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060618 6211333 viewsAbydos Siding, originally built by Difco USA for Goldsworthy Mining Ltd in 1967 as a batch of five, prefixed with 870 in BHP service, 8704 side dump waggon loaded with fines for pad capping.
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050421 1177333 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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050625 3606333 viewsMooka North, BHP's new Tamper 3 track machine a Plasser Australia 09-3X model serial M480. 25th June 2005.
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050625 3813333 viewsNode 2 at the 38 km on the GML or former Goldsworthy mainline, three Barclay Mowlem sleeper inserter track machines off clear of the running lines. 25th June 2005.
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050801 4725333 viewsFlash Butt yard, Barclay Mowlem tamping machine TM 8644 a Tamper HSTR 130 model serial 3581011. 1st August 2005.
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060501 3928333 viewsAbydos Siding backtrack, Speno rail grinder RG 1, a RR24 model grinder, serial M20 bar coupled to RG 2. 1st May 2006.
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110411 10019333 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0015 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, wearing the BHP Billiton Earth livery.
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110619 1885333 viewsSouth of Mooka Siding, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #15, 6206, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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130720 1437333 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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150523 8212333 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0031, class leader of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Safety - It's your life'.
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150619 9079333 viewsFlash Butt yard, CNR-QRRS of China built side dump waggons, built and delivered around 2011-12, waggon 0706 loaded with fines for sheeting, B end and bogie detail.
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171018 0735333 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 15, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Kaeser M57 Utility air compressors and the receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 18th October 2017.
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190109 1655333 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00089 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-89 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190109 1657333 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00302 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-302 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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243-07333 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan trails CM40-8M unit 5634 both in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as they head up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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080304 2170333 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, rake of waggons built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007 with the welding yard behind them. 4th March 2008.
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080304 2192333 viewsThomas Yard, looking south, long rake of waggons being run up and down the mainline to keep the wheels turning. 4th March 2008.
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080304 2204333 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of control waggon 2516, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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246-10333 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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248-18333 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 9427 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-2 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6331, Penn Central 6331 and finally Conrail 6781. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in January 1987. This loco also went on to become DR 8403 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Behind it is sister unit 9426. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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