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100731 02319321 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31057 is one of a batch of fifteen built by Goninan WA between April and May 2002 with fleet number 643 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 02850321 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31443 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-016 and fleet number 506 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, build date 05/2000, with a 75 ton capacity, for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 03058321 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33570 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-110 and fleet number 9065 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100822 5856321 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30251 is leader of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-001 and fleet number 601 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.
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100822 6256321 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31466 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-038 and fleet number 529 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.
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100822 6322321 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31059 is one of a batch of fifteen built by Goninan WA between April and May 2002 with fleet number 645 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.
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130703 0179321 viewsTooligie, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 13, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130705 0580321 viewsLock, located at the 148.5 km and originally named Terre when opened in May 1913, later renamed to Lock in December 1921. From the left background is the Ascom silo complex (Block 5), then blocks 2, 1 and 3, the train is on the mainline with the horizontal bunker (Block 4) on the right. 5th of July 2013.
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130705 0599321 viewsLock, down end looking up towards Port Lincoln with silo blocks #5 and #1 with loading taking place, the horizontal bunker #4 is on the left where the overhead augers are going. Loaded portion sitting on the mainline.
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225-23321 viewsAt the 24.1 km grade crossing on the BHP Newman line, the afternoon departure for Yandi mine heads south behind the standard double General Electric AC6000 units with GE Erie built 6075 serial 51067 second unit to lead sister unit 6074 with another AC6000 unit mid-train. This was before the units were named. GeoData.
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233-24321 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. A loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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235-33321 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 and also has the late marigold style BHP logo, cab side and Alco Hi-Ad bogie.
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050704 3997321 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0014 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, empty tank waggons transported back to Port Hedland from Newman on the rear of loaded ore trains.
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051001 5708321 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #22, 6213, builders plate detail, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from February 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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246-12321 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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253-26321 viewsNelson Point hard stand, CFCLA CHRY type ballast hopper waggon CHRY 755.
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253-32321 viewsNelson Point yard sees BHP dumper pilot locomotives 5666 'Taranto', a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8MEFI model with serial 8412-11 / 94-157, 5666 was the first unit fitted with Electronic Fuel Injection to the 16FDL engine hence the EFI on the model designation, and in the background with compressor set #2 is 5633 which was a new build CM39-8 GE model by Goninan. A sharp eye will notice the difference in the fuel tanks of the two locomotives.
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253-35321 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, riveted flat waggon 202 with three water tanks fitted, side profile view, originally part of the 'camp train', modified by Mt Newman Mining railway workshops.
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255-16321 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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255-24321 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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