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241-17415 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5510 serial 4839-07 / 87-075 is in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. Drivers side cab front view with plough removed. June 2002.
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241-29415 viewsNelson Point, Car Dumper 2 holding roads, a pair of CM40-8M units 5649 'Pohang' and 5640 'Ethel Creek' wait their turn through the dumper to discharge. June 2002.
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190107 0642415 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00032 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-32 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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01255-02256 080124 1625415 viewsChapman Siding, new FMG ore waggon pair 1255 slave and 2256 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 24th January 2008.
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248-16415 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9426 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Behind it is sister unit 9427 and ALCo M636 9412. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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210510 1109415 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTW 011 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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256-17415 viewsMaitland Siding, early morning loaded train waiting for a meet with an empty behind the quad CM40-8M working of 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425. May 2002.
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190129 4292415 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00267 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-267 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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140601 4490415 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7769 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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267-15415 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, the Sundowner Special is on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in between CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 and sister CM40-8M 5653. This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 can be seen holding track. The road curving around to the left is the Goldsworthy mainline to Boodarie and Finucane Island. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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268-03415 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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121202 IMG P11608415 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY 6127 fuel tank waggon, built by Industrial Engineering Qld in 1976 as an SCA type SCA 278 for Shell. Recoded to NTAF 278, then 6127, capacity of 61,300 litres. Peter Donaghy image.
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140409 IMG 1957415 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTBF 6122 fuel tank waggon, built by Comeng NSW 1975 as a bitumen tanker type SCA for Shell Bitumen NSW as SCA 273. Peter Donaghy image.
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100603 8983415 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0124 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA in 2008, with Independent Brake signage.
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100603 8995415 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ABSY type covered van ABSY 2674, originally build by Comeng NSW in a batch of forty VFX type covered vans in 1973 for Commonwealth Railways. Recoded to ABFX, RBFX and to ABFY in November 1996. To SCT as ABFY type before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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201-20414 viewsMidland, Goninan WA built GE Cv40-9i model NR class unit NR 102 serial 7250-07/97-302 shunts on RQRX type waggon RQRX 60177, with a WSR type rail distribution waggon in the foreground.
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220-23414 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, a loaded train from Yarrie mine lead by BHP Dash 7 unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072 was rebuilt by Goninan WA from an ALCo C636 unit 5461 into GE model C36-7M in 1987.
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060528 4489414 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 32385, fleet number 910, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 28th May 2006.
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060528 4590414 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33349 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Goninan WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-054 and fleet number 848 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations loaded with fines at Bonnie Vale 28th May 2006.
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060528 4596414 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31260 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-010 and fleet number 146 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, and is a Goninan built replacement WO type waggon that replaces the original WAGR built WO type waggon with the newer style WOD type and has square features opposed to the curved ones as on the original WO class, seen here loaded with fines ore on train 413 at Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006.
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