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160412 IMG 743827 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 744127 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 745027 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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283-2627 viewsHarding Siding, Robe River locomotive 9425 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 6266-8 / 89-85 from August 1989 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo serial C-6041-4 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in April 1970 and numbered 5468, sold to Robe and delivered by road 17th August 1982. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab.
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210407 986727 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, CQWY type well waggon 5044 well 2 with a RAND Refrigerated Logistics 46' MFR3 type reefer container RAND 366. The CQWY well waggon pairs were built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in a batch of sixty pairs in 2008 for CFCLA.
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210407 986927 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQCY type flat waggon RQCY 784, originally built by the Victorian Railways Newport Workshops as an FQX type in 1973 in a batch of one hundred and twenty five. Recoded to VQCX in 1979, to RQCX in 1994, to National Rail in 1995 and recoded to RQCY. Loaded with a CARU Specialized Leasing 40' 4FG1 type container SLZU 760127.
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210407 987927 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, platform 2 of 5-pack low profile skel waggon set RRYY 13, one of fifty two such waggon sets built by Bradken at Braemar NSW in 2004-05, with a Royal Wolf MFGB type 48' container RWTU 922148.
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210407 988527 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, NQKY type container waggon NQKY 34651 was originally built in a batch of two hundred CDY type open waggons by EPT (Electric Power Transmission) NSW between 1975 and 1976. Recoded to NOCY then modified in 1997 to NQKY. Loaded with a CARU Specialized Leasing 40' 4FG1 type container SLZU 760199.
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210407 989027 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRZY 7049 platform 1 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' MEG1 type container TCML 48459. National Rail logo still visible.
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231020 826627 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AZKY type anhydrous ammonia tank waggon AZKY 32236, one of twelve built by Goninan WA in 1998 as class WQK for Murrin Murrin traffic, fitted with Bis INDUSTRIES anhydrous ammonia tank A11S.
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231020 828627 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AQNY type container waggon AQNY 32206 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with an original style sulphur container S56V G821 with the siding tarpaulin, and a Bis INDUSTRIES hard-top 25U0 type sulphur container BISU 100010.
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231020 828727 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AQIY type 40' container waggon AQIY 00017 with two Bis Deliver Every Day roll-top 25UA type sulphur containers BICN 108400 and BICN 107000. The AQIY started life built by Bradken and coded CQYY but CFCLA never bought them, so Bradken coded them KQYY and stored them. When Aurizon bought them they had the handbrake relocated to the middle of the waggon from the end.
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231020 828827 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AQIY type 40' container waggon AQIY 00020 with a Bis Industries hard-top 25U0 type sulphur container BISU 100114 and a Bis Deliver Every Day roll-top 25UA type sulphur containers BICN 107100. The AQIY started life built by Bradken and coded CQYY but CFCLA never bought them, so Bradken coded them KQYY and stored them. When Aurizon bought them they had the handbrake relocated to the middle of the waggon from the end.
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231020 822627 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57824 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 001686 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 000440 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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240328 303427 viewsLoaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train 5041 with Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggons MHPY 00334 and MHPY 00333 built by CSR Yangtze Co China with serial numbers 2014 / 382-334 and 2014 / 382-333 in 2014 as a batch of 382 pairs, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs. 28th of March 2024.
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252-0926 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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252-1526 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 as it is loaded and slowly progresses into the back track siding Ballast plough BP 01 is behind the locomotive. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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252-2026 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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253-1426 viewsPort Hedland harbour sees the suction / cutter dredge Vlaanderen XI with IMO #7712080. The Vlaanderen XI was originally built in 1978 by IHC Dredgers with yard number 1108 and originally named New Amsterdam, named the Vlaanderen XI in 1986, renamed again in 2007 to Kaveri and again to Huta 15 in 2014.
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253-3626 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, riveted flat waggon 202 with three water tanks fitted, view of handbrake end, originally part of the 'camp train', modified by Mt Newman Mining railway workshops.
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