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PD 12863388 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 4116388 viewsScotia, AQNY 32186, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with two Royal Wolf 20' containers RWTU 311459 and RWTU 207425, train 6029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
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060528 4639 ATLF562S388 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATLF 562 tank waggon, built by WAGR Midland Workshops 1973 for Shell as type WJL 86.49 kL one compartment one dome with a capacity of 80500 litres, fitted with type F InterLock couplers.
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060530 4914388 viewsParkeston, AHQF 31426 seen here in Loongana Limestone service, originally built by Goninan WA for Western Quarries as a batch of twenty coded WHA type in 1995. Purchased by Westrail in 1998.
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060530 4945388 viewsParkeston, AFBF 33121 kibble flat waggon, built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1969 in a batch of fifty eight WGX type open waggons without end doors, in 1975 to WGN for nickel traffic, back to WGX in 1976, to WOAX, then in 1987 to WOSF for steel traffic, then further cut down to for kibble traffic as seen here.
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060531 5074388 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 WJFY509B388 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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060603 5418388 viewsMidland, AZKY type anhydrous ammonia tank waggon AZKY 32237, one of twelve built by Goninan WA in 1998 as class WQK for Murrin Murrin traffic, fitted with Brambles anhydrous ammonia tank A5A.
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070607 9992388 viewsMidland, AZKY type anhydrous ammonia tank waggon AZKY 32231, type leader of twelve units built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQK type for Murrin Murrin traffic, fitted with Brambles anhydrous ammonia tank A1K with no sticker.
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100603 8833388 viewsParkeston, RMWY 34029 triple deck car carrying waggon, built by Comeng NSW in 1975 within the third batch of ten WMX type double deck car carrying waggons, re-coded to WMFX in 1979, converted to triple deck WMGF in 1989 then under National Rail leasing they became RMWY type.
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100603 8861388 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOXY 33123, converted to carry nickel matte bulk bags, in WGL traffic. Built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1969 as part of a batch of fifty eight WGX type open waggons, in 1981 to WOAX, then AOAY type.
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051101 6446388 viewsParkeston, AHQF 31422 seen here in Loongana Limestone service, originally built by Goninan WA for Western Quarries as a batch of twenty coded WHA type in 1995. Purchased by Westrail in 1998.
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222-31388 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7071 serial 47750 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie brings a loaded train away from the passing track back onto the mainline following a crew change with second unit 7066.
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225-05388 viewsBing siding, the afternoon empty train to Yandi was a double AC6000, 112 waggons, AC6000 and 112 waggons for a long time, here's one on approach behind General Electric AC6000 6074 serial 51066 built by GE at Erie as it passes Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5669. GeoData.
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225-14388 viewsBing siding at the 17 km, Goninan rebuild CM40-8MEFI GE loco 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 was the last Dash 8 built for BHP Iron Ore, heading into Nelson Point, note the CCTV camera mounted under the radiator wing as a trial for single man crewing when long end leading. GeoData.
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228-15388 viewsYandi Two mobile machine fuel point. A Caterpillar 16G road motor grader is receiving attention.
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228-18388 viewsYandi Two, the only real land mark on the Yandi Two branchline is this bridge over an un-named creek at the YT307 km with the afternoon empty train on approach. Geodata -22.706976, 119.097651 .
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228-23388 viewsYandi Two branch, the afternoon empty train mid-train remotes cross the bridge at the YT307 km in the form of elephant style Goninan final rebuild GE CM40-8MEFI model unit 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02/95-160 and CM40-8M model 5638 'Mallina' serial 8281-02/92-127. Geodata -22.706976, 119.097651 .
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151111 9534388 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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151111 9544388 viewsAn empty train led by General Electric ES44DCi units 8162 serial 60226 and 8167 serial 60231 both in the Rio Tinto tiger strip livery leading Dash 9-44CW 7093 serial 47772, the last of the original build of Dash 9 units crossing Lake Poongkaliyarra.
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