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150523 8224355 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0033, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Don't drive tired'.
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150619 9082355 viewsFlash Butt yard, CNR-QRRS of China built side dump waggons, built and delivered around 2011-12, waggon 0710 loaded with fines for sheeting, mid-section detail.
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170728 09906355 viewsWestern Creek, the disabled Mesa A train gets underway with relief power from General Electric built ES44DCi unit 8137 serial 59140 and Dash 9-44CW unit 7082 as the operate the train with the two ES44ACi units isolated. 28th July 2017. GeoData.
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060723 7834355 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 02, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Atlas Copco XAS 97's and the receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are cut down ore waggons. Seen here inside 7 Mile. 23rd July 2006.
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080124 1621355 viewsChapman Siding, view looking north of a rake of new CSR Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works China built waggons stabled in the passing track to free up yard room. 24th January 2008.
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247-34355 viewsNear Cooya Pooya at the 37.5 km on the Robe River Cape Lambert line an empty train passes under the town water supply pipeline and pass through Lockyer Gap behind the standard Robe power of quad CM40-8M or Dash 8 locomotives led by 9425 with 9410, 9420 and last unit 9414 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8206-11 / 91-124 from November 1991 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo built new for Robe in December 1971 and numbered 262.005, later numbered 1714. Location is here.22nd May 2002.
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268-14355 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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268-15355 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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030712 142552355 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 553, one of the original Magor USA build waggons bought out at construction of the Mt Newman project. Visible is the ODCX code and number 82190 from the Oroville Dam Construction company days in the USA. Unsure of the MS6-82 code, the DZ 11-95 code was the late time it was internally painted to reduce wear and the SL 76 with 92 below it was the last time the Miner SL-76 draft gear was replaced. The orange smiley sticker indicates that this is an original 'Oroville Dam' ore waggon and non relayed AB braked. 12th of July 2003.
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229-31354 viewsYandi Two loadout exit side, as Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 and sister unit 5642 drag a loading train at 1.2 km/h, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, the original pedestal radial stacker is visible above the ore along with the extraction fan, to the left in the distance is a partial glimpse of the Three Sisters. GeoData.
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233-05354 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. An empty trains headlight can be seen in the tunnel. GeoData.
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238-14354 viewsNelson Point, ex Southern Pacific tunnel motor locomotive 8335 an EMD SD40T-2 unit, serial 786175-9 built in April 1979 and retired by Union Pacific 23rd May 2001, purchased as a spare parts source for the other SD40 style units BHP Billiton purchased in 2003/04. 19th November 2003. Geodata .
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040810 144947354 viewsShaw Siding backtrack, Difco Ohio USA 1967 build short side dump waggon 8701, originally built for Goldsworthy Mining as no. 1, renumbered by Mt Newman as 8701, one five waggons built for Goldsworthy Mining.
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050412 0776354 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 529, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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050421 1383354 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area, Dash 8 unit 5636 shunts the loaded ballast rake under the water point on the south leg of the triangle. Original Magor USA built ballast cars 516 and 504 dating from a 1963 build.
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050518 2197354 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 527, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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050518 2201354 viewsBing Siding. Rear 3/4 view of ballast train and of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 536, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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051001 5729354 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, cut down by Mt Newman Mining workshops, a Magor USA built former Oroville Dam 91 ton ore waggon 665, seen here being used as the crib waggon on the end of the steel train.
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050724 4312354 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0014 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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050421 1623354 viewsHesta Siding backtrack, Speno Australia's two 24 stone rail grinders coupled together before they had id stickers fitted, the front unit was later stickered as RG 2, the rear unit was stickered as RG 1 and is serial M20. 21st April 2005.
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