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224-26431 viewsBing siding, the afternoon empty to Yandi waits in the loop as a loaded behind two Goninan rebuilt CM40-8M GE units rolls through on the mainline, 5637 'De Grey' serial 8181-01 / 92-123 trails sister unit 5642 'Wallareenya'. GeoData.
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226-02431 viewsYule River bridge showing new piles and deck to replace flood damaged piles after a cyclone that closed the line for two weeks in the late 1990s. GeoData.
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229-14431 viewsYandi Two loadout, looking through the tunnel and the CM40-8M profile of 5650 can be just made out, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, Yandi Two features to loadout vaults for extra capacity, in later years it allowed two different products, fines and lumps to be stacked. GeoData.
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151111 9543431 viewsAn empty train led by General Electric ES44DCi units 8162 serial 60226 and 8167 serial 60231 both in the Rio Tinto tiger strip livery leading Dash 9-44CW 7093 serial 47772, the last of the original build of Dash 9 units crossing Lake Poongkaliyarra.
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151111 9561431 viewsGreen Pool, a loaded train holds the East Mainline behind triple General Electric ES44DCi units 8169, 8128 and 8163, serials of 60462, 59120 and 60227, the east line was booked out to track work between Green Pool and Harding.
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2703 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 040806 102536431 viewsFlash Butt yard, view of the end of test waggon 2703 showing the collection of cables and the Do Not Uncouple sign.
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8705 Difco USA 040810 145007431 viewsShaw Siding backtrack, Difco Ohio USA 1967 build short side dump waggon 5, originally built for Goldsworthy Mining, but not yet renumbered by BHP Iron Ore, it should be 8705, one five waggons built for Goldsworthy Mining.
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0020 Comeng NSW 040815 171504431 viewsNelson Point, view of hand brake end of fuel tank waggon 0020, 82 kilolitre capacity built by Comeng NSW for BP as RTC 2, used by Mt Newman Mining, unsure when converted to 0020.
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0015 Comeng NSW 050410 0542431 viewsNelson Point, tanker filling area, fuel tank waggon 0015, a Comeng NSW built 112 kilolitre tank waggon, one of a batch of four built in 1972 wearing the newer corporate 'Earth' livery of BHP Billiton Iron Ore.
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0538 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 051001 5650431 viewsFlash Butt yard, side view of ballast plough converted from Magor USA built Oroville ore waggon 538, shows bogies and hand brake detail.
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6011 Scotts of Ipswich Qld 051001 5724431 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, 1st lead off waggon 6011, built by Scotts of Ipswich 04-09-1970, the mesh guarding is for the winch cable. The chute arrangement for the discharging and recovery of rail is visible.
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6201 Comeng WA 051001 5737431 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #28, 2nd lead off waggon 6201, built by Comeng WA in January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY, with the Gemco built straddle crane.
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9001 Scotts of Ipswich Qld 060429 3751431 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony waggon 9001, originally built by Scotts of Ipswich Qld as a box car or covered van in December 1971, heavily modified and converted for Pony traffic, side view.
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060429 3758431 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon, builders plate originally built for Goldsworthy Mining as one of a batch of six with a 55 tonne rating by Tomlinson Steel in 1966.
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060429 3764431 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony waggon #1, modified from a Magor USA built Oroville Ore waggon, with a Comeng built gantry carrier.
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0538 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 060501 3868431 viewsTabba Siding, ballast plough waggon converted from Magor USA built Oroville ore waggon 538, still visible is the ODCX 82160 number from original service building the Oroville Dam.
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0702 Difco USA 060501 3875431 viewsTabba Siding, built by Difco USA in 1971 for Mt Newman Mining in a group of four, side dump waggon 702.
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0665 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 060714 6816431 viewsHesta Siding, rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon 665, a cut down Magor USA built former Oroville Dam 91 ton ore waggon, used as the crib waggon on the steel train.
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050410 0526431 viewsNelson Point yard hard stand area rear view of brand new having only been delivered the day before, BHP track tamper to become Tamper 3, a Plasser Australia 09-3X model with serial M480. 10th April 2005.
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051001 5670431 viewsFlash Butt yard, Jackson model 6700 tamper serial 153246 lettered for Railway Equipment Leasing And Maintenance RELAM Inc undergoing delivery checks. 1st October 2005.
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