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110208 944273 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6037 loaded with strings of rail, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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110208 944673 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggons 6038 and 6031 loaded with strings of rail, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10.
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110411 0998673 viewsNelson Point, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0008 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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130720 143873 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA ballast waggon CHTY class CHTY 715, modified from a similar CHQY class with the end framing removed attached to an SD40R unit 3091.
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150314 774073 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0030, the final member of a batch of ten built in 2014.
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150314 774673 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0025, one of a batch of ten built in 2014.
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150523 820173 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0035, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Take time to work safely'.
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150523 822473 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0033, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Don't drive tired'.
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170510 828273 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 09, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Kaeser M57 Utility air compressors and the receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 10th May 2017.
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170728 0968773 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 12, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Kaeser M57 Utility air compressors and the receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 28th July 2017.
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241-0673 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M units 5506 serial 4839-01 / 87-071 and 5510 serial 4839-07 / 87-075 are in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. This view from the radiator of 5506 looking at 5510 shows the difference in the Dash 7 radiator on 5506 and the Dash 8 radiator fitted to 5510 following collision repairs. June 2002.
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080116 137973 viewsChapman Siding 69 km, FMG slave waggon 1371 tare 22.6 tonnes with bar coupling to master, view bogies and number decal looking north. Built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China during 2007. 16th January 2008.
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080116 138473 viewsChapman Siding, view of the New York Air Brake module, on the left is the EP60VV vent valve, then the CCD waggon control device and then the manual release.
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080120 146973 viewsThomas Yard, new FMG ore waggon pair 1263 slave and 2264 control waggons, 22.6 tonnes tare with rotary coupler, and the master at 22.9 tonnes. View from the handbrake end coupled to a GE Dash 9-44CW unit 011. 20th January 2008.
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110620 226173 viewsChapman, a loaded train of Chinese built ore waggons by CSR Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works loaded with lump ore. 20th June 2011.
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110620 228473 viewsChapman, the entire fleet of twelve FMG TK type fuel tank waggons all built in 2008 by CSR Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works plant in China hurry south on the loaded run of the fuel train to Cloud Break mine. 20th June 2011.
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246-2473 viewsCape Lambert, Robe River locomotive 9410 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 2160-03 / 96-202 from March 1996 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo serial C-6096-5 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in November 1975 and numbered 5500. Everything below the frame is ALCo, with the Comeng style flat fuel tank, while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. 22nd May 2002.
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247-0373 viewsCape Lambert, Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard waiting to drag a loaded rake down to the car dumper. Approximate location of train is here. 22nd May 2002.
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247-2173 viewsCape Lambert yard view with Robe River Comeng WA ALCo Schenectady NY model rebuild C636R unit 9426 dragging a loaded 101 waggon rake from the South Yard across Bells Crossing while a brace of four Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuilds wait at the fuel point for a departure with an empty train. Approximate location of photo is here. 22nd May 2002.
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247-3773 viewsNear Cooya Pooya at the 37.5 km on the Robe River Cape Lambert line an empty train passes under the town water supply pipeline and pass through Lockyer Gap behind the standard Robe power of quad CM40-8M or Dash 8 locomotives led by 9425 with 9410, 9420 and last unit 9414 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8206-11 / 91-124 from November 1991 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo built new for Robe in December 1971 and numbered 262.005, later numbered 1714. Location is here.22nd May 2002.
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