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070527 9175132 viewsParkeston, AZQF 1966 heavy weight waggon, originally built by Commonwealth Railways Port Augusta Workshops in November 1966, issued as 1966, coded Q, then later to AZQF, fitted with narrow gauge rails on deck for conveyance of rollingstock between Port Augusta and Marree. View of six wheel bogie and code board.
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070527 9223132 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, OPC 397, originally built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1963 as an 8300 class brake van numbered 8349 on broad gauge, recoded in 1982 to AVAY 50, to standard gauge in Feb 1983 as AVAY 397, converted to AZXP accident van in Feb 1986 and then in Feb 1993 recoded to OPC.
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070608 0083132 viewsMidland, WGLA 30027 originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1965 as WF type bogie flat waggon, to WFW in 1974, then converted to bagged nickel matte traffic WGLA type in 1984.
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070609 0185132 viewsMidland, AZDY 30726, one of about fourteen WBAX vans converted to AZDY type sodium cyanide container waggon, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops as one of seventy five WV/X type covered vans in 1967-68, converted late 1988/9 to WQDF.
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221-20132 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, General Electric AC6000 class emerges from the loadout portal as it leads a train through the loading vaults, the dust extraction ducting is also visible and the plant stacker can been seen at the very top of the stockpile.
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150523 8215132 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton diesel fuel tank waggon 0034 with safety slogan 'Thank Safe + Work Safe = Go Home Safe', total capacity of 117 m3 for a nominal capacity of 113 m3 built in China by CNR - QRRS.
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239-00132 viewsView inside the diesel power station located at Yandi One of a freshly overhauled Caterpillar 3516 engine and Kato alternator. Genset no. 1. GeoData.
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160523 2719132 viewsParkeston, 1PM5 intermodal train, RRQY 7324 5 pack articulated skel waggon set built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works China in 2005 for Pacific National, with three FCL 48' boxes, a 40' flatrack and a 48' Linfox box.
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160523 2720132 viewsParkeston, 1PM5 intermodal train, RRAY 7197 5-pack articulated skel waggon set, one of 100 built by ABB Engineering NSW 1996-2000, with two Toll 40' boxes, K+S Freighters 40' box and two 40' flatracks.
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161111 2454132 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30096 loaded with two Cockburn Cement ITVU type 20' tanktainers IVTU 274016 and 274009. 30096 originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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161111 2415132 viewsKalgoorlie, Malcolm freighter train 5029, waggon AQNY 32202 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with a pair of Bis Industries 55UA type roll-top sulphur containers SBIU 200635 and SBIU 200629.
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19797132 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, former BHP Iron Ore Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5509, seen here stripped down to being an engine test bed, view from the no. 1 end. Sept 2003.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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22666132 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, new GE-7FDL-16 prime-movers, some with GMG187 main alternators for install into a GE CM40-8M rebuilds and some GE752 AH traction motors. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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23712132 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo model M636 unit 5473 serial G6047-5 being scrapped to frame level, hood section on truck. December 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030415 140027132 viewsKingoonya, located at the 426.5 km on the Trans Australian Railway, top of loading ramp and crane. Located on the north side of the line. GeoData location.
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030415 155956132 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, works compound see old livestock waggons converted to storage shed for gas bottles and the like. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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240-09132 viewsNelson Point, retired Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 sits awaiting its engine removal prior to being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's Museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. 25th June 2002.
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242-16132 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 with engine and alternator removed. May 2002.
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080621 2800132 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 34 a Plasser Australia unit model 305 serial M490. 21st June 2008.
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200914 7782132 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, former Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates RSD-3 model ALCo locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1951 for NSWGR as the 40 class 4002 serial 77733, purchased by CRRIA in 1971 and numbered 261.002, then 1705 and finally 9405. 4002 is preserved in an operational state and another claim to fame is it run the Royal Train in NSW February 1954. Donated to the Society in 1979. 14th September 2020.
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