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161116 5546373 viewsBinduli, empty Shell fuel train 4443 departs West Kalgoorlie behind UGL Rail built GE model C44ACi unit ACC 6031 serial R-0093-01 / 13-485 and Clyde Engineering built EMD model GT46C Q class unit Q 4009 (originally Q 309) serial 97-1461 with 17 waggons for 345 metres and 425 tonnes on the overnight run to Esperance.
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0701 Difco USA 040810 144845373 viewsShaw Siding backtrack, built by Difco Ohio USA in 1971, long side dump waggon 701, one of four such waggons built for Mt Newman.
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0018 Comeng WA 050410 0545373 viewsNelson Point, tanker filling area, fuel tank waggons 0018 a Comeng WA built 114 kilolitre tank waggon, one of a batch of three built in 1974-75 and 0015 a Comeng NSW built 112 kilolitre tank waggon, one of a batch of four built in 1972 and both wearing the newer corporate 'Earth' livery of BHP Billiton Iron Ore.
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0535 Magor USA 050412 0773373 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 535, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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0501 Magor USA 050518 2157373 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 501, the first of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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0015 Comeng WA 050704 3982373 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0015 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, detail of the A end and bogie and the B end of 0018, both wearing the BHP Billiton Earth livery.
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8704 Difco USA 060501 3879373 viewsTabba 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 ballast.
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050421 1613373 viewsHesta Siding backtrack, Speno Australia's 24 stone rail grinder before they had id stickers fitted, this front unit was later stickered as RG 2, rear view of the driving cab on the third grinding module. 21st April 2005.
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6020 Gemco WA 100717 0656373 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6020, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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6043 Gemco WA 100717 0675373 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6043, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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6209 Comeng WA 110619 1882373 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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0008 Comeng NSW 150314 7751373 viewsBing Siding, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0008 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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246-08373 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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243-34373 viewsNelson Point departure yard, hood view of BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan WA in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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249-13373 viewsYule River bridge looking north from the 160 km on the BHP mainline. 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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251-07373 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5507 builders plate. 22nd April 2000.
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210322 9586373 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is CRRC Yangtze Rolling Stock Co of China built ballast plough waggon BP 04 on a loaded ballast rake. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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254-20373 viewsBing Siding, an empty train awaits departure time behind 6071 an General Electric built AC6000 model with serial number 51063. The locomotive has not yet been named. Side view. September 2001.
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255-01373 viewsFortescue River bridge on the Robe River Cape Lambert to Deepdale line at the 115.8 km looking south. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-19373 viewsAt the 162.2 km a Robe River Pettibone 445-E Speed Swing high rail crane. CRD 238.
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