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040806 102936374 viewsFlash Butt yard, view of Rail Dynamics Laboratory test waggon 2703, modified by BHP from waggon number 2716 in 1975, originally a Comeng built waggon dating from 1971.
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081217 0453374 viewsWoodstock Siding, looking north with the FMG overbridge as the rail recovery and transport train travels south on the mainline.
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100717 0669374 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6021, built by Gemco Rail in 2010 riding on Barber bogies.
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110411 09987374 viewsNelson Point, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0008 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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110411 10007374 viewsNelson Point, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0007 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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130720 1562374 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA ballast waggon CHQY class CHQY 732, former US-Canadian CRDX class.
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150620 9328374 viewsQuarry 8 ballast loading area, CNR-QRRS of China built 99 tonne ballast waggon 0209 waits to be loaded.
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150729 9455374 viewsBing Siding, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0003 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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100330 8067374 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 05, receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are cut down ore waggons and the wheels are marked 70 kph max. Seen here just outside of 7 Mile. 30th March 2010.
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241-15374 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5510 serial 4839-07 / 87-075 is in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. Drivers side view with hood doors open. June 2002.
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241-35374 viewsNelson Point, Car Dumper 2 holding roads with Yard Control tower and Ore Car Repair Shop in the background as two loaded ore rakes behind pairs of CM40-8M units on each wait their turn through the dumper to discharge as 5660 'Kure' serial 8412-05 / 94-151 and 5657 'Fukuyama' drag their loaded train towards the dumper to discharge . June 2002.
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243-04374 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan trails CM40-8M unit 5634 both in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as they head up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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080124 1625374 viewsChapman Siding, new FMG ore waggon pair 1255 slave and 2256 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 24th January 2008.
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246-02374 viewsCape Lambert, view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream, the siding furthest from the camera will become a compressor waggon holding road while the original line or Mainline is the second from the camera, with the car dumper one Empty Car line closest, and what becomes the car dumper two Loaded Car line is third. 22nd May 2002.
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253-20374 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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267-07374 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure behind General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial number 51068 leads CM40-8MEFI 5669 on the point with mid-train units CM40-8M units 5651 and 5645 104 waggons back with 104 waggons trailing. 1247 hrs 12th of April 2002.
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268-27374 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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283-19374 viewsHarding Siding, quad Robe River CM40-8M units 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425 lead 202 loaded ore waggons at Siding 1 (Harding). The siding has recently been renamed Harding and extended at the north end to accommodate the new West Angelas trains of up to 240 waggons. Wednesday 22nd May 2002.
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203-22373 viewsBing Siding, empty train behind a pair of General Electric AC6000 units powers around the curve. Note the ladder on the original Comeng style waggon.
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227-26373 views30 km looking south, empty ore train with mostly Comeng built ore waggons. GeoData.
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