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231020 823625 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57914 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 000469 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 000882 with Cristal decal and yellow corner posts, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.
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231020 823825 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57847 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 001044 with Cristal decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 000336 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.
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100603 901725 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0106 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA in 2008, with Independent Brake signage.
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100603 902225 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ABSY type covered van ABSY 2501, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1972 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX before being converted from ABFY by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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100603 902425 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ABSY type covered van ABSY 2664, one of a batch of fifty made by Comeng WA as VFX type 75' covered vans in 1977, recoded to ABFX then ABFY type, to SCT then Gemco WA upgraded it to ABSY type in 2004/05, seen here with the silver corrugated roof fitted.
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252-1024 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, National Steel Car Company of Canada built ballast hopper waggon BH 058 built in January 1971. A batch of twenty were built for Hamersley Iron. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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252-1324 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, General Electric built 9-44CW unit 7087 with serial number 47766 from the original 1994 build idles away on the western end of the ballast train. Cab side view. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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252-1924 viewsBetween Pelican and Possum sidings, bridge at the 220.6 km. Location is roughly here.
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210510 110624 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTB 014 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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210510 114724 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTB 006 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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253-0324 viewsDugite near the 64 km on the Dampier - Tom Price railway, a loaded Hamersley Iron train headed up by General Electric 9-44CW units 7078, from the original order, serial number 47757 and 7096, from the second order, serial number 52843 arrive taking the mainline to cross an empty which is in the passing track.
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254-1724 viewsFlash Butt yard, stored Mt Newman Mining 5499 was the last active ALCo on the BHP roster. Built in November 1975 by Comeng NSW as an ALCo M636 model with serial number C6065-4. Unit was donated to Rail Heritage WA in 2001.
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254-2024 viewsBing Siding, an empty train awaits departure time behind 6071 an General Electric built AC6000 model with serial number 51063. The locomotive has not yet been named. Side view. September 2001.
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254-2124 viewsBing Siding, an empty train awaits departure time 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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254-2524 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. September 2001.
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255-1524 viewsAt the 162.2 km looking north 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. The Deepdale lone is on the left while the spur runs behind the photographer and curves away from the Deepdale line. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-2524 viewsWestern Creek at the 71 km on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale line an empty Robe River train powers upgrade as it heads to Mesa J for loading behind the standard quad CM40-8M lash up. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-2924 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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255-3624 viewsEmu Siding on the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line with the Western Creek Robe River interconnecting line on the left joining the HI Tom Price line. Train Control board for crews to change channels. May 2002.
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255-3724 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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