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224-30414 viewsBing siding, the afternoon empty to Yandi was a staple of the AC6000 units when delivered, operating the train as a pair, 112 waggons, AC6000 and 112 waggons. 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie departs the loop south with sister unit 6073. GeoData.
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225-07414 viewsBing siding, the afternoon departure for Yandi mine heads south past the ballast consist, behind the standard double General Electric AC6000 units with GE Erie built 6075 serial 51067 second unit to lead sister unit 6074 with another AC6000 unit mid-train. This was before the units were named. GeoData.
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226-05414 viewsRedmont, at the 202 km, a loaded Yandi train descends the .76 percent grade with the standard of the time Double Dash 8 combination with 5653 and 5643 leading the charge. GeoData.
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227-26414 views30 km looking south, empty ore train with mostly Comeng built ore waggons. GeoData.
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229-27414 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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231-17414 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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236-02414 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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239-13414 viewsOverview of the Yandi One sizing plant looking north from above the middling crushers along CV4 (middle belt) to the screen house which houses six Jaques 'banana screens'. The feed bin and associated feed conveyors, travelling left and right can be clearly seen. The 'new side' is on the left and the 'old side' on the right. The feed along CV10 to the stockpile is obscured by the 'old side' structure and Sub-Station 3 can just be made out. GeoData.
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060110 2190414 viewsYeelanna, the second person watches ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 as it shunts forward to cut out the empty cars for the siding. Approx. location of image.
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160524 4053414 viewsBinduli, Melbourne bound steel train service 3PM4, RKLY 20981 container waggon, built by EPT NSW in 1980-81 as an NODY, open waggon before being heavily modified by ANI Engineering in 1998, loaded with two 20' Pacific National Royal Wolf containers RWLU 815017 and 814910.
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160524 4285414 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKLY 20812, originally built by EPT NSW in 1980-81 as part of a batch of two hundred NODY type 14.20 metre open waggons, recoded as NKHY ~1097-91 then RKHY before having the body completely removed to current code, loaded with two RH type RH 230 and RH 509 coil containers or 'butter boxes'.
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160522 2074414 viewsBinduli, 5MP2 steel train, RCSF 36 loaded with coils, former VR-V/Line CSX - VCSX coil steel waggon built by Victorian Railways Ballarat Nth Workshops 1972-73.
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060528 4153414 viewsParkeston, bogie detail of Pacific National BRS type crew accommodation coach BRS 221, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in November 1940 as an AS type first class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress as AS 6, in April 1983 converted to a combined sitting accommodation and a mini refreshment service as BRS type BRS 1, then in September 1985 renumbered to BRS 221. Sold to West Coast Railway mid 1990s, converted to crew car after 2004.
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060528 4521414 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Pacific National BRS type crew accommodation coach BRS 221, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in November 1940 as an AS type first class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress as AS 6, in April 1983 converted to a combined sitting accommodation and a mini refreshment service as BRS type BRS 1, then in September 1985 renumbered to BRS 221. Sold to West Coast Railway mid 1990s, converted to crew car after 2004.
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070531 9710414 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 985 on train 4PM6 was built by Comeng NSW as an ARJ type stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car ARJ 285 in 1972. Allocated to the Indian Pacific Joint Stock in 1974 and renumbered to ARJ 985, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997 by AN Port Augusta Workshops.
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161109 1935414 viewsMoule, originally built by Kinki Sharyo as the NH type for the NAR in 1968, sent to Port Lincoln in 1978, then rebuilt and recoded ENH type in 1984, ENH 60, refurbished and wearing current owner Genesee & Wyoming orange and decal with matching hungry boards loaded with gypsum.
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161111 2480414 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, ATEY 4068 diesel fuel tank waggon, former NTAF in service for BP Oil, former AMPOL tank.
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161112 3029414 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQNY type waggon AQNY 32189 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with original style sulphur container S75F G826 and un-decaled hard-top type 25U0 container BISU 100010.
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161112 3032414 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, CQZY type waggon CQZY 1690, built by CIMC at Dalian China for CFCLA and one of fifteen on lease to Aurizon with original style sulphur container S7N G836 with sliding tarpaulin and Bis Industries hard-top type 25U0 container BISU 100105.
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161116 5554414 viewsBinduli, empty Shell fuel train 4443, tank waggon NTBF 6121, built by Comeng NSW 1975 as SCA type SCA 272 for Shell Bitumen, fitted with conventional couplers.
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