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283-3138 viewsNear Woodbrook as quad Robe River CM40-8M units 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9525 work a loaded 202 waggons bound for Cape Lambert as they power through the cutting up a short grade at the 37.5 km pipe bridge. 9414 with serial number 8206-11 / 91-124 was rebuilt by Goninan in 1991 from AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo model with original serial number G-6060-5 from 1971. 22nd of May 2002.
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210407 982638 viewsThe 1777 km post at Parkeston with Pacific National's NR class unit NR 67 leading intermodal freight service 2MP5 with NR 88. NR 67 was built by Goninan WA for National Rail in 1996 and is a GE Cv40-9i model with serial number 7250-12 / 96-269. 7th of April 2021.
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210407 984538 viewsParkeston, Pacific National's NR class unit NR 67 leads intermodal freight service 2MP5 as it heads for Kalgoorlie and ultimately Perth. NR 67 was built by Goninan WA for National Rail in 1996 and is a GE Cv40-9i model with serial number 7250-12 / 96-269. 7th of April 2021.
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210407 985038 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRXY 2, platform 1 with a Linfox 40' LSDU half height side door container. The RRXY type 5-pack well waggon set is one of eleven built by Bradken Qld in 2002 for Toll from a Williams-Worley design.
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210407 985538 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQZY 7062, platform 1 with an Aurizon 48' MFGB type container AEHQ 100610. The RQZY type is a five unit bar coupled well container waggon built as one of a batch of thirty two by Goninan NSW for National Rail in 1995/96.
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210407 985938 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQZY 7062, platform 5 with a Lindsay Transport 46' RFRG type reefer container LTCD 761919. The RQZY type is a five unit bar coupled well container waggon built as one of a batch of thirty two by Goninan NSW for National Rail in 1995/96.
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130710 105538 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0084 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty waggons from the second order built by Gemco WA for SCT.
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110620 1959r38 viewsWalla Siding, BHP ore waggon 9070 loaded with Yandi fines, renumbered from 2821, 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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246-0737 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons, the just visible siding (rejoining) on the far left will become a compressor waggon holding road, the 6 km and Boat Beach Rd grade crossing are around the corner to the left. Closest to the camera is the extended No. 1 Road which becomes the Empty Car Line from car dumper one for the Deepdale traffic. Next is the original line or Mainline and the third line across is the Loaded Car Line for the West Angelas traffic to the new car dumper 2. 22nd May 2002.
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247-2337 viewsCape Lambert overview of the fuel point, with a brace of four Goninan WA CM40-8M GE rebuilds finishing up refuelling before departing with another empty train as a loaded rake is dragged to the dumper behind them. The workshops are to the left of the picture. Where I'm standing to take the picture is now all stockpile. Approximate location of photo is here. 22nd May 2002.
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247-3537 viewsNear Cooya Pooya at the 37.5 km on the Robe River Cape Lambert line an empty train passes under the town water supply pipeline and pass through Lockyer Gap behind the standard Robe power of quad CM40-8M or Dash 8 locomotives led by 9425 with 9410, 9420 and last unit 9414 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8206-11 / 91-124 from November 1991 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo built new for Robe in December 1971 and numbered 262.005, later numbered 1714. Location is here.22nd May 2002.
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248-0337 viewsDingo Siding on the Hamersley Iron railway at the 39 km with an empty train headed up by a pair of General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 7077 serial 47756 from the original first order in the Pepsi Can livery from 1994 still looking good some ten years later. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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248-1437 viewsDingo Siding on the Hamersley Iron railway at the 39 km with an empty train headed up by a pair of General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 7077 serial 47756 from the original first order in the Pepsi Can livery and 9408 serial 54158 from the fourth order in the Pilbara Rail livery with Robe ownership markings powers away to the south back onto the mainline with the signal marker board DI19 for Dingo 19. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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249-1937 viewsTable Hill on the Robe River railway line, a microwave radio communications site powered by solar panels. Approximate location.
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249-2537 viewsFortescue River Bridge on the Robe River line at the 115.8 km in flood looking upstream to the east from the middle of the bridge following Cyclone John on 18th December 1999. Approximate location.
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251-0737 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5507 builders plate. 22nd April 2000.
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210322 957337 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is Chinese built ballast waggon BAH 074 on a loaded ballast rake. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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210510 110837 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTC type centre rail waggon RTC 012 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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210510 114137 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTC type centre rail waggon RTC 012 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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245-2137 viewsWudinna, empty grain train locos shunt back towards the mainline having dropped waggons in the siding, a trio of former Australian National Co-Co locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial no. 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class, DA 4 leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial no. 84140 and 851 serial no. 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962. 7th April, 2003.
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