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PD 12861398 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34098 with fleet number 965 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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060530 4921398 viewsParkeston, AHLY 0058 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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060603 5262 ATPY592P398 viewsMidland, ATPY 592 fuel tank waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1976 as one of four WJP type for AMPOL, capacity of 80500 litres, here in Caltex service.
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070529 9407398 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATBY 14584 built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1976 part of a batch of eight for petrol transport, recoded to JPAA in 1985, then WJPA when converted to SG.
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070529 9408398 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATBY 14590 fuel tank waggon built by Westrail Midland Workshops in a batch of nine in 1981-82 for Bain Leasing Pty Ltd as type JPB, 82,000 litres for narrow gauge, recoded to JPBA in 1986, converted to standard gauge as WJPB.
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070529 9411398 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATTY 30675 fuel tank waggon, one of five built by AE Goodwin NSW in 1970/71 as WST class, recoded to WSTY and then ATTY. 78600 litre capacity.
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100609 09998398 viewsMidland, 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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100609 09999398 viewsMidland, ATKY 516 fuel tank waggon built by Tulloch Ltd NSW in 1971 along with sister 515 for BP Oil as WJK type 93,000 litres three compartment and three domes, recoded to WJKY.
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100611 0340398 viewsMidland, AOXY 33007 open waggon, converted to carry nickel matte bulk bags similar to the WGL type traffic, AOXY 33007 was originally built by WAGR Midland Workshop between 1966-67 as one of a batch of one hundred, was recoded to WGS for superphosphate traffic 1969-70.
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225-15398 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 another AC6000 unit mid-train. GeoData.
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225-26398 views24.1 km grade crossing on the Newman line, empty train racing off into the distance. GeoData.
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225-28398 viewsBing siding backtrack, Difco USA built short side dump waggon 4 loaded with rip rap, originally built for GML traffic in 1966, side view. GeoData.
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226-03398 viewsYule River bridge showing new piles and deck to replace flood damaged piles after a cyclone that closed the line for two weeks in the late 1990s. GeoData.
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229-25398 viewsYandi Two loadout exit side, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 and sister unit 5642 drag a loading train at 1.2 km/h, both units carry the BHP Iron Ore teal and marigold livery for the logo. GeoData.
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231-17398 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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231-28398 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h, note the missing logo from the hood and the round style fuel tanks tells us this units was rebuilt from an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo. GeoData.
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234-07398 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. As this series of rebuilds has no marker lights not the red lantern attached to the hand rail. Circa 1998.
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236-06398 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Dash 8 class locomotive 5653 'Chiba', a Goninan 1994 rebuild to GE CM40-8M model, serial 8412-10 / 93-144.
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236-18398 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuilt CM40-8MEFI unit 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 sits out the front awaiting attention.
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238-17398 viewsNelson Point, ex Southern Pacific tunnel motor locomotive 8335 an EMD SD40T-2 unit, serial 786175-9 built in April 1979 and retired by Union Pacific 23rd May 2001, purchased as a spare parts source for the other SD40 style units BHP Billiton purchased in 2003/04. 19th November 2003. Geodata .
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