7 km grade crossing near Gillam Siding, a loaded Yandi train's remote units 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07 / 93-140 and sister unit 5639 both Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units. This road was also the original road into Lynas Find Gold Project, back in the day. GeoData.
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222-12149 viewsFlat tyre on the BHP access road, the off cut of rail is used to get the axle high enough to fit the factory jack under it, Oh What a Feeling…
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160101 9808149 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, concrete footings and foundations for the now removed milling plant, drive visible in the background. Geodata.
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WTT West 1979-10-29149 viewsWorking Time-Table Western and South Western Districts, 29th October 1979, complete 224 page PDF download, 10 MB.
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040502 085614149 viewsMooka Siding, trailing view of the 'Pony' heading south, with the Harsco Pony track re-laying machine on the rear.
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030404 130919149 viewsPort Augusta Spencer Junction yard, a couple of AFRF type rail transport waggons await shunting back to Whyalla for reloading during the Darwin line construction. 4th April 2003.
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170727 9620149 viewsWoodstock Siding, a loaded BHP iron ore train passes under the Roy Hill overpass behind Progress Rail Muncie USA built EMD SD70ACe/LCi unit 4466 serial 20138907-017 and sister 4367. 27th July 2017. GeoData.
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