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190107 0551386 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00102 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-102 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

190107 0592386 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00274 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-274 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

190109 1619386 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00210 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-210 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

190109 1639386 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00231 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-231 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

190109 1660386 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00382 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-382 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

243-11386 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.

080304 2202386 viewsThomas Yard, 21 km post looking north, long rake of waggons being run up and down the mainline to keep the wheels turning. 4th March 2008.

246-26386 viewsCape Lambert, a Robe River loaded Deepdale train rolls along the mainline behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons with newly extended roads either side of it. 9425 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 6266-8 / 89-85 from August 1989 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo serial C-6041-4 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in April 1970 and numbered 5468, sold to Robe and delivered by road 17th August 1982. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. 22nd May 2002.

247-32386 viewsNear Cooya Pooya at the 37.5 km on the Robe River Cape Lambert line an empty train is about to pass 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 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 6266-8 / 89-85 from August 1989 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo serial C-6041-4 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in April 1970 and numbered 5468, sold to Robe and delivered by road 17th August 1982. Location is here.22nd May 2002.

249-17386 viewsTable Hill on the Robe River railway line, looking in a northerly direction as the railway line snakes north and heads through Lockyer Gap towards Cape Lambert. Following a very wet 1999 cyclone season Lake Poongkaliyarra is very full. Approximate location.

249-28386 viewsA loaded Hamersley Iron train runs across the plains north of Dugite Siding near the 70 km as it nears the destination of its cargo behind the standard pair of GE built Dash 9-44CW locomotives 7084 serial 47763 and 7079 serial 47758 both in the original Pepsi Can livery. Approximate location. 18th December 1999.

251-05386 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5513 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1988 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from 1970 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6012-2 and road number 5453 and assigned new serial number 4839-02 / 88-078. It was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and was named Kalgan. 22nd April 2000.

140601 4447386 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8039-1 part of a pair of 120 sets built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.

140601 4454386 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8054-1 part of a pair of 120 sets built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.

140601 4495386 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7718 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.

140601 4636386 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7774 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.

210407 9899386 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQSY type container waggon RQSY 34304 was originally built by Goninan NSW as an OCY type in a batch of one hundred in 1974/75. Recoded to NQOY, then NQSY, then to National Rail as RQSY in 1994. Loaded with a Linfox 20' container FSWB 963488 and a 40' Linfox half height side door container LSDU 6940106.

130710 1027386 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, ABSY type ABSY 2469 covered van, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1972 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX to SCT as ABFY before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.

125-22385 viewsHeathcote Junction, V/Line broad gauge B class Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-6 still in Victorian Railways livery leads a sleeper discharge train on the up broad gauge line, rolling down toward Wallan, gangers on waggon, V/Line VZSX class waggons.