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050421 161159 viewsHesta Siding backtrack, Speno Australia's 24 stone rail grinder before they had id stickers fitted, this front unit was later stickered as RG 2. 21st April 2005.
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050421 161559 viewsHesta Siding backtrack, Speno Australia's 24 stone rail grinder before they had id stickers fitted, this unit was later stickered as RG 2, side view of the second grinding module. 21st April 2005.
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050421 161759 viewsHesta Siding backtrack, Speno Australia's RR24 model 24 stone rail grinder serial M20 before they had id stickers fitted, this unit was later stickered as RG 1, rear view of the generator and driving module. 21st April 2005.
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050518 220559 viewsBing Siding, a Gemco sleeper inserter track machine attached to a BHB type crane painted in BHP blue await another work day. 18th May 2005.
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050801 471959 viewsNelson Point yard, ballast regulator BR 33 a Plasser Australia model SSP 302 unit serial M486. 1st August 2005.
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060501 392959 viewsAbydos Siding backtrack, Speno rail grinder RG 2, possibly an RR24 model grinder with 24 grinding wheels view of generator module driving cab. 1st May 2006.
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081217 045559 viewsWoodstock Siding, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #1, rear lead off waggon 6203, built by Comeng WA in January 1977 under order number 07-M-282 RY. The straddle crane is a newish unit built by Vaia Car model no. TCR-V and the four wheels are chain driven, replacing the original Gemco hydraulic unit.
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100717 065859 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6042, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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100717 068759 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail winch waggon 6047 obstructed by scrub, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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110208 942659 viewsFlash Butt yard, new Lead-Off Lead-On waggon STTR class STTR 6214 on the end of the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, built by Gemco Rail WA, the chutes can be seen standing up with the squeeze rollers behind the mesh, with the new straddle crane sitting on flat waggon 6203 an original rear Lead-Off-On waggon.
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110208 944259 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6037 loaded with strings of rail, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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130720 146159 viewsFlash Butt yard, new heavyweight out of gauge flat waggon 6000, unsure of builder, could be Gemco Rail in Perth.
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150619 907659 viewsFlash Butt yard, CNR-QRRS of China built side dump waggons, built and delivered around 2011-12, waggon 0706 loaded with fines for sheeting.
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150620 932959 viewsQuarry 8 ballast loading area, rake of CNR-QRRS of China built 99 tonne ballast waggons with the Difco USA built long and short side dump waggons with a Dash 8 loco on the rear.
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150729 945559 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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131122 331259 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 08, has been upgraded from the original Robe River compressor waggon set IC 22 with air receiver and IC 23 with two Atlas Copco XAS 97 units replacing the original Ingersoll Rand air compressors. These waggons are ballasted to 100 tonnes each and are modified ore waggons. Cape Lambert 22nd November 2013.
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141124 707859 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set leader CB 01, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Atlas Copco XAS 97's behind the loco and the receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are cut down ore waggons. Seen here at Parker Point, Dampier on 24th November 2014.
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242-2959 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Goldsworthy Mining B class unit #2 serial number A-105, these units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover were built at the English Electric Rocklea Qld plant in 1965 and primarily used for the construction of the Mt Goldsworthy to Finucane Island railway. May 2002.
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242-3659 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5497 serial C6096-2, view looking at back of cab wall. May 2002.
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241-0659 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M units 5506 serial 4839-01 / 87-071 and 5510 serial 4839-07 / 87-075 are in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. This view from the radiator of 5506 looking at 5510 shows the difference in the Dash 7 radiator on 5506 and the Dash 8 radiator fitted to 5510 following collision repairs. June 2002.
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