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202-26110 viewsMeckering, view looking east across the Mortlock River flood plain at the east end of the crossing loop, the east end only has a small interlocking relay cabinet and phone booth.
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205-29110 viewsKoodaideri, 130 plus km from the Rio mainline, within 10 km of the BHP mainline, go figure.
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206-28110 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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211-33110 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point view looking north from kaolin loader across no. 1 ship loader with Humbug Point Wharf (or town wharf) in the distance.
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216-21110 viewsDry Creek Motive Power Centre, view looking north as a track tamper arrives into Dry Creek Yard.
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218-24110 viewsDe Grey, Great Northern Highway grade crossing at the 57.15 km a loaded GML train behind an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5458 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan unit 5510 'Newman' serial 4839-07 / 87-075.
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219-31110 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, C36-7M unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072, an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5461 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan, leads an empty train along the siding with ore waggons from both Gunderson USA (smooth) and Portec USA (ribbed) all ex-Phelps Dodge Copper Mine.
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220-34110 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, empty train with mid-train loco a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M model 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11 / 93-145, seen here as the middle 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 8546110 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31399 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 323 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here west of Binduli 2nd June 2010.
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030405 140546110 viewsKyancutta, yard view looking south along the narrow gauge mainline with the siding point levers and indicators with the Eyre Highway grade crossing and one of only two electrically lit signals on the Eyre Peninsula Division. The cast iron 'Yard Limit' sign can be made out in the distance, 5th April 2003.
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030405 160954110 viewsLock and District Historical Museum, former railway station portable office building with original Peachna station sign, 5th April 2003.
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030407 092840110 viewsYaninee, trailing view of an empty grain train behind a trio of former Australian National Co-Co locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial no. 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class, leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial no. 84140 and 851 serial no. 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962, running express on the mainline. 7th April, 2003.
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030407 094425110 viewsMinnipa, yard view of loading ramp and former site of goods shed, rotating jib crane and road vehicle weighbridge scale room and grain truck sampling building in the background. 7th April, 2003.
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030409 110628110 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 152420110 viewsUngarra, the peace is shattered as a loaded grain train storms upgrade through the station 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.
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030411 110040110 viewsKimba, rail transport waggon ENFR 2, originally built as 40' flat waggon NRF 900 in 1943. Transferred to Eyre Peninsula in 1984 and recoded to ENFR in 1985. Scrapped here at Kimba in 2005.
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030411 110227110 viewsKimba, rail recovery winch waggon EZWL 2, shows cabin mounted above motor and winch, built using underframe of broad gauge horse box BH 4331. To Eyre Peninsula 1992, recoded then from AZWL. Scrapped in 2005.
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060108 2072110 viewsLock, grain train being loaded by former SAR 830 class unit 842, built by AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84140 in 1962, originally on broad gauge, transferred to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987 and, 1204 and sister 851.
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060109 2119110 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 2454110 viewsThevenard, AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 built for the SAR as 830 class locomotive 871 serial G3422-1 was issued when built in 1966 to the Eyre Peninsula division of South Australian Railways. Still wearing Australian National green and yellow but with ASR decals as it stands in the yard with a couple of ENH type hopper waggons. 13th January 2006.
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