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232-22421 viewsYandi One balloon loop, as a train is being loaded the mid-train remotes approach, waggons are standard Comeng WA builds. 18th of February 1997. GeoData.
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234-08421 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View of left hand side leading bogie. Circa 1998.
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234-20421 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. Cab front on view. Circa 1998.
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235-15421 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 leads the afternoon 240 waggon train with second unit Goninan built CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' as the exit the loadout tunnel, notice the fuel tank differences between the lead unit an ALCo rebuild and the second unit built new.
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239-20421 viewsYandi One primary crusher, GS01, a Jaques grizzly screen 01 with the ROM (run of mine) or raw material bin above it. The dozer track chain links are to prevent surges of material spilling out of the bin uncontrolled and flooding the screen and jaw crusher. Any small material will fall between the grizzly bars and bypass the Jaques single-toggle jaw crusher. GeoData.
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0517 Magor USA 050412 0754421 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA ballast waggon 517.
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0534 Magor USA 051001 5646421 viewsFlash Butt yard, rear of rake of Magor USA built ballast waggons, 534 is closest to camera and a Dash 8 shunts CFCLA ballast waggons.
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051001 5682421 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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6001 Tomlinson Steel 060429 3739421 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon, 6001 originally built for Goldsworthy Mining as one of a batch of six with a 55 tonne rating by Tomlinson Steel in 1966 of which three were sold to Mt Newman Mining in 1967 and numbered 6001-6003.
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0589 BHP OCRS 060618 6218421 viewsFlash Butt yard, modified original Magor USA built Oroville waggon 589, cut down and covered for use as indexing waggon at Finucane Island car dumpers, note the original ODCX marking visible.
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050410 0526421 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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050414 0951421 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno Australia's 24 stone rail grinder before they had id stickers fitted, this front unit was later stickered as RG 2, rear view of the driving cab and generator module with the first grinding module. 14th April 2005.
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051001 5680421 viewsFlash Butt yard, lube chart of a newly delivered Knox Kershaw KBR 875 ballast regulator serial 015-875-05. 1st October 2005.
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060326 3208421 viewsBing Siding, south arrival BHP track machine Tamper 3 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M480 takes the mainline with the new western mainline in the foreground. 26th March 2006.
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060403 3267421 viewsTabba North backtrack, BHP clip driving machine, modified from a former Plasser Australia USP 3000 ballast regulator. 3rd April 2006.
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060501 3922421 viewsAbydos Siding backtrack, Speno rail grinder RG 1, a RR24 model grinder with 24 grinding wheels, serial M20, generating set and second driving cab module. 1st May 2006.
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6031 Gemco WA 110208 9443421 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6031 loaded with strings of rail, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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6210 Comeng WA 110619 1881421 viewsSouth of Mooka Siding, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #11, 6210, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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0024 CNR - QRRS China 150523 8219421 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0024, one of a batch of ten built in 2014.
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0027 CNR - QRRS China 160128 00341421 viewsMooka Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0027, one of a batch of ten built in 2014.
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