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100611 0340358 viewsMidland, AOXY 33007 open waggon, converted to carry nickel matte bulk bags similar to the WGL type traffic, AOXY 33007 was originally built by WAGR Midland Workshop between 1966-67 as one of a batch of one hundred, was recoded to WGS for superphosphate traffic 1969-70.
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228-22358 viewsYandi Two branch, the afternoon empty train mid-train remotes cross the bridge at the YT307 km in the form of elephant style Goninan final rebuild GE CM40-8MEFI model unit 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02/95-160 and CM40-8M model 5638 'Mallina' serial 8281-02/92-127. Geodata -22.706976, 119.097651 .
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228-25358 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, the afternoon empty train arrives at the load-out tunnel behind a standard pair of Goninan rebuilt GE CM40-8M model units 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07/93-140 and 5644 'Kangan' serial 8281-09/92-133. Geodata -22.720824, 119.043410 .
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230-31358 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, two Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuilds back to back, 5637 on the right being an early rebuild has no marker lights and a snow plough while 5654 has maker lights and note the spare coupler knuckle mounted at the bottom of the steps. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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231-16358 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-09 / 93-141 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h as second unit, note the logos are the original teal and marigold and the round style fuel tanks tells us this units was rebuilt from an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo. GeoData.
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232-24358 viewsYandi One balloon loop, as a train is being loaded the mid-train remotes approach, waggons are standard Comeng WA builds. 18th of February 1997. GeoData.
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235-18358 viewsYandi One, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11 / 93-145 sits on a loaded train awaiting departure time with second unit also a Goninan GE rebuild 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128, note the differences in the two locos as 5653 is rebuilt from a Comeng built ALCo M636 while 5639 was an AE Goodwin built ALCo C636. 5654 also has the late marigold style BHP logo.
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160522 2042358 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATLY 1 Origin LPG tank waggon. Built as Tg type gas tank waggon by Comeng NSW as Tg 1 in Oct 1968 for South Australian Railways, to Victorian Railways in 1979 as TWF 10, then recoded to VTGX, then back to AN in 1988 as ATLX.
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160523 3290358 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPF 578 fuel tank waggon, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 for Shell as type WJP, it also spent time in SA in 1985, 80.66 kL one compartment one dome, capacity of 80350 litres, fitted with type F InterLock couplers.
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160524 4369358 viewsBinduli, nickel concentrate train 3438, WN type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon WN 504, one of thirty built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.
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160524 4047358 viewsBinduli, Melbourne bound steel train service 3PM4, RKQF 60229, empty slab steel waggon, originally a Tulloch NSW built louvre van type JLY/X from 1969-70, NLJY/X, converted at Bathurst Workshops to NQRX in 1988, then in 1989/90 to NKQF.
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160524 4287358 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKLY 20276, originally build by EPT NSW 1979-81 as part of a batch of two hundred BDY type 14.20 metre open waggons before conversion in the 1990s, loaded with two RH type RH 275 and RH 479 coil containers or 'butter boxes'.
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160524 4291358 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKLY 20220, totally unrecognisable from original build by EPT NSW 1979-81 as part of a batch of two hundred BDY type 14.20 metre open waggons, had several recoding's prior to its current guise, loaded with two RH type coil containers or 'butter boxes' RH 127 and RH 441.
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160524 4327358 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQWW 22007 container waggon, one of thirty two built by Comeng NSW in 1973-75 as JCW type 80' container waggon, recoded to NQTW, then NQWW. These differ from the follow on batches of the JCW type. Loaded with two 40' boxes, Royal Wolf 42G1 type RWTU 431600 and 4EG1 type RWLU 491119.
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060608 5883358 viewsMidland, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 940 was built by Comeng NSW as an ARJ type stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car ARJ 240 in 1968, allocated to the Indian Pacific Joint Stock in 1970, renumbered to ARJ 940 in 1974 and sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.
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161112 3033358 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, CQZY type waggon CQZY 1626, built by CIMC at Dalian China for CFCLA and one of fifteen on lease to Aurizon with two Evonik TEU 2075 type tanktainers for hydrogen peroxide, NCTU 027015 and DWAU 107180.
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161112 3457358 viewsBinduli, loaded Hampton acid train 7406 with AQHY 30078 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0082, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana. CSA 0082 was built by Acid Plant Management Services, WA.
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161112 3468358 viewsBinduli, loaded Hampton acid train 7406 with AQHY 30062 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0123, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana. CSA 0123 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions.
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040806 092434358 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, weighbridge test waggon 507, originally built by Magor USA and ex Oroville Dam, converted by Mt Newman Mining into a 20 ton axle load test waggon coupled to 510.
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040814 092225358 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA ballast waggon CHQY type 740 just being delivered to BHP Iron Ore as part of the Rail PACE project, handbrake end view.
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