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6041 Gemco WA 100717 0654399 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6041, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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0003 Comeng NSW 110411 09993399 viewsNelson Point, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0003 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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01313-02314 080124 1633399 viewsChapman Siding, detail of the bar coupling arrangement showing bar, the large hose is the through brake pipe and the small hose the control pipe for the slave waggon. 24th January 2008.
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248-18399 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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249-15399 viewsTable Hill on the Robe River railway line, a microwave radio communications site powered by solar panels. Approximate location.
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249-35399 viewsBurrup Peninsula gas plant, view of plant and flare tower. Approximate location. 18th December 1999.
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251-25399 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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252-25399 viewsAbydos area, known as the China Wall or London Wall.
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210510 1148399 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTW 005 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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253-04399 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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254-14399 viewsBoodarie, BHP empty train arrives back at the yard following unloading at Finucane Island behind Goninan built CM39-8 locomotive 5631 'Apollo' serial number 5831-10 / 88-080. The second man is getting out to operate the points. September 2001.
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256-01399 viewsMaitland Siding on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale railway has a late afternoon empty train with the quad CM40-8M working of 9425, 9410, 9420 and 9414 in the siding waiting for a cross with an opposing loaded train. At the time of this image Siding 3 or Murray Camp was unable to cross ore trains so Siding One - Harding or Siding Two - Maitland were used. May 2002.
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140601 4628399 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8013 one pair of 120 bar coupled pairs built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.
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140601 4657399 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7775 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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140601 4679399 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7652 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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268-35399 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 2811399 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, point work buried in the tailings on the upper level.
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131024 IMG 0660399 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, detail image of AZWY 30373 'Sputnik' loco oil and sand waggon. Peter Donaghy image.
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140406 IMG 1928399 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTBF type fuel tank waggon NTBF 6118, with former owners name (Freight Australia) visible. Originally built by Comeng NSW in 1975 as an SCA type 69,000 litre bitumen tank waggon SCA 267 for Shell NSW. Peter Donaghy image.
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141028 IMG 3264399 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY type fuel tank waggon NTAY 5452, originally built by Indeng Qld for Mobil as part of a batch of seven NTAF tanks in 1981 as NTAF 452. Refurbished by Gemco WA for BP Oil, capacity of 61000 litres. Peter Donaghy image.
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