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6027 Gemco WA 100717 0694402 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6027, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 as these waggons have Barber bogies and not Chinese castings, view of B end and handbrake and rail string support.
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6033 Gemco WA 110208 9441402 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6033 loaded with strings of rail, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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0002 Comeng NSW 110411 09982402 viewsNelson Point, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0002 from 1970, one of two water tank waggons, later converted to a weed spray tanker in 1977, then converted to fuel.
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6000 Gemco Rail WA 130720 1556402 viewsFlash Butt yard, new heavyweight out of gauge flat waggon 6000, unsure of builder, could be Gemco Rail in Perth.
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0045 CNR - QRRS China 160128 00329402 viewsMooka Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0045, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Safety doesn't stop at work'.
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0029 CNR - QRRS China 160128 00330402 viewsMooka Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0029, one of a batch of ten built in 2014.
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0040 CNR - QRRS China 160128 00338402 viewsMooka Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0040, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Think Safe - Act Safe'.
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170510 8283402 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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243-11402 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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080621 2805402 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 34 a Plasser Australia unit model 305 serial M490. 21st June 2008.
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246-06402 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons, the just visible siding (rejoining) on the far left will become a compressor waggon holding road, the 6 km and Boat Beach Rd grade crossing are around the corner to the left. Closest to the camera is the extended No. 1 Road which becomes the Empty Car Line from car dumper one for the Deepdale traffic. Next is the original line or Mainline and the third line across is the Loaded Car Line for the West Angelas traffic to the new car dumper 2. 22nd May 2002.
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243-35402 viewsNelson Point departure yard, hood view of 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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247-30402 viewsNear Cooya Pooya at the 37.5 km on the Robe River Cape Lambert line an empty train is about to pass under the town water supply pipeline and pass through Lockyer Gap behind the standard Robe power of quad CM40-8M or Dash 8. Location is here.22nd May 2002.
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248-09402 viewsDingo Siding on the Hamersley Iron railway at the 39 km with an empty train headed up by a pair of General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 7077 serial 47756 from the original first order in the Pepsi Can livery and 9408 serial 54158 from the fourth order in the Pilbara Rail livery with Robe ownership markings. The signal marker boards are in the distance. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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251-05402 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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255-07402 viewsSiding Three looking south along the Cape Lambert to Deepdale mainline at the south end signal for the mainline, passing track is on the right with points in the distance. May 2002.
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267-28402 views39 km Newman line, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 slows as it brings the Sundowner special to a stop at the 39 km detector site on the Newman mainline.
The trailing unit is 5653.
This was a special for the 25 years of the Alstom / BHP service agreement.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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229-02401 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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239-22401 viewsOverview of Yandi One OHP plant as viewed from the head end of CV2 conveyor which runs from the primary crusher to the reclaim pile. Visible from the left is the screen house, radial stacker on the stockpile, power station, new and old side tertiary crushing structures, sub-station 4, the control room and on the extreme right the secondary crusher structure. GeoData.
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040806 091046401 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, 5666 runs the weighbridge test train with the four orange weighbridge test waggons and two ore waggons to provide braking.
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