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080304 2179120 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of control waggon 2324, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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210321 9303120 viewsBoodarie on the 5 km curve loaded FMG slave ore waggon 5745 was built by CSR Yangtze with a prototype pressed lower panels and is joined to 6746. This pair is the same as 3005 - 4006. 21st March 2021.
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255-05120 viewsSiding Three looking south across the 133.3 km grade crossing with Tamper 1 and a sleeper inserter machine stabled in the back track. Both machines are Fairmont Tamper units. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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267-19120 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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221-30119 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, near new General Electric AC6000 unit 6074 serial 51066 leads sister unit 6071 serial 51063 at the Y312.1 km crossing while controlling a train being loaded.
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151111 9548119 viewsSide view of empty train led by General Electric ES44DCi units 8162 serial 60226 and 8167 serial 60231 both in the Rio Tinto tiger strip livery leading Dash 9-44CW 7093 serial 47772, the last of the original build of Dash 9 units at the 53 km.
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236-02119 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Dash 8 class locomotive 5653 'Chiba', a Goninan 1994 rebuild to GE CM40-8M model, serial 8412-10 / 93-144.
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238-19119 viewsNelson Point loco overhaul shop sees former Southern Pacific loco 3079 EMD model SD40, serial number 7861-52 with the long hood removed due to the 645 prime mover failing not long after arrival in Australia. 27th January 2004. Geodata .
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239-20119 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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071202 1231119 viewsTurner Siding, Jumbo Flat waggon 6004 loaded with a new bridge deck, 6004 is an Ortner Car Company Cincinnati Ohio design, built by Vickers Hoskins in Perth WA 1969.
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050412 0779119 viewsHesta Siding south, BHP's EX 01 high rail excavator, built in France by Geismar as a KGT 4RS model with serial 4559. 12th April 2005.
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050421 1142119 viewsGillam Siding backtrack, BHP's ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia SSP 110SW model serial 401, 94.9 km marking on the rail. 21st April 2005.
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110411 10022119 viewsNelson Point, fuel tank waggon 0020 82 kL capacity, built by Comeng for BP as RTC 2, last of two such tanks, used on Mt Newman line, unsure when converted to 0020.
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170730 0523119 viewsMarubeni Siding, located on the Roy Hill railway at the 152.5 to the 155.8 km, view looking south. GeoData.
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241-11119 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. This image shows the Dash 8 radiator frame fitted to it following collision repairs. June 2002.
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080116 1382119 viewsChapman Siding looking at the F type Interlock coupler on 1395. Hand brake chain and hose bag and electric jumper cable on the left.
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267-36119 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 stands on the Newman mainline with the train as the party alight for an inspection of the site.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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110620 2020r119 viewsWalla Siding, empty BHP ore waggon 7000, a Goninan WA build of the Golynx design from April 2008. 20th of June 2011.
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221-29118 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, a pair of General Electric AC6000 units lead a train being loaded around the balloon, overview of the stockpile with stacker fill the hole from loading.
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224-17118 viewsBing siding, 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie awaits the road to depart south. GeoData.
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