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190129 4338334 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00161 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-161 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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140601 4469334 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7634 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 4665334 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7729 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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268-16334 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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269-05334 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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160710 iPh5S 2812334 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, old Henley three phase metal clad plug with steel wired armoured cable, which is very common in underground mines.
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121210 IMG P11783334 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY 6132 fuel tank waggon, built by Industrial Engineering Qld in 1976 as an SCA type SCA 283 for Shell. Recoded to NTAF 283, then 6132, capacity of 61,300 litres. Peter Donaghy image.
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131024 IMG 0654334 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AZWY 30373 'Sputnik' loco oil and sand waggon, originally built as an WFX type flat waggon by Tomlinson Steel in a batch of one hundred and sixty one in 1969-70. Recoded to WQCX type in 1980 and to WSP type waste oil and sand waggon in 1986. Peter Donaghy image.
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190108 1296334 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATTY type fuel tank waggon ATTY 30672, one of five units built by AE Goodwin NSW in 1970 as WST type, recoded to WSTY and then ATTY. 78,600 litre capacity for BP Oil.
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190108 1305334 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPY 601 fuel tank waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1976 as WJP type for BP Oil, capacity of 80,500 litres, recoded to WJPY. Refurbished by Gemco WA Dec 2018.
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160409 IMG 7113334 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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283-02334 viewsNelson Point, BHP wheel lathe sees BHP's big GE AC6000 unit 6073 'Fortescue' serial number 51065 on shed having wheel attention to the leading bogie. May 2002.
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110620 2019r334 viewsWalla Siding, empty BHP ore waggon 9081, renumbered from 2710, originally built in 1971 by Comeng WA as part of a batch of four hundred waggons. The renumbering would be due to a new waggon replacing a potential scrap waggon, which then has been returned to service. 20th of June 2011.
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231020 8143334 viewsParkeston, inline fuelling waggon QQFY 4271, originally built for Commonwealth Railways in 1976 by Perry Engineering SA as type RMX, recoded to AQMX, 70 tonne bogies became AQMY, then RQMY, to QR National in 2007. Seen here with two 30' diesel fuel DMT4 type tanktainers from Nantong Tank Container Company, NTTU 330001[1] and NTTU 330006[9] each with a 30800 litre capacity, and fuel transfer or pump unit QRIP 06. In service on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.
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231020 8160334 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57714 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 000390 with Cristal decal and CRM 001355 with Tronox decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.
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100603 8983334 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0124 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA in 2008, with Independent Brake signage.
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240328 2962334 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33336 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Goninan WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-041 and fleet number 835, in Mineral Resources traffic 5040 empty Mount Walton iron ore train. March 28, 2024.
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284-18334 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, former Westrail P class loco P 2004 'Shire of Dalwallinu' built by Goninan WA as a GE CM25-8 model with serial number 6320-12 / 90-099 sits in the yard on empty mineral sand train waiting to run to Eneabba. November 9, 2004.
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060528 4503333 viewsPart shot of West Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34092, fleet number 957 and of the drop floor type, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 28th May 2006.
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100731 02387333 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33487 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-027 and fleet number 8980 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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