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100605 9363100 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31223 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 118 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.
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100605 9374100 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31324 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-012 and fleet number 502 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity and a replacement for a WO type waggon number, for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.
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100729 01509100 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31466 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-038 and fleet number 529 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, Binduli Triangle, 29th July 2010.
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100729 01947100 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31475 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-047 and fleet number 538 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, West Kalgoorlie, 29th July 2010.
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030405 145612100 viewsWarramboo, track view across to loading ramp located at the northern end of the sidings, 5th April 2003.
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030405 154839100 viewsLock, rear view of corrugated iron building located across the tracks opposite the silos, 5th April 2003.
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030405 154418100 viewsLock, yard overview looking south from the northern end with a kink in the mainline with the points for the siding, silo complex visible in the background, 5th April 2003.
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030405 155300100 viewsLock, yard overview looking south, points and lever with indicator for the siding off the mainline, concrete silo complex Block 2 and outflow spout visible on the right as local identity Pope Searle wanders around the yard. 5th April 2003.
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030405 160328100 viewsLock, station yard overview, located at the 148.5 km, originally opened in May 1913 and called Terre after a local property, renamed to Lock in December 1921. Looking north along the mainline, points, lever and indicator for grain siding, Ascom style silo complex with concrete behind them, horizontal grain shed on the right with former crew barracks in front of that. 5th April 2003.
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030405 161712100 viewsLock, view from the site where the former yard crane in located, along North Terrace, looking east towards the silo complexes, 5th April 2003.
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030406 100330100 viewsCummins, yard overview looking north from the south end of the yard down the mainline. Points, lever and indicator for the goods and grain siding, the tracks on the right run behind the camera to the grain bunker loading - unloading site. 6th April 2003.
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030406 103550100 viewsEdillilie, station located at the 51.3 km, opened in November 1907 as Mortlock, renamed in October 1908. Yard overview looking north with silo complexes on the left. 6th April 2003.
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030407 094908100 viewsMinnipa, station yard overview looking north from the middle of the yard. Sidings 2 and 3 coming in from the left and Siding 1 on the right, point levers and indicators. Grade crossing in the distance. 7th April 2003.
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030407 100500100 viewsMinnipa, north bound empty grain train shunts across the grade crossing for Minnipa - Yardea Rd 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 to shunt off empty waggons into the grain siding. 7th April, 2003.
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030407 100834100 viewsMinnipa, empty grain train shunts back into the grain siding with 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. 7th April, 2003.
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030407 105420100 viewsPoochera, yard view looking south across the goods siding, min line and grain siding with loading of a grain rake taking place on the grain siding with the Ascom silo complex behind. 7th April 2003.
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030411 110523100 viewsKimba, concrete pre-fab station building doors.
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030411 141342100 viewsNunjikompita, aboriginal word for 'burnt hair', located , terminus of line from 14th August 1914 until Thevenard extension opened on the 8th of February 1915, 'station' shelter shed, consignment register desk still in situ.
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060108 2077100 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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060108 2081100 viewsLock, engines run around the consist to complete loading, 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model serial 84137 repainted into Australian Railroad Group livery, 1200 class unit 1204 and 830 class 842.
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