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150314 7746385 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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160128 00335385 viewsMooka Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0021, class leader of a batch of ten built in 2014.
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160128 00337385 viewsMooka Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0041, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Stay alert don't get hurt'.
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160128 00338385 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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170730 0492385 viewsIndee, an empty Roy Hill train rounds the curve at the Indee Rd grade crossing at the 53.3 km behind General Electric built double ES44ACi units RHA 1008 serial 62580 and RHA 1018 with 112 waggons, a mid-train unit and another 112 waggons. 30th July 2017. GeoData.
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170728 09689385 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 12, 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. 28th July 2017.
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080124 1624385 viewsChapman Siding, side view of control waggon 2256, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 24th January 2008.
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080304 2198385 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, new FMG ore waggon pair 1535 slave and 2536 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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249-02385 viewsYule River bridge looking north from the 160 km on the BHP mainline. The third pier from the southern end was undermined by flood waters from Tropical Cyclone John in December 1999. The rail line was closed for two weeks while repairs were effected. Approximate location.
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249-34385 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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210510 1109385 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTW 011 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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253-20385 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, a delivery of CFCLA lease ballast hopper waggons coded CHRY await entry to service. These waggons were bought over from the USA with code CRDX for CFCL by CFCLA with work and repainting carried out at Gemco WA.
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267-10385 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure mid-train units Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5651 'Tobata' serial number 8412-08 / 93-142 and 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11 / 92-134 104 waggons from the lead with 104 waggons trailing. The line curving away to the left is the Goldsworthy line to Boodarie and Finucane Island. 1247 hrs Friday 12th of April 2002.
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267-20385 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 leads the Sundowner Special on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in the middle and sister CM40-8M 5653 bringing up the rear.
This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 are holding track.
They can be seen behind the signal sitting on the transfer road.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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268-36385 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.
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040804 155856385 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 1354 is a Comeng WA build from a batch of two hundred and twenty-six in 1973/74. Waggon has been resheeted with new side walls. 4th of August 2004.
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224-30384 viewsBing siding, the afternoon empty to Yandi was a staple of the AC6000 units when delivered, operating the train as a pair, 112 waggons, AC6000 and 112 waggons. 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie departs the loop south with sister unit 6073. GeoData.
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228-19384 viewsYandi Two branch, the afternoon empty train crosses the bridge at the YT307 km behind a standard pair of Goninan rebuilt GE CM40-8M model units 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07/93-140 and 5644 'Kangan' serial 8281-09/92-133. Geodata -22.706976, 119.097651 .
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232-20384 viewsYandi One backtrack, following a cyclone shutdown of the mainline and severe flooding around Yandi a 'mixed' freight train was operated to Yandi to deliver food, mail and diesel fuel to the mine and camp. Here BHP Iron Ore loaded Comeng WA built ore waggon 2871 has been re-sheeted with 3CR12 stainless steel side walls, view of broken coupler. February 1997. GeoData.
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235-12384 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 passes out the other side of the loadout tunnel as loading has commenced, the dust extraction equipment and retaining wall culvert frame the loco.
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