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130703 0173369 viewsTooligie, HBN 1 leader of the HBN type dual use ballast / grain hopper waggons, one of seventeen built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1968 with a 25 ton capacity, increased to 34 tons in 1974. HBN 1-11 fitted with removable tops and roll-top hatches in 1999-2000.
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130703 0174369 viewsTooligie, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 12, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130703 0182369 viewsTooligie, a rake of loaded grain waggons of the HAN, HBN and HCN types awaits collection for the trip to Port Lincoln. 3rd July 2013.
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130705 0537369 viewsLock, grain train loading in progress with the Viterra fast flow auger in the distance, the train with 1203, 846 and 859 is about to split and shunt half the consist onto the mainline. 5th of July 2013.
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130705 0576369 viewsLock, located at the 148.5 km and originally named Terre when opened in May 1913, later renamed to Lock in December 1921. From the left is the Ascom silo complex (Block 5), the train is loading on the grain loop, horizontal bunker (Block 4) on the right. 5th of July 2013.
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130708 0787369 viewsCharra, crossing loop, 466.2 km.
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PD 9985369 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, side view from above of UGL Rail built WOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33648, fleet number 7059.
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100611 0309369 viewsMidland, AOXY 33153, converted to carry nickel matte bulk bags, in WGL traffic. Built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1969 as part of a batch of fifty eight WGX type open waggons, in 1981 to WOAX, then AOAY type.
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100731 3222369 viewsBinduli, AQHY 30026 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0058, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 at WF type flat waggons, then following several codes and modifications in 1997 seventy five were converted to WQH to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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222-33369 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7071 serial 47750 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie brings a loaded train away from the passing track back onto the mainline following a crew change with second unit 7066.
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224-33369 viewsBing siding, the afternoon empty to Yandi was a staple of the AC6000 units when delivered, operating the train as a pair, 112 waggons, AC6000 and 112 waggons. 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie departs the loop south with sister unit 6073. GeoData.
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226-25369 viewsShaw siding at the 219 km a loaded train with power from two Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild units 5642 'Wallareenya' serial 8281-07 / 92-131 and sister unit 5636, the mid-train remotes can be seen in the distance topping the grade. GeoData.
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226-31369 viewsShaw siding, the loaded train heading north around the 698 metre radius curve behind two Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild units with loaded Comeng WA built waggons. GeoData.
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226-32369 viewsShaw siding at the 219 km, mid-train remote units Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuilds power past the rail grinder. GeoData.
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228-26369 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, the afternoon empty train arrives at the load-out tunnel behind a standard pair of Goninan rebuilt GE CM40-8M model units 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07/93-140 and 5644 'Kangan' serial 8281-09/92-133. Geodata -22.720824, 119.043410 .
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229-28369 viewsYandi Two loadout exit side, as Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 with sister unit 5642 drag a loading train at 1.2 km/h, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, the original pedestal radial stacker is visible above the ore along with the extraction fan. GeoData.
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236-10369 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP AC6000 class locomotive 6072 'Hesta', a General Electric built AC6000 model, serial 51064, seen here in the shed having the windscreen protectors or 'blinkers' fitted.
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236-34369 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's General Electric built AC6000 unit 6071 'Chichester' serial 51063 sits out the front with new windscreen protectors or 'blinkers' fitted.
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060528 4303369 viewsGolden Ridge, SCT PDAY type crew accommodation car PDAY 001 'Robert Mervin Yates', built by SAR Islington Workshops as a 250 type Bluebird second class railcar number 253 and named 'Pelican' in 1955, written off in 1995 and sold and eventually converted to a crew car by Bluebird Rail Services in 2005.
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060528 4527369 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Pacific National BRS type crew accommodation coach BRS 221, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in November 1940 as an AS type first class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress as AS 6, in April 1983 converted to a combined sitting accommodation and a mini refreshment service as BRS type BRS 1, then in September 1985 renumbered to BRS 221. Sold to West Coast Railway mid 1990s, converted to crew car after 2004.
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