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160531 9909330 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, container waggon RQHY 7078, the final one of seventy eight built in 2005 by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works in China, with two 20' steel coil 'butter boxes'.
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160526 5287330 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, with 76 waggons for 5709.8 tonnes and 1795 metres with EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe unit SCT 014 serial 08-1738 on the point holds the mainline as the Kalgoorlie bound Prospector three car set led by WDA 003 passes on the loop.
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160526 5292330 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, SCT inline refuelling waggon PQFY type PQFY 4341 originally built by Perry Engineering SA in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways as an RMX type container waggon, with SCT - Logicoil AMT5 type tank-tainers TILU 102025 and TILU 102021.
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160526 5357330 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ARBY type ARBY 4450 refrigerated van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 as a VFX type covered van for Commonwealth Railways, recoded to ABFX and converted from ABFY by Gemco WA in 2004/05 to ARBY.
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160526 5368330 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ABSY type ABSY 4460 covered van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX and RBFX to SCT as ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.
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160527 5541330 viewsBlamey crossing loop at the 1692 km, SCT train 5PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in 1969 as one of four hundred and fifty five FQX type 60' 3TEU container flat waggons built over ten years, it was recoded to VQCX before private ownership and reclassed PQCY type, PQCY 529 is now fitted with bulkheads and here loaded with a portable building.
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160529 8878330 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0059 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160530 9177330 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0041 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160530 9216330 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PWXY type PWXY 0005 one of twelve well waggons built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co of China for SCT in 2008, loaded with two 48' MFG1 type boxes, a Rail Containers SCFU 412560 and an SCT box SCTDS 4831.
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161109 1894330 viewsMoule, train 4DD4 rumbles along the mainline behind Genesee & Wyoming locomotives Clyde Engineering EMD model JL22C units 1601 serial 71-728 and 1603 serial 71-730 and a pair of AE Goodwin ALCo model DE531 units 859 serial 84705 and 850 serial 84136 with 62 loaded waggons. 1601 was originally built as the class leader of the NJ class NJ 1 and name 'Ben Chifley' and after starting life on the Central Australia line was transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981.
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161109 1975330 viewsThevenard, train 4DD4 rumbles across Bergmann Drive as the forth unit Genesee & Wyoming locomotive AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 unit 850 serial 84136, built in 1962, 850 has been based on the Eyre Peninsula system all its operating life.
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161111 2463330 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon APNY 31155, one of twelve built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WNA class pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.
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040616 162136330 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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040408 162631330 viewsMooka Siding north backtrack, BHP's mainline Tamper 1, Plasser Australia 09-32 CAT model with serial 306. 8th April 2004.
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22656330 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, a new 'Pilbara' cab under construction which will be fitted to a GE CM40-8M. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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24134330 viewsBassendean, Collier Road, Key Transport hauling the final BHP Iron Ore Goninan GE rebuilt CM40-8M unit 5669 serial 8412-02 / 95-160, which is actually an CM40-8MEFI as the final three had electronic fuel injection fitted to their 7FDL-16 engines. 5669 was rebuilt from Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 model 5486 serial C6084-2. July 1995.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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24903330 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, a stripped back ALCo locomotive frames laying about, these were subsequently scrapped. July 1995.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030416 094958330 viewsWirrida Siding, looking south towards Tarcoola with the goods loop returning to the loop and the loading ramp and siding points. Located at the 641 km from the 0 datum at Coonamia and 137 km north of Tarcoola between Carnes and Manguri on the Tarcoola - Alice Springs line. GeoData location. 16th April 2003.
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180616 1773330 viewsAt the 81 km on the Tom Price West mainline, Rio Tinto loco 7047 with serial 57098 a GE Erie built GE model Dash 9-44CW from the 10th order in HI Pilbara Iron livery with heavy rust on the visor, was built in August 2006. 16th June 2018.
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070622 0224330 viewsMooka in the back track siding, BHP Iron Ore's track recording vehicle, EM80 which is a Plasser & Theurer EM-80 model and still wearing the old BHP blue and white livery, this unit was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and white.
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