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22665452 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, a new 'Pilbara' cab under construction which will be fitted to a GE CM40-8M. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030415 154528452 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west along loop line, the eastern leg of the triangle running to the left, middle road is the Trans Australian Railway line while the right is the Central Australian Railway line. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways situated 504 km from the 0 km datum at Coonamia. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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180615 1579452 viewsWalla Siding, BHP took delivery of two new ballast ploughs in December 2017. They were built by CRRC Yangtze China in 2017 and weigh in at 65 tonnes. The ploughs are numbered BP 01 and BP 02. We finally caught up with them top and tail on a ballast consist, here's BP 01.
Roland Depth photo.
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190107 0543452 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00122 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-122 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190107 0641452 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00190 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-190 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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080621 2802452 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 34 a Plasser Australia unit model 305 serial M490. 21st June 2008.
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246-24452 viewsCape Lambert, Robe River locomotive 9410 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 2160-03 / 96-202 from March 1996 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo serial C-6096-5 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in November 1975 and numbered 5500. Everything below the frame is ALCo, with the Comeng style flat fuel tank, while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. 22nd May 2002.
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249-30452 viewsA loaded Hamersley Iron train runs across the plains north of Dugite Siding near the 70 km as it nears the destination of its cargo behind the standard pair of GE built Dash 9-44CW locomotives 7084 serial 47763 and 7079 serial 47758 both in the original Pepsi Can livery. Approximate location. 18th December 1999.
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250-11452 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 on the loop as a loaded train with 210 waggons passes behind a sister pairing of 7072 serial 47751 and 7074 serial 47753. 1550 hrs 21st October 2000.
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250-35452 viewsCape Lambert South Yard and Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard dragging a loaded rake down to the car dumper. 22nd October 2000.
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254-30452 viewsNunyerry weather station, located beside an abandoned landing strip. Chrysotile or white asbestos was originally mined in this area by Hanwright in the 1950s. GeoData location here. September 2001.
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100603 8964452 viewsParkeston, SCT's 3MP9 service operating from Melbourne to Perth, SCT crew accommodation coach PSDS type PSDS 02280 'Peterborough Boys' converted by Gemco WA in 2008 from former Comeng NSW built SDS class sitting car SDS 2280 for the NSWGR.
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176-04451 viewsYarrawonga station yard overview, looking south, Grain Elevators Board H style horizontal storage bunker at left, goods shed and platform, station building in the distance, V/Line Grain broad gauge VHGF type bogie grain waggons, Grain Elevators Board Ascom style sub-terminal silo complex, with gravitational loading road at right.
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179-23451 viewsGheringhap, V/Line broad gauge goods train 9169 to Adelaide behind G class G 512 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 84-1240 and C classes C 510 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-833 and C 509 serial 76-832 creeps along the Maroona Line under the Midland Highway overpass as the 2nd person climbs out of X class X 51 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-798 to make his way back onto G 512 and head home to Dimboola.
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108-31451 viewsTatura, station yard, north end looking north, searchlight departure signal, point work.
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125-13451 viewsKilmore East V/Line broad gauge B class 65 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-6 still in Victorian Railways livery leads a sleeper discharge train on the up broad gauge line, ganger walking line.
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127-20451 viewsDeer Park West, signal post 2/10, telephone cabinet and 'CATCH' sign at the Boral quarry junction on the main western line.
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130-03451 viewsElmore, silo complex, Ascom Jumbo silos 1 and 3 and Victorian Oat Pool shed 4, V/Line Grain bogie grain waggons, looking south.
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141-1-22451 viewsSunshine, broad gauge V/Line P class P 16 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18HBR serial 84-1210 rebuilt from T 332 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-99 works a 6 car double H set push-pull down passenger with another P class on the rear.
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142-1-32451 viewsBenalla yard overview looking north, goods shed at left, Freightgate canopy and NSW louvre vans, disc signal post 12 with telephone box, taken between No. 5 and 6 Roads, stabled 9303 Wodonga goods at right, signal gantry in the distance, foggy.
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