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140601 4488394 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7768 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.

267-05394 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure behind General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial number 51068 leads CM40-8MEFI 5669 on the point with mid-train units CM40-8M units 5651 and 5645 104 waggons back with 104 waggons trailing. 1247 hrs 12th of April 2002.

268-28394 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.

268-36394 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.

160711 iPh5S 2828394 viewsWittenoom cemetery located in the grounds of the old airport alongside the old north-west/south-east running runway. Sign placed in 2015. Location is here.
More details can be found on these two websites, Oz Burials, and WA4WD.

160409 IMG 7271394 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.

283-20394 viewsHarding Siding, quad Robe River CM40-8M units 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425 lead 202 loaded ore waggons at Siding 1 (Harding). The siding has recently been renamed Harding and extended at the north end to accommodate the new West Angelas trains of up to 240 waggons. Wednesday 22nd May 2002.

283-29394 viewsNear Woodbrook as the train rounds the curve just north of the 38.5 km grade crossing and through the cutting that will see it pass under the water pipe bridge behind the quad Robe River CM40-8M working of 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9525 with 202 waggons bound for Cape Lambert. 22nd of May 2002.

179-36393 viewsGheringhap, track view looking east back towards Geelong with V/Line broad gauge G class G 521 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1234 locked away with down empty grain train 9121 in Siding A, semaphore signal post 2 is the down home for the mainline, the points and point indicator are set for in the reverse for Siding B.

140-1-24393 viewsBallarat North or C Signal Box, looking west, semaphore signal post 4, left arm is the Down Home to Ararat line, right arm is Down Home Maryborough line, and the disc is for the workshops sidings, the wheel for the interlocked swing gates can be seen in the window of the signal box.

153-2-32393 viewsArarat station yard, ground dwarf disc signals 14 from 9-16 Rds New Goods Yard, and 15 from 8 Rd New Goods Yard, with a point indicator, side view shows interlocking, rodding and wires.

190-28393 viewsBethungra, located at the 456.04 km on the NSW Main South line, looking south into the yard from the north end, far right road is the grain siding, then left is the goods siding.

100605 9335393 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31455 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-027 and fleet number 518 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.

100605 9376393 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31274 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 156 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.

100729 01511393 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31068 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-058 and fleet number 654 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, at Binduli Triangle, 29th July 2010.

100731 02471393 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30254 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-004 and fleet number 604 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02862393 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31117 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-107 and fleet number 700 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02905393 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33502 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-042 and fleet number 8994 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 03121393 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31489 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-061 and fleet number 552 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity build date 07/2000, for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, PORTMAN has been painted out, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100822 5954393 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31235 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-005 and fleet number 127 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, and is a Goninan built replacement WO type waggon that replaces the original WAGR built WO type waggon with the newer style WOD type and has square features opposed to the curved ones as on the original WO class, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

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