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251-27280 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, drivers side cab view of BHP's 5631 'Apollo' built new in October 1988 by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 model with serial number 5831-10 / 88-080. One of four such units built in 1988 and delivered in the Mt Newman orange livery. 22nd April 2000.
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252-20280 viewsNelson Point BHP Iron Ore's General Electric built AC6000 unit 6074 'Kalgan' serial number 51066 is shutdown near the wheel lathe. Early December 2001.
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252-27280 viewsAbydos area, known as the China Wall or London Wall.
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210322 9586280 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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253-27280 viewsNelson Point hard stand, CFCLA CHRY type ballast hopper waggon CHRY 757.
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254-23280 viewsBing Siding, cab side view of General Electric AC6000 unit 6071 serial number 51063 with the driver about to enter the cab. The locomotive has not yet been named 'Chichester' in this image. September 2001.
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255-24280 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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256-08280 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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256-22280 viewsMaitland Siding, Robe River CM40-8M unit 9417 (2nd) leading an empty train into the passing track. 9417 was the first CM40-8M rebuild carried out by Goninan in 1989, it was originally an ALCo built C636 unit for Spokane Portland & Seattle numbered 340 with serial number 6010-1, it went onto to be Burlington Northern 4366 and then purchased for Robe River in late 1980 as a parts source. When finally rebuilt by Goninan in June 1989 it had new serial number of 6266-5 / 89-83 and replaced the original 9417 which was scrapped in 1979. May 2002.
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256-24280 viewsMaitland Siding, Robe River CM40-8M unit 9417 (2nd) leading an empty train passes sister units 9420 and 9410 on a loaded train. May 2002.
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257-28280 viewsGoldsworthy Junction looking north as an empty train approaches, the line curving in from the right in the Goldsworthy or Yarrie line. The dual searchlight signal is GJ 9 and is so positioned to allow approaching trains to see the junction signal, like a repeater. Late 2001.
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257-30280 viewsGoldsworthy Junction an empty train thunders through the junction behind 6000 horsepower behemoth 6072 'Hesta' serial number 51064 and built by General Electric in Erie USA in 1999 and a new built CM39-8 unit 5632 'Poseidon' by Goninan with serial number 5831-11 / 88-081. Late 2001.
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245-29280 viewsYaninee, trailing view of an empty grain train as it trundles over Hunt Terrace with its motely collection of grain waggons as it runs 'express' through Yaninee. 7th April, 2003.
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190129 4277280 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00160 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-160 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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140601 4614280 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8037 one pair of 120 bar coupled pairs built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.
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140601 4656280 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7642 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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160710 iPh5S 2801280 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, looking across a tailings slip with a point in the void and adits 27 and 28 across the way.
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160710 iPh5S 2804280 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine entry adit #28 sealed up. Geodata.
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140205 IMG 1462280 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY type fuel tank waggon NTAY 3356 with 64,200 litre capacity for Caltex. Refurbished by Gemco WA in Nov 2013 from a Caltex NTAF type tank waggon NTAF 356 originally built by Comeng NSW in 1974 as a CTX type CTX 356. Peter Donaghy image.
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140406 IMG 1926280 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTBF 6119 fuel tank waggon, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1975 as SCA type SCA 270 69000 litre bitumen tank waggon for Shell NSW, diesel capacity of 62700 litres. Peter Donaghy image.
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