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238-06350 viewsPort Hedland Harbour, heavy lift ship Happy Buccaneer (IMO: 8300389) sits at Finucane Island D Berth delivering a new shiploader for BHP Billiton. 1st November 2003. Geodata . Back in time here the ship cranes were only 550 tonne each, these are now 700.
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160525 4802350 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30039 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0110, 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 0110 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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160531 9873350 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, diesel fuel tank waggon ATEY 7315, BP Oil service, ex Ampol, other codes include ex NSW NTAF, WTEF and WTEY.
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160531 9882350 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, diesel fuel tank waggon ATEY 4725, BP Oil service, ex Ampol, other codes include ex NSW NTAF, WTEF and WTEY.
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160524 4289350 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKLY 20383, 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 166 and RH 277.
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060528 4153350 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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060530 4843350 viewsParkeston, SCT VPAY type crew accommodation car VPAY 2 'Great Artesian' on train 2PM9, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW in 1968 as a narrow gauge brake van with sleeping accommodation as NHRD type NHRD 79, converted to standard gauge in 1981 and coded HRD type HRD 361. Recoded to AVDY in October 1982, then to AVDP. Sold to WCR, then in October 2000 overhauled for crew car use and coded VPAY 1 on SCT services and owned by Freight Australia. Was later sold to Pacific National and subsequently scrapped 2016.
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070529 9484350 viewsParkeston, SCT VPAY type crew accommodation car VPAY 2 'Great Artesian' on train 2PM9, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW in 1968 as a narrow gauge brake van with sleeping accommodation as NHRD type NHRD 79, converted to standard gauge in 1981 and coded HRD type HRD 361. Recoded to AVDY in October 1982, then to AVDP. Sold to WCR, then in October 2000 overhauled for crew car use and coded VPAY 1 on SCT services and owned by Freight Australia. Was later sold to Pacific National and subsequently scrapped 2016.
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161111 2509350 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, ATBY 14597 fuel tank waggon built by Westrail Midland Workshops in a batch of nine in 1981 for Bain Leasing Pty Ltd as type JPB, 82,000 litres but 14591 was issued to standard gauge as WJPB type, in 1986 it was converted to narrow gauge as JPBA type.
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161112 3460350 viewsBinduli, loaded Hampton acid train 7406 with AQHY 30110 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0118, 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 0118 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions.
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040806 092738350 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, weighbridge test waggon 510 originally built by Magor USA and ex Oroville Dam, converted by Mt Newman Mining into a test waggon.
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040815 171406350 viewsNelson Point, side view of A end and bogie detail view of fuel tank waggon 0020, 82 kilolitre capacity built by Comeng NSW for BP as RTC 2, used by Mt Newman Mining, unsure when converted to 0020.
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050410 0542350 viewsNelson Point, tanker filling area, fuel tank waggon 0015, a Comeng NSW built 112 kilolitre tank waggon, one of a batch of four built in 1972 wearing the newer corporate 'Earth' livery of BHP Billiton Iron Ore.
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050518 2080350 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 744.
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050518 2155350 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 537, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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050704 3994350 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0016 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, detail of A end and bogie.
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051001 5701350 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #19, 6013, a Scotts of Ipswich Qld built flat waggon from September 1970.
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051001 5716350 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #24, 6005, builders plate, a Scotts of Ipswich Qld built flat waggon on 12th September 1970.
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060429 3759350 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon, 6001 originally built for Goldsworthy Mining as one of a batch of six with a 55 tonne rating by Tomlinson Steel in 1966 of which three were sold to Mt Newman Mining in 1967 and numbered 6001-6003.
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060618 6221350 viewsFlash Butt yard, modified original Magor USA built Oroville waggon 589, cut down and covered for use as indexing waggons at Finucane Island car dumpers, note the original ODCX marking visible.
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