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190109 1646282 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00076 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-76 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190109 1648282 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00318 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-318 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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080124 1621282 viewsChapman Siding, view looking north of a rake of new CSR Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works China built waggons stabled in the passing track to free up yard room. 24th January 2008.
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080304 2182282 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of slave waggon 1337, the yellow circle around the tare weight 22.6 t indicates the rotary coupler end, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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246-24282 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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254-04282 viewsWodgina mine site, bull buggy from a cut down 60 series Toyota Landcruiser from Wallareenya Station.
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245-13282 viewsWudinna, empty grain train behind a trio of former Australian National locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class, DA 4 leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial 84140 and 851 serial 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962, to shunt off empty waggons into the grain siding. 7th April 2003.
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140601 4447282 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8039-1 part of a pair of 120 sets built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.
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160409 IMG 7010282 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.
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283-34282 viewsNear Woodbrook as quad Robe River CM40-8M units 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9525 work a loaded 202 waggons bound for Cape Lambert as they pass through the cutting at the 37.5 km pipe bridge. 9420 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8109-03 / 91-119 from March 1991 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an ALCo Schenectady built C630 serial 3486-4 and built new for Chesapeake & Ohio (USA) as their 2103. It is one of four C630 ALCo units purchased in 1974 and delivered to Robe in January 1975. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. 22nd May 2002.
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210407 9860282 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, CQWY type well waggon 5047 well 2 with a 46' 6" RFRG type reefer ARLS 432. The CQWY well waggon pairs were built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in a batch of sixty pairs in 2008 for CFCLA.
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210407 9879282 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, platform 2 of 5-pack low profile skel waggon set RRYY 13, one of fifty two such waggon sets built by Bradken at Braemar NSW in 2004-05, with a Royal Wolf MFGB type 48' container RWTU 922148.
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210407 9884282 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQSY type container waggon RQSY 34387 was originally built by Goninan NSW as an OCY type in a batch of one hundred in 1974/75. Recoded to NQOY, then NQSY, then to National Rail as RQSY in 1994. Loaded with a Kent Moving and Storage 20' 25G1 type container KENU 100445 and a 40' 4FG1 type container for CS Leasing SLZU 760025.
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130710 1006282 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes [Goobang Junction, NSW], with second unit SCT class SCT 014 an EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe unit with serial number 08-1738. Wednesday 10th of July 2013.
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130710 1036282 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, ABSY type ABSY 4448 covered van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX and RBFX to SCT as ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.
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040804 155910282 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 1354 is a Comeng WA build from a batch of two hundred and twenty-six in 1973/74. Side view of waggon with resheeted side walls. 4th of August 2004.
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100603 8973282 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0011 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 without the Greater Freighter signage.
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100603 8978282 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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115-28281 viewsSomerton, standard gauge crossing loop, track overview, searchlight signal posts, SOM-8 up home for Somerton Loop, E798 up broad gauge signal, signal gantry for crossing loop, looking south, standard gauge siding to Blue Circle Cement and shunt signal 7 at left, broad gauge running lines on right.
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143-28281 viewsWahgunyah, broad gauge VR liveried Y class Y 133 Clyde Engineering EMD model G6B serial 65-399, having run round the consist shunts back onto the 'Stringybark Express' mixed special in the yard, watched by a large number of spectators.
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