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184-25116 viewsAlbury loco depot, two types of NSWSRA standard gauge ALCo locomotives 48 class 48107 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial G3420-22 and 44 class 4466 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL500B serial G3421-06 both in candy livery near the loco depot, turntable behind locos, elevated view, semaphore signals, view down yard looking south.
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190-33116 viewsUranquinty, located at the 535.72 km on the NSW Main South line, looking south at platform and remains of station.
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192-31116 viewsCootamundra West, NSW, looking east in the up direction with the Loop Line on the left, Main Line lower quadrant semaphores for up movements to Main Line operated by lever 41 and South Fork to the right from lever 46, with each respective lines down semaphore signals facing away. The signal box and station are in the distance and the siding at right is the Tumut Siding. The house in the distance looks a lot like a NSWGR departmental residence.
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140517-4373116 viewsMarble Bar, Prospector Creek, tin mine, near Fishers Cairn the area was a Tailings Lease #10 (87H) - FISHERS CAIRN held by Moolyella Tin Pty. Ltd in the 1960s, then a machinery lease in the 1970s. Remains of a dry tin concentrate plant. Location Here.
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140517-4395116 viewsMarble Bar, Prospector Creek, tin mine, near Fishers Cairn the area was a Tailings Lease #10 (87H) - FISHERS CAIRN held by Moolyella Tin Pty. Ltd in the 1960s, then a machinery lease in the 1970s. Remains of a dry tin concentrate plant. Location Here.
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202-33116 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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205-23116 viewsDrillers Ridge, Wittenoom, the DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) tower (located at 957 metres) was a navigation aid for the Department of Civil Aviation for the Wittenoom airport, the site was also used by Telecom for providing 'radio links' for phones into Wittenoom prior to the current tower located at the eastern edge of town which links back to Auski Roadhouse.
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205-32116 viewsKoodaideri, drive cut into side, early exploration, drive dug by Umberto, former Hancock employee and worker and caretaker at the Wittenoom mine sites.
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211-30116 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point overview looking south east from the kaolin loader at no. 2 berth showing berth construction, tug boats, no. 2 bauxite loader and the TNT Capricornia, a coal fired 75,500-dwt bulk carrier built by Italcantieri for TNT Bulkships trade run between Gladstone and Weipa.
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220-03116 viewsTaplin Siding, located between the 135 and 137.5 km on the former Goldsworthy Mining Ltd line, now part of the BHP Iron Ore network looking west at the points, indicator and shelter located at the 136 km or Hedland end.
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060529 4702116 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33432 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-137 and fleet number 8931 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here loaded with fines at Binduli, 29th May 2006.
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100602 8538116 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33436 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-141 and fleet number 8935 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with the 8 being an addition as the fleet size has increased beyond 1000 waggons, 82.5 ton capacity and build date of 04/2006 waggon for Portman Mining, seen here loaded with fines west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.
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060528 4615116 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31395 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 325 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 1997, and this is the first one to be repainted in ARG yellow and stands out against the newer style WOE type waggons as this empty train runs past the 628 km west of Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006.
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030406 114230116 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, builders plate for NJ class NJ 4 Clyde Engineering EMD model JL22C serial 71-731. 6th April 2003.
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060111 2254116 viewsTooligie, a kilometre south with empty grain train ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004 leads an empty grain train north. 11th January 2006.
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130708 0706116 viewsPenong Junction, location opened in February 1966, located at the 429.7 km, looking at the Mallee shelter shed - combined train control room, junction points and point indicator, Penong line curving around to the left.
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060527 4130116 viewsScotia, AQCY 30219 flat waggon, one of forty five waggons built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WFX type, recoded in 1979 to WQCX. Here carrying six loaded nickel ore kibbles.
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060527 4131116 viewsScotia, AQCY 31014, one of eighteen WFA type container waggons built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1981, recoded in 1989 to WQCY, then RHQY in 1994 and back to WQCY in 1996. View of number board and bogie in nickel ore kibble service.
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070527 9172116 viewsParkeston, WFCS 30303 originally built as an WFX type flat waggon by Tomlinson Steel in a batch of one hundred and sixty one in 1969-70. Recoded to WOCX in 1980, in 1993 to WFCS. Fitted with bulkheads in Loongana Limestone traffic.
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221-15116 viewsHardie Siding, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild unit CM40-8MEFI 5669 the last Dash 8 rebuilt for BHP and one of four fitted with an EFI prime mover, serial 95-160/8412-02, with the switch restored for the mainline the 2nd Person climbs aboard to continue on to Yarrie Mine.
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