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216-29105 viewsMoomba, panorama image three.
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100602 8685105 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, loaded with fines in West Kalgoorlie 2nd June 2010.
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030407 105647105 viewsPoochera, detail view of the bogie with spoked axle set on loaded SAR Islington Workshops built HAN type bogie wheat waggon HAN 3, also note handbrake detail. 7th April 2003.
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030409 111858105 viewsDarke Peake, located at the 198.5 km and opened in July 1913, was originally called Darke's Peak up till 1950. Yard overview looking south from the north end, first set of points leads off to the right to the triangle and ballast loading point, second set are for the goods and grain siding loop, loading ramp just noticeable in front of the silos.
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030409 140653105 viewsWharminda, the engines 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 have cut off and run forward as they shunt to pick up loaded waggons.
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030409 153952105 viewsMoody Tank, a loaded grain train storms around the curve behind 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt DA class unit DA 4, trailing view.
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030414 163944105 viewsKevin, looking south at the gypsum plant, the triangle can be seen branching off on the right, loop on the left, the mainline to Penong continues on behind the camera.
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030414 165751105 viewsPenong, former power station shed.
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060111 2261105 viewsTooligie, 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 and its grain train. 11th January 2006.
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060113 2424105 viewsCeduna, NJ class Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model unit NJ 3 serial 71-730, 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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060527 4132105 viewsScotia, AFAF 30461 flat waggon, originally built by Tomlinson Steel WA as WFX type in 1970 as the final member of one hundred and sixty one waggons, recoded to WQCX type in 1981. Seen here carrying six loaded nickel ore kibbles.
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060528 4466105 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30071 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 005, 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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060603 5232105 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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070527 9170105 viewsParkeston, ALGY 40 built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1968 as a batch of fifty six LX type louvre vans, recoded to ALGX. Here it was in use on Loongana Limestone traffic.
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070527 9175105 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 9221105 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ALHX 34 louvre van waggon originally built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1973-74 as a batch of thirty five SLX type louvre vans, recoded to ALHX.
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070608 0083105 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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070608 0093105 viewsMidland, AQCY 30212 container waggon, originally one of forty five built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1981, carrying three Cockburn Cement pressurised cement - lime tanktainers.
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070608 0118105 viewsMidland, AZWY 30373 'Sputnik' loco oil and sand waggon, 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 WQCX type in 1980 and to WSP type waste oil and sand waggon in 1986.
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070608 0120105 viewsMidland, AZVY type departmental wheel set carrier waggon AZVY 2829, built by Transfield WA 1976 for Commonwealth Railways as one of two hundred GOX type open waggons. Recoded to AOOX, then in 1992 modified to AZVY.
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