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060111 2354395 viewsKyancutta, this shot shows three of the types of waggon used, former Australian National narrow gauge ENHG type bogie grain waggon ENHG 3, originally built by Moore Road Ind, Victoria as NB type NB 1398 ballast hopper for the NAR, then to standard gauge in 1975 as BA type BA 1540, recoded to AHTY in 1980, to EP April 1984, recoded to NHG type NHG 6 in May 1984, then again to ENHT type ENHT 6 in March 1985 and further rebuilt forming one half of ENHG type grain waggon in August 1986. The conversion involved splicing two AHTY-ENHT type waggons together at Port Lincoln workshops, an HCN type HCN 4 was modified at Islington Workshops in 1978-80 and started life as a Tulloch built NHB type iron ore hopper for the CR on the North Australia Railway in 1968-69, and an SAR built HAN type as they are shunted back into the grain siding for loading. 11th January 2006.
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060111 2391395 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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130703 0143395 viewsMurdinga, bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 40, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130704 0444395 viewsKyancutta, the south bound loaded grain train gets away from attaching a further fourteen loads here as it is about to cross the Eyre Highway grade crossing with F Type flashing lights. 4th July 2013.
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130708 0763395 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 52 A, with hungry boards still fitted loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.
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130708 0800395 viewsCharra, crossing loop, 466.2 km.
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PD 12850395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34099 with fleet number 967 and of the drop floor type, 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 4138395 viewsScotia, AQCY 30233 flat waggon, one of forty five waggons built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WFX type, recoded in 1981 to WQCX. Here carrying six loaded nickel ore kibbles and the end of train marker.
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060528 4641 ATLF561J395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATLF 561 fuel tank waggon, built by WAGR Midland Workshops 1973 for Shell as type WJL 86,490 litres, one compartment one dome with a safe fill capacity of 80,500 litres.
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060530 4920395 viewsParkeston, AHQF 31436 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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060603 5269 WJFY509B395 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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070529 9335395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOAY 33082 built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1969 as part of a batch of one hundred WG type open waggons, reclassed as a group in 1969 to WGX, to WGS for superphosphate traffic then in 1981 to WOAX.
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070529 9413395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATBY 14591 fuel tank waggon built by Westrail Midland Workshops in a batch of nine in 1981 for Bain Leasing Pty Ltd as type JPB, 82,000 litres but 14591 was issued to standard gauge as WJPB type, in 1985 it was converted to narrow gauge as JPBA type.
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070607 9993395 viewsMidland, AZKY type anhydrous ammonia tank waggon AZKY 32239, one of twelve built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQK type for Murrin Murrin traffic, fitted with Brambles anhydrous ammonia tank A6J with no sticker.
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070608 0107395 viewsMidland, ATMY 553 fuel tank waggon, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW for BP Oil in 1971 as WJM type, capacity of 102000 litres, diesel capacity of 76000 litres.
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100601 8431395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, WN 522, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, one of thirty built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.
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100602 8597395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATBY 14593 fuel tanker, one of nine JPB type tankers built for Bain Leasing Pty Ltd by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1981/82 for narrow gauge recoded to JPBA, converted to standard gauge as WJPB. 82000 litre capacity, with a 75000 SF limit.
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100608 9733395 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 0345395 viewsMidland, WNC 31181, one of two WNC type waggons built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1978 as a pneumatic discharge bulk cement waggon.
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221-37395 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, front on view of near new General Electric AC6000 unit 6074 serial 51066 as it loads a train.
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