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080304 2170382 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, rake of waggons built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007 with the welding yard behind them. 4th March 2008.

246-02382 viewsCape Lambert, view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream, the siding furthest from the camera will become a compressor waggon holding road while the original line or Mainline is the second from the camera, with the car dumper one Empty Car line closest, and what becomes the car dumper two Loaded Car line is third. 22nd May 2002.

246-11382 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons, the just visible siding (rejoining) on the far left will become a compressor waggon holding road, the 6 km and Boat Beach Rd grade crossing are around the corner to the left. Closest to the camera is the extended No. 1 Road which becomes the Empty Car Line from car dumper one for the Deepdale traffic. Next is the original line or Mainline and the third line across is the Loaded Car Line for the West Angelas traffic to the new car dumper 2. 22nd May 2002.

246-32382 viewsCape Lambert, a Robe River loaded Deepdale train on the mainline with waggon 136 which is from the original order for 285 waggons from Nippon Sharyo Japan. The ore is a ROM product and will be dumped over the gyratory crusher to be correctly sized. 22nd May 2002.

247-24382 viewsCape Lambert overview of the fuel point, with a brace of four Goninan WA CM40-8M GE rebuilds finishing up refuelling before departing with another empty train as a loaded rake is dragged to the dumper behind them. The workshops are to the left of the picture. Where I'm standing to take the picture is now all stockpile. Approximate location of photo is here. 22nd May 2002.

247-31382 viewsNear Cooya Pooya at the 37.5 km on the Robe River Cape Lambert line an empty train is about to pass under the town water supply pipeline and pass through Lockyer Gap behind the standard Robe power of quad CM40-8M or Dash 8 locomotives led by 9425 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 6266-8 / 89-85 from August 1989 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo serial C-6041-4 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in April 1970 and numbered 5468, sold to Robe and delivered by road 17th August 1982. Location is here.22nd May 2002.

249-04382 viewsYule River bridge looking north from the 160 km on the BHP mainline. The third pier from the southern end was undermined by flood waters from Tropical Cyclone John in December 1999. The rail line was closed for two weeks while repairs were effected. Approximate location.

140601 4458382 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7648 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.

268-27382 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.

160409 IMG 7090382 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.

130710 1039382 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.

100603 9019382 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0026 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.

240328 2934382 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33507 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 950211-047 and fleet number 9021, in Mineral Resources traffic 5040 empty Mount Walton iron ore train. March 28, 2024.

100605 9350381 viewsWOC type iron ore waggon WOC 31352 is one of a batch of thirty built by Goninan WA between October 1997 to January 1998 with fleet number 412 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity and lettered for KIPL, Koolyanobbing Iron Pty Ltd with repainting of the middle panels leaving only the L visible, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.

100731 02276381 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33560 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 950211-100 and fleet number 9050 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02315381 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33272 is one of a batch of thirty five built by Goninan WA between January and April 2005 with serial number 950104-012 and fleet number 771 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02423381 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31222 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 117 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010. This unit was converted to WOG for gypsum in late 1980s till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.

100731 02430381 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33395 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-100 and fleet number 894 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02447381 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33391 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-096 and fleet number 890 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02457381 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33588 final 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 950211-128 and fleet number 9078 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

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