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060111 2392386 viewsWannamana, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004 here leading a north bound empty grain train heading to Wudinna. Wannamana was located at the 210 km and opened in January 1927, this scene is some 79 years later. The siding was closed in April 1957. 11th January 2006.
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060113 2483386 viewsKevin, ARG 1600 class narrow gauge loco 1604 a Clyde Engineering built EMD model JL22C serial 71-731, originally built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981 arrives with empty gypsum train 6DD3. 13th January 2006.
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060113 2510386 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 shunts back onto the triangle leg behind triple NJ/1600 class units, Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C models, originally coded the NJ class and built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981 and recoded to the 1600 class. 13th January 2006.
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060113 2544386 viewsKevin, narrow gauge locos 1604, NJ 3 and 1601 take the mainline to Thevenard, having reversed train 6DD3 on the Kevin triangle as they prepare to load, 1600 class unit 1604 in Australian Railroad Group livery a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-731, originally built as NJ class NJ 4 and built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 13th January 2006.
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060113 2556386 viewsCharra at the 466.2 km, Mallee style shelter building. Opened with the line on 13th February 1966 as a goods siding, reclassified as passing siding and extended, new goods loop siding constructed May 1982. 13th January 2006.
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130708 0729386 viewsCharra, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.
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130708 0884386 viewsThevenard, loaded train running through the back of the yard and crossing Bergmann Drive grade crossing, 434.2 km.
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130708 0937386 viewsThevenard originally an Kinki Sharyo built NHA type NHA 997 for the NAR now coded ENHA type ENHA 5, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum crossing Bergmann Drive grade crossing, 434.2 km.
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PD 12863386 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34082 with fleet number 951, 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, seen here in a rake with sister waggons.
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060527 4137386 viewsScotia, AQCY 30432 flat waggon, originally built by Tomlinson Steel WA as WFX type in 1970 from a batch of one hundred and sixty one waggons, recoded to WQCX type in 1979. Seen here carrying six loaded nickel ore kibbles.
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060530 4928386 viewsParkeston, AHLY 0049 one of sixty five AHBY class ballast hoppers built by EDI Rail at their Port Augusta Workshops for ARG in 2001-02 for the Darwin line construction, now in limestone quarry products service.
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060531 5074386 viewsParkeston, OPC 381, originally built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1964 as an 8300 type brake van numbered 8365 on broad gauge, to standard gauge and recoded in Sept 1982 to AVAY 381, converted for LCL traffic Peterborough and Broken Hill in June 1987 as ABLP and then in April 1992 modified and recoded to OPC stores van.
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060603 5269 WJFY509B386 viewsMidland, WJFY 509 fuel tank waggon built by Tulloch Ltd NSW in 1970 for Mobil WA as a WJF type, 96.24 kilolitres, 1 compartment and 2 domes. Sold to BP Oil in 1985.
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100602 8677386 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATMF 551 fuel tank waggon, one of three built by Tulloch Limited NSW as WJM type in 1971 with a capacity of 96.25 kL one compartment one dome, current capacity of 80500 litres. 551 and 552 for Shell and 553 for BP Oil.
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100602 8785386 viewsParkeston, APNY 31155 one of twelve units built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.
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100608 9733386 viewsMidland, AQNY 32201, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S124J with replacement door and roll top tarpaulin and S52X with original door and original sliding tarpaulin on train 2430 empty Malcolm freighter.
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100611 0348386 viewsMidland, APNY 31157, one of twelve built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.
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225-17386 viewsAt the 24.1 km grade crossing on the BHP Newman line, the afternoon departure for Yandi mine heads south behind the standard double General Electric AC6000 units with GE Erie built 6074 serial 51066 leading sister unit 6075 with another AC6000 unit mid-train. This was before the units were named. GeoData.
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230-20386 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel exit side portal, Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M model 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 leads a loading train 1.2 km/h. The ore stockpile and pedestal stacker are visible. The livery is the marigold version of the BHP Australia logo. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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151111 9534386 viewsA view from Table Hill looking north-north west with a loaded train on the Lake Poongkaliyarra causeway and heading through Lockyer Gap bound for Cape Lambert.
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