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243-19397 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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01059-02060 080304 2197397 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, new FMG ore waggon pair 1059 slave and 2060 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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246-08397 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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243-31397 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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247-22397 viewsCape Lambert yard view with Robe River Comeng WA ALCo Schenectady NY model rebuild C636R unit 9426 dragging a loaded 101 waggon rake from the South Yard across Bells Crossing while a brace of four Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuilds wait at the fuel point for a departure with an empty train. Approximate location of photo is here. 22nd May 2002.
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249-36397 viewsBurrup Peninsula gas plant, view of plant. Approximate location. 18th December 1999.
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251-07397 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 9586397 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is CRRC Yangtze Rolling Stock Co of China built ballast plough waggon BP 04 on a loaded ballast rake. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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255-24397 viewsWestern Creek, looking south alongside the Robe River interconnecting line with the Western Creek bridge, on the right is the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-29397 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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255-37397 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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256-07397 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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256-12397 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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140601 4504397 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7792 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.
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268-26397 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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160710 iPh5S 2803397 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, view looking across the level to adits #28 and #27. Tailings fill has eroded, old track points or switches stacked up. Geodata.
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120601 IMG P10313397 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, PTLY type gas tank waggon PTLY 6417. Built by Comeng NSW in 1985 as NTHF type NTHF 417, 76,000 litre gas tank for Boral Gas, recoded to ATLY in 1996. Peter Donaghy image.
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131024 IMG 0654397 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AZWY 30373 'Sputnik' loco oil and sand waggon, originally built as an WFX type flat waggon by Tomlinson Steel in a batch of one hundred and sixty one in 1969-70. Recoded to WQCX type in 1980 and to WSP type waste oil and sand waggon in 1986. Peter Donaghy image.
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140208 IMG 1510397 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY type fuel tank waggon NTAY 3359 with 65,000 litre capacity for Caltex. Refurbished by Gemco WA in Nov 2013 from a Caltex NTAF type tank waggon NTAF 359 originally built by Comeng NSW in 1975 as a CTX type CTX 359. Peter Donaghy image.
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141028 IMG 3275397 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY type fuel tank waggon NTAY 5455 with 62,000 litre capacity for BP. Refurbished by Gemco WA in June 2014 from ex Mobil Oil NTAF type tank waggon NTAF 5455. In BP Oil ownership. I think this is an Indeng Qld built NTAF 455 the final of seven such tanks built for Mobil of NSW in 1981. Peter Donaghy image.
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