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201-31125 viewsMidland, the first Perth built NR class NR 61 Goninan GE model Cv40-9i serial 7250-11/96-263 waits to depart Midland yard a brand new NR unit as the drivers talk to Control, the MidSig train control building is in the distance.
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204-29125 viewsPort Hedland, 42 Kingsmill Street, this house was bought for $102,000 in 2000, and sold for $900K 10 or 11 years later.
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205-22125 viewsWittenoom, upper reaches of Bee Gorge, landscape views.
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206-30125 viewsAn empty train on the Yarrie (former Goldsworthy) line behind BHP 5633 'Hephaestus' built new in 1988 by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 model, serial 5831-12 / 88-082. The four CM39-8 units were upgraded to CM40-8 units following overhauls and finally scrapped in January 2016.
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210-24125 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, view of compressor end of Comalco ore waggon 3002, shows compressor, fuel tank, controls and piping and bogie.
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220-35125 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, empty train with the trailing loco a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8ML model 5664 'Kaohsiung' serial 8412-09 / 94-155 was originally rebuilt without a driving cab for use as a LocoTrol II controlling remote, then one was retrofitted following improvements in the size of the required LocoTrol equipment and for operational purposes. Seen here as the trailing remote during a period of trials on Yandi trains where the consist was two leads units, 112 waggons, one loco, 112 waggons and the final loco.
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100602 8685125 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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100729 01504125 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31393 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 318 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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030406 142314125 viewsKapinnie, yard overview looking east towards Yeelanna, concrete silo complexes and outflow spouts on the right. 6th April 2003.
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030409 110628125 viewsCaralue, loaded grain train working south of the former station site 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, it leads fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4, rebuilt from 830 class unit 839 by Port Augusta Workshops, retains original serial 83730 and model DL531.
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030409 115618125 viewsDarke Peake, at the 195 km Dog Fence Road grade crossing loaded grain train with 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, leads fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4, rebuilt from 830 class unit 839 by Port Augusta Workshops, retains original serial 83730 and model DL531 with the first twelve waggons behind the locos XNW type.
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030409 150000125 viewsUngarra, located at the 108.1 km and opened in March 1913 as the temporary terminus till July 1913. Station shelter shed, located between the mainline and the good and grain loop.
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030411 142313125 viewsNunjikompita, a section where new ballast has started about a kilometre east of the yard.
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060108 2063125 viewsLock, ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, final of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1514, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started on the Eyre Peninsula in August 2004.
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060109 2117125 viewsKyancutta, ASR 830 class unit 842, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model loco serial 84140 leads EMD unit 1204 due to air-conditioning trouble and sister ALCo 851 as they shunt across Museum Terrace to place empty grain waggons on the silo loop. 9th January 2006.
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060113 2446125 viewsThevenard, NJ class unit NJ 3 a Clyde Engineering built EMD model JL22C serial 71-730, originally built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 13th January 2006.
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130703 0126125 viewsMurdinga, loading of grain from the Ascom out loading spout, looking south from Railway Tce. Geo location. 3rd July 2013.
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PD 12851125 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 32371 with fleet number 905 and of the drop floor type, type leader of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, seen here in a rake with sister waggons.
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060527 4108125 viewsScotia, AQNY 32151, type leader of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S140M and S110L both with original style doors and sliding tarpaulins, S110L also has the 'Man' logo, train 6029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
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060527 4114125 viewsScotia, AQNY 32195, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with two Royal Wolf 20' containers WTQU 229658 and RWHU 265044, train 6029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
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