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060528 4583388 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31392 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 317 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, this waggon was converted to a WSM ballast hopper, then converted back to a WOB by WAGR Midland Workshops, and started life as a Comeng built Mt Newman Mining ore waggon in 1974. It was originally numbered 31391 by WAGR, seen here loaded with fines at Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006.
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030405 153114388 viewsMcLachlan, station located at the 156 km, originally opened in September 1914 and called 97 Miles till 1915, closed in August 1972, view looking south with remains of loading ramp at left and square W boards for 'whistle', 5th April 2003.
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030406 094906388 viewsCummins, yard view looking south along the mainline, points lever and indicator for the crossover to the Buckleboo line visible, Hall St grade crossing, then the points and levers for the grain and goods loading ramp sidings beyond. Buckleboo line is on the left. 6th April 2003.
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030411 110227388 viewsKimba, rail recovery winch waggon EZWL 2, shows cabin mounted above motor and winch, built using underframe of broad gauge horse box BH 4331. To Eyre Peninsula 1992, recoded then from AZWL. Scrapped in 2005.
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030411 141355388 viewsNunjikompita, aboriginal word for 'burnt hair', station sign attached to shelter shed.
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060109 2109388 viewsKyancutta, Kyancutta Tanks Rd grade crossing, ASR 830 class unit 842, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model loco serial 84140 leads EMD unit 1204 due to air-conditioning trouble and sister ALCo 851 lift the empty north bound grain train away from crew change. 9th January 2006.
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060111 2359388 viewsKyancutta, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004.
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060111 2408388 viewsWudinna, ARG 900 class unit 905, originally built by AE Goodwin as 830 class unit 836 serial 83727, converted to DA class DA 6 by Australian National at Port Augusta workshops for driver only operation in 1996. Trailing unit in a north bound grain train. 11th January 2006.
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060113 2491388 viewsKevin, the triple NJ-1600 class combination of 1604, NJ 3 and 1601 pull the empty gypsum train 6DD3 along the Penong line prior to reversing around the triangle. 13th January 2006.
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060113 2574388 viewsCeduna, or Denial Bay area, empty gypsum train 6DD5 blasts up hill at the 440 km, crossing Carpenter Corner Rd with power from triple 1600/NJ class units 1604, NJ 3 and 1601. 1604 in Australian Railroad Group livery is a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-731, originally built as NJ class NJ 4. Location approximation. 13th January 2006.
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130704 0389388 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of grain waggons, seen here running out of the 'new grain siding' added in 1970 behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.
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130704 0421388 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of grain waggons, seen here backing up to re-join the rest of the train on the mainline with one of only three electric signals on the network with the original goods siding closest to the camera, behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.
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130704 0447388 viewsKyancutta, the south bound loaded grain train gets away from attaching a further fourteen loads here as it crosses the Eyre Highway grade crossing with F Type flashing lights behind 1200 class EMD unit 1204. 4th July 2013.
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130704 0483388 viewsKyancutta, the rear of a south bound loaded grain as it departs with the final five waggons all HCN type bogie grain hoppers converted by SAR Islington Workshops from Tulloch Ltd NSW built NHB type hopper waggons as they cross the Eyre Highway grade crossing and one of the three electric searchlight signals on the network. 4th July 2013.
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130705 0567388 viewsLock, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 65, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system. 5th July 2013.
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130708 0812388 viewsMoule, Mewett Rd grade crossing, 470.1 km.
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130708 0816388 viewsMoule, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 6 T, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Mewett Rd grade crossing, 470.1 km.
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130708 0821388 viewsMoule, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 39 B, still with hungry boards fitted loaded with gypsum, Mewett Rd grade crossing, 470.1 km.
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130708 0840388 viewsPenong Junction, [url=https://goo.gl/maps/45FyW]429.7 km[url].
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130708 0860388 viewsPenong Junction, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 39 B, still with hungry boards fitted loaded with gypsum [url=https://goo.gl/maps/45FyW] located at the 429.7 km[url].
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