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0034 CNR - QRRS China 160128 00336408 viewsMooka Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0034, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Think Safe + Work Safe = Go Home Safe'.
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170510 8283408 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 09, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Kaeser M57 Utility air compressors. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 10th May 2017.
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243-13408 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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247-14408 viewsCape Lambert overview of the railway workshops buildings and service shops for surface mining equipment. Approximate location of photo is here. 22nd May 2002.
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249-34408 viewsLoaded Hamersley Iron ore waggon pair Tomlinson Steel WA built 5708 and Nippon Sharyo Japan built 906. Approximate location. 18th December 1999.
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251-05408 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5513 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1988 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from 1970 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6012-2 and road number 5453 and assigned new serial number 4839-02 / 88-078. It was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and was named Kalgan. 22nd April 2000.
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218-26407 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from Parker Point yard in Dampier. Bank engine units General Electric Dash 9-44CW models 7090 serial 47769 and 7089 idle away waiting their next loaded train to push out.
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221-28407 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, a pair of General Electric AC6000 units lead a train being loaded around the balloon, overview of the stockpile with stacker fill the hole from loading.
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221-31407 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, near new General Electric AC6000 unit 6074 serial 51066 leads sister unit 6071 serial 51063 at the Y312.1 km crossing while controlling a train being loaded.
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226-37407 viewsShaw siding back track, 219 km, a defected waggon has been cut off a loaded Yandi train, waggon 1567 is a Comeng WA build from a batch of 288 built in 1974. GeoData.
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227-03407 viewsNelson Point, view along A and B berths from Shiploader 2, Shiploader 1 on B berth, reclaimers 3 and 4 visible behind the under harbour tunnel feed conveyor. GeoData.
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227-08407 viewsNelson Point, view along the rear of A and B berths from Shiploader 2, salt pile on the left, then the under harbour tunnel portal, old reclaimers 3 and 4 with the crushing building in the distance, which has now been demolished, and the rear of Shiploader 1 on B berth. GeoData.
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229-02407 viewsYandi Two balloon switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train heading for the balloon loop for loading, grade crossing is the YT 311.5 km. GeoData.
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231-21407 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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238-02407 viewsPort Hedland Harbour, bulk carrier Grande Solaris, call sign: 7JOW (IMO: 9254769) and built in 2003 by the Tsuneishi Tadotsu Factory, Tadotsu Japan is berthed at Finucane Island C Berth taking on iron ore. 1st November 2003. Geodata .
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040806 091154407 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, trailing view of the weighbridge test train with the four orange weighbridge test waggons and two Comeng built ore waggons to provide braking, 5666 is the power.
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2626 Mt Newman Mining Workshops040806 102928407 viewsFlash Butt yard, rear view of stored out of service LocoTrol waggon 2626 showing number board and the short hood end.
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CHRY 756 050518 2126407 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 756, shows ownership plaque.
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0534 Magor USA 051001 5652407 viewsFlash Butt yard, rear of rake of Magor USA built ballast waggons, 534 is closest to camera.
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051001 5682407 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train holds the main towards Finucane Island, a loaded rake of Comeng WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld flat waggons make up the consist.
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