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050414 0951390 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno Australia's 24 stone rail grinder before they had id stickers fitted, this front unit was later stickered as RG 2, rear view of the driving cab and generator module with the first grinding module. 14th April 2005.
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050518 2212390 viewsBing Siding, BHP's Switch Tamper SW 02 is a Plasser Australia model Unimat S4 switch tamper runs along the passing track. 18th May 2005.
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060501 3924390 viewsAbydos Siding backtrack, Speno rail grinder RG 1, a RR24 model grinder with 24 grinding wheels, serial M20, generating set and second driving cab module. 1st May 2006.
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060710 6232390 viewsAt the Broome Rd grade crossing Port Hedland, track machine BR 33 a Plasser Australia ballast regulator model SSP 302 serial M486. 10th July 2006.
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100717 0671390 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6025, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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100717 0679390 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6032, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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150523 8218390 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0021, class leader of a batch of ten built in 2014.
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150523 8224390 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0033, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Don't drive tired'.
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030404 125029390 viewsPort Augusta Spencer Junction yard, a Perth bound intermodal awaits departure time on 13 Road behind National Rail NR class units built by Goninan as GE Cv40-9i models, NR 50 serial 7250-08 / 97-252 and NR 37 serial 7250-06 / 97-239. 4th April 2003.
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170728 09687390 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 12, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Kaeser M57 Utility air compressors and the receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 28th July 2017.
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241-04390 viewsNelson Point, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. June 2002.
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241-15390 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5510 serial 4839-07 / 87-075 is in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. Drivers side view with hood doors open. June 2002.
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190109 1589390 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00373 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-373 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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243-05390 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan trails CM40-8M unit 5634 both in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as they head up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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080304 2174390 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of control waggon 2354, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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243-35390 viewsNelson Point departure yard, hood view of BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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267-20390 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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268-28390 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.
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160711 iPh5S 2828390 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.
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283-19390 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.
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