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228-02355 viewsNoranda, Perth, a Sigma sedan after running up the arse of my HJ75 Landcruiser. Only damage to the ute was a numberplate!
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229-31355 viewsYandi Two loadout exit side, as Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 and sister unit 5642 drag a loading train at 1.2 km/h, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, the original pedestal radial stacker is visible above the ore along with the extraction fan, to the left in the distance is a partial glimpse of the Three Sisters. GeoData.
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231-16355 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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235-00355 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 arrives with the afternoon 240 waggon empty train with second unit Goninan built CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus', notice the fuel tank differences between the lead unit an ALCo rebuild and the second unit built new. The loadout operator is walking past the train.
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235-18355 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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235-24355 viewsYandi One, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128 sits on a loaded train as second unit awaiting departure time. Note the unit has no marker lights and the tank tells it was an AE Goodwin built C636 ALCo before rebuild.
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160523 3297355 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATBY 14592 fuel tank waggon, built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1981 for Bain Leasing as narrow gauge type JPB, 82000 litre capacity.
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160523 3327355 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30051 with CSA 0111, 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 to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth. CSA 0111 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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160525 4807355 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30023 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0105, originally built by 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, part of empty acid train 4405 departing in the yard. CSA 0105 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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160523 3603355 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, misnumbered AQHY 30088, plate shows AQHY 3008 L, with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0126, originally built by 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, part of loaded acid train 2406 arriving back in the yard. CSA 0126 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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160524 4242355 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train 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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160524 4287355 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 4291355 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 4327355 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 5883355 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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070527 9168355 viewsParkeston; Pacific National RZDY type crew accommodation car RZDY 106 'Bittern' on train 6MP4 originally built by SAR Islington Workshops as a Bluebird railcar driving trailer in 1958 named 'Britten', in 1986 numbered 106, in 1990 converted to locomotive hauled and coded as BR type BR 106, written off in 1995 and sold off. In 1998 it was numbered 812. It was owned by a number of owners and then CFCLA. In 2006 converted to a Pacific National crew car.
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161109 1917355 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 23, refurbished and wearing current owner Genesee & Wyoming orange with small decal with matching hungry boards loaded with gypsum.
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161112 3003355 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 3446355 viewsBinduli, Clyde Engineering built EMD model GT46C Q class unit Q 4009 serial 97-1461 runs long end leading as it arrives at the southern end of Binduli Triangle with the loaded acid train from Hampton, train 7406.
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050319 0138355 viewsNelson Point, cut down Magor USA built former Oroville Dam 91 ton ore waggon 665, seen here being used as the crib waggon on the steel train.
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