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050421 1619381 viewsHesta Siding backtrack, Speno Australia's RR24 model 24 stone rail grinder serial M20 before they had id stickers fitted, this unit was later stickered as RG 1, side view of the third grinding and driving module. 21st April 2005.
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050801 4728381 viewsFlash Butt yard, Barclay Mowlem tamping machine TM 8644 a Tamper HSTR 130 model serial 3581011. 1st August 2005.
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100717 0695381 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6027, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 as these waggons have Barber bogies and not Chinese castings, view of B end and handbrake and rail string support.
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110208 9426381 viewsFlash Butt yard, new Lead-Off Lead-On waggon STTR class STTR 6214 on the end of the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, built by Gemco Rail WA, the chutes can be seen standing up with the squeeze rollers behind the mesh, with the new straddle crane sitting on flat waggon 6203 an original rear Lead-Off-On waggon.
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110208 9432381 viewsFlash Butt yard, new Lead-Off Lead-On waggon STTR class STTR 6214 on the end of the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, built by Gemco Rail WA, the chutes can be seen standing up with the squeeze rollers behind the mesh.
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110411 09996381 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0012 from 1972, one of three such tank waggons.
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110411 10001381 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0014 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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130720 1437381 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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100330 8066381 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 05, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Atlas Copco XAS 97's behind the loco and the receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers closet to camera. Note the waggons are cut down ore waggons. Seen here just outside of 7 Mile. 30th March 2010.
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170510 8292381 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 09, air receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 10th May 2017.
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190107 0625381 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00043 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-43 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190109 1640381 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00232 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-232 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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080124 1621381 viewsChapman Siding, view looking north of a rake of new CSR Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works China built waggons stabled in the passing track to free up yard room. 24th January 2008.
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246-29381 viewsCape Lambert, a Robe River loaded Deepdale train rolls along the mainline with the normal 202 waggons which are a mix of builds from Nippon Sharyo Japan and Tomlinson Steel and Centurion Industries both WA companies. The ore is a ROM product and will be dumped over the gyratory crusher to be correctly sized. 22nd May 2002.
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247-33381 viewsNear Cooya Pooya at the 37.5 km on the Robe River Cape Lambert line an empty train passes under the town water supply pipeline and pass through Lockyer Gap behind the standard Robe power of quad CM40-8M or Dash 8 locomotives led by 9425 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 6266-8 / 89-85 from August 1989 and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo serial C-6041-4 new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in April 1970 and numbered 5468, sold to Robe and delivered by road 17th August 1982, compare to second unit 9410 with a Comeng style large flat fuel tank. Location is here.22nd May 2002.
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249-18381 viewsTable Hill on the Robe River railway line, a microwave radio communications site powered by solar panels. Approximate location.
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251-16381 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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251-17381 viewsNelson Point wheel lathe, BHP's General Electric built AC6000 model 6074 serial 51066 idles away outside the shop. 22nd April 2000.
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256-21381 viewsMaitland Siding, morning empty train arriving into the passing track behind quad CM40-8M working of 9417, 9433, 9418 and 9419. May 2002.
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256-25381 viewsMaitland Siding, Robe River CM40-8M unit 9422 on an empty train. 9422 was built by Comeng NSW as an ALCo M636 model in August 1977 with serial C6103-2 and delivered to Robe River in November 1977. 22nd February 1979 9422 was lead unit on empty train involved in head on collision at Siding One, it was repaired at Cape Lambert and returned to service. It was eventually rebuilt by Goninan in March 1993 to become an CM40-8M with serial number 8297-03 / 93-138. May 2002.
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