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8703 Difco USA 060501 3895390 viewsTabba Siding, originally built by Difco USA for Goldsworthy Mining Ltd in 1967 as a batch of five, prefixed with 870 in BHP service, 8703 side dump waggon loaded with ballast.
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6705 Comeng WA 060501 3931390 viewsSpring Siding, flat waggon #5, also marked as 6705 in the back track, originally in service with Goldsworthy Mining as a BC or BCV box van, built by Comeng WA in 1966.
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050421 1177390 viewsAbydos Siding backtrack, Barclay Mowlem track tamper a Fairmont Jackson model 6700 tamper rear view with the light buggy stowed. 21st April 2005.
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051001 5667390 viewsFlash Butt yard, a newly delivered Knox Kershaw KBR 875 ballast regulator serial 015-875-05. 1st October 2005.
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060429 3768390 viewsFlash Butt yard, an unidentified ballast regulator. 29th April 2006.
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060501 3915390 viewsAbydos Siding backtrack, Speno rail grinder RG 2, third grinding module and driving cab. 1st May 2006.
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6033 Gemco WA 100717 0681390 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6033, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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0005 Comeng NSW 110411 09989390 viewsNelson Point, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0005 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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6202 Comeng WA 110619 1883390 viewsSouth of Mooka Siding, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #13, 6202, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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CHTY 715 130720 1437390 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA ballast waggon CHTY class CHTY 715, modified from a similar CHQY class with the end framing removed.
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170728 09689390 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 12, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Kaeser M57 Utility air compressors. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 28th July 2017.
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171121 0973390 viewsBarker Siding, Loram rail grinder MPC 2, driving and generator end of a converted 85 foot waggon. 21st November 2017.
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190109 1613390 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00312 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-312 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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243-20390 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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243-29390 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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080124 1625390 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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246-11390 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons, the just visible siding (rejoining) on the far left will become a compressor waggon holding road, the 6 km and Boat Beach Rd grade crossing are around the corner to the left. Closest to the camera is the extended No. 1 Road which becomes the Empty Car Line from car dumper one for the Deepdale traffic. Next is the original line or Mainline and the third line across is the Loaded Car Line for the West Angelas traffic to the new car dumper 2. 22nd May 2002.
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249-06390 viewsYule River bridge looking east upstream 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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249-18390 viewsTable Hill on the Robe River railway line, a microwave radio communications site powered by solar panels. Approximate location.
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251-16390 viewsNelson Point, the South Yard 'prep shed' located on the dumper exit roads 102, 103 and, 104. Goninan GE rebuild unit 5656 a CM40-8M unit with serial number 8412-01 / 94-147 sits on shed with a sister units. This facility was used to service and fuel locomotives while their respective waggon rakes were being tipped through the car dumpers. 22nd April 2000.
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