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130703 0294395 viewsKaldow, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 9, originally an NHB type hopper built by Tulloch Ltd for the Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway. One of forty rebuilt by Islington Workshops 1978-79 to the HCN type with a 36 ton rating, increased to 40 tonnes in 1984. Seen here loaded with grain with a Moose Metalworks roll-top cover.
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130705 0542395 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 0561395 viewsLock, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 67, 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. 5th July 2013.
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130705 0582395 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 background is the Ascom silo complex (Block 5), then blocks 2, 1 and 3, the train is on the mainline with the horizontal bunker (Block 4) on the right. 5th of July 2013.
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130705 0618395 viewsLock, with loading finished, 1203 leads 846, 859 and the final portion along goods siding #1 as it prepares to shunt back onto the loaded portion on the mainline for departure to Port Lincoln.
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130705 0658395 viewsLock, 1203, 846 and 859 depart along the mainline for Port Lincoln with the loaded grain train.
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060527 4108395 viewsScotia, AQNY 32151, type leader of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S140M and S110L both with original style doors and sliding tarpaulins, S110L also has the 'Man' logo, train 6029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
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100601 8491395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, WN 539, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, one of a further ten units built by WAGR Midland Workshops as WN type in 1975 for WMC.
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100609 09978395 viewsMidland, AQNY 32159, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, running empty on train 3426 up Kalgoorlie Freighter.
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100731 3234395 viewsBinduli, AQHY 30079 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0054, 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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225-18395 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 GE Erie built 6074 serial 51066 leading sister unit 6075 with another AC6000 unit mid-train. This was before the units were named. GeoData.
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225-27395 viewsBing siding backtrack, a ballast consist of 17 GML bottom discharge waggons and 6 Difco side dump rip rap waggons, possibly an 'emergency' ballast train for the GML line following flood damage. GeoData.
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229-0A395 viewsYandi Two balloon switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train heading for the balloon loop for loading, grade crossing is the YT 311.5 km. GeoData.
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233-07395 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. A loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h. GeoData.
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233-19395 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. A loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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233-30395 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5642 'Wallareenya' serial 8281-07 / 92-131 shows the ALCo heritage from the frame down and is wearing the teal and marigold logo. GeoData.
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234-37395 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 across the YT315.8 km grade crossing and 5658 back to the ore stockpile at the loadout. Circa 1998.
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236-10395 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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160525 4401395 viewsKalgoorlie, Malcolm freighter, train 3029, AZKY type anhydrous ammonia tank waggon AZKY 32232, one of twelve built by Goninan WA in 1998 as type WQK for Murrin Murrin traffic, fitted with Bis Industries anhydrous ammonia tank A12E.
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160525 4809395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30004 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0130, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana, part of empty acid train 4405 departing in the yard. CSA 0130 was built by VCare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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