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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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235-27395 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, note the much larger style fuel tank fitted to the Comeng built M636 ALCo units and also the later marigold style BHP logo.
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160525 4811395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30057 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0089, 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 0089 was built by VCare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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160525 4837395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPF 576 fuel tanker, one of nine built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 for Shell, with a capacity now of 80,000 litres.
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160525 5188395 viewsBinduli, nickel concentrate train 4438, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon WN 515, one of thirty built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.
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160531 9883395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, diesel fuel tank waggon ATEY 4725, BP Oil service, ex Ampol, other codes include ex NSW NTAF, WTEF and WTEY.
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161112 3003395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, CQZY type waggon CQZY 1626, built by CIMC at Dalian China for CFCLA and one of fifteen on lease to Aurizon with two Evonik TEU 2075 type tanktainers for hydrogen peroxide, NCTU 027015 and DWAU 107180.
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CHRY 753 050518 2139395 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 753, non hand brake end detail, including bogie.
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0501 Magor USA 050518 2158395 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 501, the first 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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050412 0782395 viewsHesta Siding south, BHP's EX 01 high rail excavator, built in France by Geismar as a KGT 4RS model with serial 4559. 12th April 2005.
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6020 Gemco WA 100717 0656395 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6020, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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01279-02280 080304 2193395 viewsThomas Yard, looking north, long rake of waggons being run up and down the mainline to keep the wheels turning. 4th March 2008.
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246-08395 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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254-24395 viewsBing Siding, an empty train departs behind 6071 an General Electric built AC6000 model with serial number 51063. The locomotive has not yet been named. Second unit is Goninan rebuilt CM40-8MEFI locomotive 5668. September 2001.
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255-16395 viewsAt the 162.2 km looking south are the remains of the second Robe River loadout facility which was installed in 1975 to mine the Mesa 2402E mining area, the line was a four kilometre U shaped spur curving away to the left. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-29395 viewsWestern Creek at the 71 km on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale line an empty Robe River train powers upgrade behind the standard quad CM40-8M lash up led by Goninan CM40-8M unit 9425 with serial number 6266-08 / 89-85. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-37395 viewsEmu Siding on the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line with the Western Creek Robe River interconnecting line joining the East Mainline, the mileage is 76.3 km on the Robe and 78.4 on the HI. The interconnecting line branches off the Robe River Cape Lambert to Deepdale line at the 71.1 km. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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256-01395 viewsMaitland Siding on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale railway has a late afternoon empty train with the quad CM40-8M working of 9425, 9410, 9420 and 9414 in the siding waiting for a cross with an opposing loaded train. At the time of this image Siding 3 or Murray Camp was unable to cross ore trains so Siding One - Harding or Siding Two - Maitland were used. May 2002.
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256-07395 viewsMaitland Siding located between the 92.8 and 95.1 km on the Cape Lambert line, view of the south end points and swing nose frog with dragging detector bars, solar panel and cabinets for signal and point control with an empty train sitting in the passing track awaiting a meet. May 2002.
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190129 4256395 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00357 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-357 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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