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190129 4262385 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00255 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-255 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190129 4291385 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00138 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-138 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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267-10385 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure mid-train units Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5651 'Tobata' serial number 8412-08 / 93-142 and 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11 / 92-134 104 waggons from the lead with 104 waggons trailing. The line curving away to the left is the Goldsworthy line to Boodarie and Finucane Island. 1247 hrs Friday 12th of April 2002.
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267-20385 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 leads the Sundowner Special on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in the middle and sister CM40-8M 5653 bringing up the rear.
This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 are holding track.
They can be seen behind the signal sitting on the transfer road.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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268-36385 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.
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150326 IMG 4343385 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AZAY type waste oil waggon AZAY 23439, detail image, this waggon usually operates between Merredin Loco and Forrestfield, not normally seen here in the Goldfields. Peter Donaghy image.
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130710 1039385 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, ABSY type van ABSY 4485, one of a batch of fifty made by Comeng WA as VFX type 75' covered vans 1977, recoded to ABFX type, when Gemco WA upgraded it to ABSY type, seen here with the silver corrugated roof fitted.
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110620 2014r385 viewsWalla Siding, comparison between two empty BHP ore waggons with the tapered floor design. 4507 was built by Transfield WA in in 1976 in an order for eighteen waggons, while 4260 is a Goninan WA build from an order of one hundred and twenty-six waggons using 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate internal painting and reducing wear on the waggon body, these were designated HC7081. 20th of June 2011.
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231020 8161385 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57899 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 000261 with Cristal decal and CRM 000729 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.
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146-27384 viewsBroadford, buffer stop located near station on up Refuge Siding looking south standard gauge line on the left, up platform in the distance.
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151-21384 viewsTraralgon station platform, V/Line broad gauge light engine 2nd unit X class X 43 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-706 awaits departure time for Morwell with 9444 light engine, then loaded briquette train for Nth Geelong, in heavy fog.
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153-1-21384 viewsBacchus Marsh turntable looking at non-lever end interlock and side, shows walkway and underframe.
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153-2-23384 viewsBeaufort station overview, station buildings, platform, elevated signal box, goods shed at right.
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183-12384 viewsSeymour loco depot, turntable and pit, V/Line broad gauge locos, Y class an EMD Clyde Engineering G6B model under the davit crane and T class T 368 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 64-323 sits over the brake pit, loco shed, workshop and office between the locos.
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198-30384 viewsPort Hedland Port, view of the BHP HBI plant overland conveyor and under-harbour tunnel portal, also Utah Point Boat Ramp. This area is now changed with Pilbara Ports Authority No.4 Berth, and three additional berths for BHP Billiton. Images taken 2001.
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199-21384 viewsMeckering, east bound freighter 7PM5 with former Australian National RMDY type triple deck car carriers now branded for National Rail. RMDY type built by Comeng Victoria for Commonwealth Railways in 1976 as GN type, a batch of 30 with the final 15 coded GNX, third deck added to 14 of the first 15 in 1987 and recoded to AMDF, then AMDY to RMDY in 1994.
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060528 4568384 viewsWOC type iron ore waggon WOC 31341 is leader of a batch of thirty built by Goninan WA between October 1997 to January 1998 with fleet number 401 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity and lettered for KIPL, Koolyanobbing Iron Pty Ltd, seen here loaded with fines ore at Bonnie Vale in train number 413, 28th May 2006.
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060531 5008384 viewsBinduli, AOPY 32399, fleet number 922, 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 the consist with sister waggons of a loaded train bound for West Kalgoorlie, 31st May 2006.
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100605 9336384 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31465 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-037 and fleet number 528 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.
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100605 9373384 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31278 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 158 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.
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