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110619 1882240 viewsSouth of Mooka Siding, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #12, 6209, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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241-02240 viewsNelson Point, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation with two C36-7M units 5506 and 5510 also awaiting removal from site. June 2002.
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249-12240 viewsYule River bridge looking north from the bridge deck on the BHP mainline of the sunk track section. 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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251-21240 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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251-25240 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, BHP's 5631 'Apollo' built new in October 1988 by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 model with serial number 5831-10 / 88-080. One of four such units built in 1988 and delivered in the Mt Newman orange livery. 22nd April 2000.
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210322 9577240 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is Chinese built ballast waggon BAH 105 on a loaded ballast rake. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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253-04240 viewsDugite near the 64 km on the Dampier - Tom Price railway, as an empty Hamersley Iron ore train sits in the passing track behind General Electric 9-44CW unit 7066 with serial number 47745 as a loaded rolls by on the mainline behind sister 9-44CW unit 7078 serial number 47757. Both of these units are from the original order and built in October 1994.
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245-22240 viewsWudinna, empty grain train shunts out of the grain siding, former Australian National Co-Co locomotives AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial no. 84140 and 851 serial no. 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962. 7th April, 2003.
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140601 4495240 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7718 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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268-01240 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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268-22240 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.
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160710 iPh5S 2786240 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Pyramid Pool looking south along the western wall of the gorge. Geodata.
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150326 IMG 4331240 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AZAY type waste oil waggon AZAY 23439, detail image, this waggon usually operates between Merredin Loco and Forrestfield, not normally seen here in the Goldfields. Peter Donaghy image.
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160409 IMG 7024240 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.
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160409 IMG 7028240 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.
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210407 9906240 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRQY type articulated five-unit container waggon set RRQY 8316 platform 3, built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works in China as part of a forty one unit order in 2005/06 for Pacific National. Loaded with an FCL 40' container FCDU 324657.
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100603 9008240 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ARFY type ARFY 2402 refrigerated van with a Ballarat built Maxi-CUBE body mounted on an original Commonwealth Railways ROX container waggon built by Perry Engineering SA in 1971, recoded to AQOX, AQOY and RQOY before having the Maxi-CUBE refrigerated body added circa 1998 for SCT service.
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240701 2728240 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Weelumurra' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2138. In 1975 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. July 1, 2024.
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100602 8586239 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30258 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-008 and fleet number 608 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations of 83 tonne load capacity for Portman Mining, now with reduced load to 82.5 tonnes and PORTMAN painted out, Binduli 2nd June 2010.
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100729 01949239 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31451 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-023 and fleet number 514 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, West Kalgoorlie, 29th July 2010.
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