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060723 7763435 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 03, receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. These are built on former ore waggons that have been cut down. Seen here just outside of 7 Mile. 23rd July 2006.

240-10435 viewsNelson Point, retired Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 sits awaiting its engine removal prior to being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's Museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. 25th June 2002.

241-26435 viewsNelson Point, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation with two C36-7M units 5506 and 5510 also awaiting removal from site. June 2002.

190109 1566435 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00112 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-112 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

247-35435 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.

251-06435 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5507 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1987 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from 1969 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6035-2 and road number 5461 and assigned new serial number 4839-03 / 87-072. It was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and was named Ethel Creek, then in 1991 5507 emerged in BHP livery carrying Mt Whaleback, then renamed to Corunna Downs and again finally to Nimingarra, it was also one of three units to carry the Goldsworthy Joint Venture lettering. In 2003 it was fully rebuilt and leased to Pilbara Rail in that livery and numbered 5051. It survives stored at 7 mile complex as at Dec 2021. 22nd April 2000.

267-37435 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.

130429 IMG P12868435 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AZKY type anhydrous ammonia tank waggon AZKY 32242, final unit of twelve waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as type WQK for Murrin Murrin traffic, fitted with Bis Industries anhydrous ammonia tank A8A. Peter Donaghy image.

210407 9866435 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRRY 7017, platform with CS Leasing 40' 4FG1 type container SLZU 760024. The RRRY type five pack bar coupled waggon set is one of nineteen built in China at Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works for Goninan in 2005.

210407 9880435 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, platform 3 of 5-pack low profile skel waggon set RRYY 13, one of fifty two such waggon sets built by Bradken at Braemar NSW in 2004-05, with an Austrans 40' 4FG1 type container AUCU 412428.

210407 9902435 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQHY type 3 TEU container waggon RQHY 7055, built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works in China as part of a seventy eight unit order in 2005/06 for Pacific National. Loaded with two FCL 20' containers FCGU 960460 and FCGU 960473.

130710 1040435 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0090 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty waggons from the second order built by Gemco WA for SCT.

0553 Magor 030712 142543435 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. 0 has been added to number to correctly place the waggon in sequence. July 12, 2003.

100603 9000435 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PQIY type 80' container flat PQIY 0030, one of forty units built by Gemco WA in 2009 loaded with 40' SCT reefer FORU 402011[7] / SCTR012 and 40' SCT reefer SCTR044.

100603 9022435 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ABSY type covered van ABSY 2501, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1972 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX before being converted from ABFY by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.

100603 9027435 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ABSY type covered van ABSY 2475, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1972 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX before being converted from ABFY by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.

124-15434 viewsSunshine looking from the passenger lines across to the Independent Through Goods lines, signal post 71 at camera, disc and semaphore signal posts 31 and 31B for control of the Independent Trough Goods lines, down Adelaide broad gauge goods train waiting to cross over the passenger lines, BL classes BL 30 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1014 and BL 35 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1019 in AN livery, standard gauge Sunshine Loop to the left of train, Newport Loop Line and GEB sidings at far right

132-34434 viewsNunga, location sign.

150-32434 viewsLismore station yard overview from Melbourne end, goods loading platform on No.3 road at left, grain bunker in the distance, station building on the right, taken from No.1 road.

151-23434 viewsTraralgon station V/Line broad gauge light engine 2nd unit X class X 43 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-706 paired up with G 543 awaits departure time for Morwell with 9444 light engine, then loaded briquette train for Nth Geelong, in heavy fog, buffer stop overrun with cactus! Remains of abolished signal box behind buffer stop.

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