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160412 IMG 745038 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.
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160412 IMG 745338 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.
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283-1338 viewsHarding Siding on the Robe River line at the 42 kilometre post looking in the down direction towards Deepdale. Recently extended north end of the siding to accommodate the soon to be West Angelas traffic and longer trains. 22nd of May 2002.
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210407 988738 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRZY 7049 platform 4 of 5-pack well waggon set. Originally was an RQZY type, a five unit bar coupled well container waggon built as one of a batch of thirty two by Goninan NSW for National Rail in 1995/96. Recoded to RRZY when repaired. Loaded with a Toll 48' MFG1 type container TCML 48629.
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231020 826238 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AQIY type 40' container waggon AQIY 00005 with two Bis Industries hard-top 25U0 type sulphur containers BISU 100011 and BISU 100113. The AQIY were originally built as the CQYY but CFCLA did not buy them, Bradken then stored them as KQYY. When Aurizon bought them they had the handbrake relocated to the middle of the waggon from the end.
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231020 826338 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AZKY type anhydrous ammonia tank waggon AZKY 32234, one of twelve built by Goninan WA in 1998 as class WQK for Murrin Murrin traffic, fitted with Bis INDUSTRIES anhydrous ammonia tank A9N.
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231020 827538 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AQIY type 40' container waggon AQIY 00011 with an original style sulphur container S115K G916 and a Bis Industries hard-top 25U0 type sulphur containers BISU 100100. The AQIY were originally built as the CQYY but CFCLA did not buy them, Bradken then stored them as KQYY. When Aurizon bought them they had the handbrake relocated to the middle of the waggon from the end.
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231020 827638 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AQNY type container waggon AQNY 32180 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with two undecorated Bis Industries hard-top 25U0 type sulphur containers BISU 100028 and BISU 100040.
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231020 828538 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AQNY type container waggon AQNY 32208 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with two Bis Deliver Every Day roll-top 25UA type sulphur containers BICN 104600 and BICN 104900.
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231020 815538 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57893 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 000823 with Cristal decal and CRM 000804 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.
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252-0937 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, General Electric built 9-44CW unit 7088 with serial number 47767 from the original 1994 build idles away on the eastern end of the ballast train as it is loaded and slowly progresses into the back track siding Ballast plough BP 02 is behind the locomotive. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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252-2937 viewsPort Hedland at 12 Mile Creek a loaded Yarrie train in the distance approaches the creek, the landscape west of Port Hedland is rather flat! Early December 2001.
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210510 111037 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTB 010 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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253-0537 viewsDugite near the 64 km on the Dampier - Tom Price railway, a loaded Hamersley Iron train headed up by General Electric 9-44CW unit 7078, from the original order with serial number 47757 roll past an empty train on the passing track with second unit 7076.
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253-3237 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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255-1637 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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257-2137 viewsFlash Butt yard, compressor set #5. Modified Magor USA built ore waggons to form the compressor set, used during the unloading process. Late 2001.
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257-2437 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, an empty train runs between the junction and the Broome Rd crossing behind the standard single locomotive 5646 'White Springs', a Goninan 1992 built GE CM40-8 model with serial number 5244-11 / 92-135. Late 2001.
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257-2937 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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190129 425737 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00358 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-358 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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