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249-04345 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.
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251-04345 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5512 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1988 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from 1970 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6041-1 and road number 5465 and assigned new serial number 4839-01 / 88-077. It was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and was named Hesta. 22nd April 2000.
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257-08345 viewsFlash Butt yard Mount Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW awaits its fate. Late 2021.
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245-21345 viewsWudinna, empty grain train locos shunt back towards the mainline having dropped waggons in the siding, a trio of former Australian National Co-Co locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial no. 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class, DA 4 leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial no. 84140 and 851 serial no. 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962. 7th April, 2003.
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140601 4631345 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8043 one pair of 120 bar coupled pairs built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.
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140601 4671345 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7793 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.
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267-13345 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure trailing mid-train unit Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11 / 92-134 104 waggons from the lead passes the Goldsworthy Junction relay room as Pope reads the newspaper. 1247 hrs Friday 12th of April 2002.
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268-30345 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 stands on the Newman mainline with the train. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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269-03345 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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210407 9904345 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRQY type articulated five-unit container waggon set RRQY 8316 platform 1, built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works in China as part of a forty one unit order in 2005/06 for Pacific National.
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030712 142242345 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9021, originally built by Comeng in Mittagong NSW as a part of seven prototype ore waggons made from low carbon 301 stainless steel with an higher volume and aerodynamic flat sides and were bogieless with four independent radial wheel sets. Of the seven waggon, the first four had a flat floor and final three had a drop belly floor. The radial wheel sets were later replaced with conventional bogies. 12th of July 2003.
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100603 9016345 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0045 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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240328 2934345 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.
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162-1-22344 viewsSpencer Street Station, broad gauge Steamrail R class R 766 North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Scotland model Hudson serial 27056 departs platform 4 with a down steam hauled passenger train during the PTC open Day, trailing view.
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198-26344 viewsPort Hedland Port, view of Port Control Tower, grassed area with shed is for helicopter operator, the Esplanade Hotel can also be seen along with the lookout tower behind the visitors centre.
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070531 9728344 viewsWOC type iron ore waggon WOC 31361 is one of a batch of thirty built by Goninan WA between October 1997 to January 1998 with fleet number 421 and build date of 12/1997, for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity and lettered for KIPL, Koolyanobbing Iron Pty Ltd, on an empty train at Binduli, 31st May 2007.
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100602 8548344 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33535 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 950211-075 and fleet number 9024 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.
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100602 8547344 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33536 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 950211-076 and fleet number 9023 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.
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100602 8549344 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33400 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 950142-105 and fleet number 899 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.
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100731 02423344 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.
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