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190109 1615344 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00378 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-378 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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110620 2261344 viewsChapman, a loaded train of Chinese built ore waggons by CSR Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works loaded with lump ore. 20th June 2011.
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200914 7785344 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, former Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates RSC-3 model ALCo locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1951 for NSWGR as the 40 class 4002 serial 77733, purchased by CRRIA in 1971 and numbered 261.002, then 1705 and finally 9405. 4002 is preserved in an operational state and another claim to fame is it run the Royal Train in NSW February 1954. Donated to the Society in 1979. 14th September 2020.
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248-17344 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9427 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-2 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6331, Penn Central 6331 and finally Conrail 6781. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in January 1987. This loco also went on to become DR 8403 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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249-33344 viewsLoaded Hamersley Iron ore waggon pair National Steel USA built 5126 and Nippon Sharyo Japan built 770. Approximate location. 18th December 1999.
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252-05344 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, General Electric built 9-44CW unit 7088 with serial number 47767 from the original 1994 build idles away on the eastern end of the ballast train as it is loaded and slowly progresses into the back track siding Ballast plough BP 02 is behind the locomotive. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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252-10344 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, National Steel Car Company of Canada built ballast hopper waggon BH 058 built in January 1971. A batch of twenty were built for Hamersley Iron. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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245-10344 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, still in former owner AN livery, Australian Southern 830 class locomotive 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137 which has been on the Eyre Peninsula Division since being built in April 1962, roster shot coupled to sister unit. 6th April 2003.
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140601 4456344 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8016-2 part of a pair of 120 sets built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.
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100603 8978344 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PQIY type 80' container flat PQIY 0039, one of forty units built by Gemco WA in 2009 loaded with a Macfield 40' flatrack MGCU 6609390 double stacked with an SCT 40' curtainsider SCT 1001 and a Macfield 40' flatrack MGCU 6609300 double stacked with another SCT 40' curtainsider SCT 1028.
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100603 9032344 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0125 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA in 2008, with Independent Brake signage.
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183-25343 viewsWodonga loco depot fuel point, V/Line broad gauge Bulldog B class locomotive B 75 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-16 still in Victorian Railways livery, cab front view.
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182-17343 viewsMurchison, view along mainline looking towards Murchison East.
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185-29343 viewsNorth Geelong Yard, view from North Geelong C Signal Box of light engines G class G 528 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 88-1258 and X class X 41 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-704 as the driver prepares to surrender the staff for the grain loop.
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127-36343 viewsElmore station overview, looking towards Melbourne, station building, Echuca line, yard view, Ascom and Williamstown silo complex in background.
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192-25343 viewsCootamundra West, NSW, view looking up direction across Freer's private grade crossing towards Cootamundra West from the up home mechanical lower quadrant semaphore signal on a wooden post and still with finial. Lever 48 operates this signal. The sidings on the left are the Refuge and No.1 Goods Sidings.
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209-24343 viewsMidland, the midday east bound freighter waits for line clear behind Westrail's Clyde Engineering built EMD GT26C model L class units L 262 serial 68-552 and L 269.
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060528 4432343 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 32384 with fleet number 4912, the 4 being a recent addition due to the increasing size of the ore car fleet, one 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, 28th May 2006.
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100729 01498343 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31401 is leader of a batch of eleven replacement waggons built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1970 and 1971 with fleet number 180 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO. On loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 29th July 2010.
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100729 01947343 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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