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130705 0576366 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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224-31366 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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225-16366 viewsAt the 24.1 km grade crossing on the BHP Newman line, the afternoon departure for Yandi mine heads south behind the standard double General Electric AC6000 units with another AC6000 unit mid-train. GeoData.
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227-22366 views30 km area on the Newman mainline, east of the original Quarry 1, an empty train powers along the gentle .17% rising grade behind Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuilds 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07/93-140 and 5651 with third unit an General Electric AC6000. GeoData.
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234-21366 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. Cab front on view. Circa 1998.
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234-23366 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM39-8 GE unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 is second unit on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, engine hood and fuel tank arrangement view, note the difference to the ALCo rebuilds. Circa 1998.
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234-31366 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View looking from 5658 back to the ore stockpile at the loadout. Circa 1998.
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235-28366 viewsYandi One, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11 / 93-145 sits on a loaded train awaiting departure time and also has the late marigold style BHP logo, cab side and Alco Hi-Ad bogie.
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160527 5489366 viewsParkeston, loaded lime and cement shunt train 2C71 from West Kalgoorlie to Parkeston for Cockburn Lime. APNY 31158, one of twelve built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.
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160527 5494366 viewsParkeston, loaded lime and cement shunt train 2C71 from West Kalgoorlie to Parkeston for Cockburn Lime. APKY 30642, one of two built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1970 as WK type pneumatic discharge bulk cement waggon.
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161111 2473366 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, diesel fuel tank waggon ATKY 545, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW for ESSO Australia 1975 as a WJK type capacity of 105000 litres, sold to BP Oil in 1986, current capacity is probably 80500 litres in line with the rest of the fleet.
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161112 2998366 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQNY type waggon AQNY 32175 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with a Bis Industries roll-top type UA55 container SBIU 200626 and an un-decaled hard-top type 25U0 container BISU 100057.
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161116 5120366 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Shell fuel train 3442, tank waggon NTAY 6128, built by Indeng Qld 1976 for Shell as type SCA 279, then NTAF 279 with normal couplers.
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040814 091958366 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA ballast waggon CHQY type 730 just being delivered to BHP Iron Ore as part of the Rail PACE project, 3/4 view from handbrake end.
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050518 2173366 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 503, one 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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050704 3986366 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0013 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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060501 3879366 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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050625 3608366 viewsMooka North, BHP's new Tamper 3 track machine a Plasser Australia 09-3X model serial M480. 25th June 2005.
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050801 4752366 viewsFlash Butt yard, Barclay Mowlem TM 21 a Plasser Australia 09-16 model tamper, shows original owner B & M Whitmore Pty Ltd. 1st August 2005.
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100717 0683366 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6038, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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