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247-15380 viewsCape Lambert overview of the fuel point, with a brace of four CM40-8M rebuilds finishing up refuelling before departing with another empty train. The workshops are to the left of the picture. Where I'm standing to take the picture is now all stockpile. Approximate location of photo is here. 22nd May 2002.
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249-04380 viewsYule River bridge looking north from the 160 km on the BHP mainline. The third pier from the southern end was undermined by flood waters from Tropical Cyclone John in December 1999. The rail line was closed for two weeks while repairs were effected. Approximate location.
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249-34380 viewsLoaded Hamersley Iron ore waggon pair Tomlinson Steel WA built 5708 and Nippon Sharyo Japan built 906. Approximate location. 18th December 1999.
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140601 4460380 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7691 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.
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140601 4505380 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7782 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.
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268-31380 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.
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131024 IMG 0647380 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AZWY 30373 'Sputnik' loco oil and sand waggon, originally built as an WFX type flat waggon by Tomlinson Steel in a batch of one hundred and sixty one in 1969-70. Recoded to WQCX type in 1980 and to WSP type waste oil and sand waggon in 1986. Peter Donaghy image.
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160409 IMG 7097380 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.
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160409 IMG 7099380 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.
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283-01380 viewsNelson Point, BHP wheel lathe sees BHP's big GE AC6000 unit 6073 'Fortescue' serial number 51065 on shed having wheel attention to the leading bogie. May 2002.
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210407 9875380 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRXY 9, platform 1 with a CARU Specialized Leasing 40' 4FG1 type container SLZU 760214. The RRXY type 5-pack well waggon set is one of eleven built by Bradken Qld in 2002 for Toll from a Williams-Worley design.
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231020 8179380 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57909 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 001578 with Cristal decal and CRM 001479 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.
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240328 2934380 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33507 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-047 and fleet number 9021, in Mineral Resources traffic 5040 empty Mount Walton iron ore train. March 28, 2024.
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146-27379 viewsBroadford, buffer stop located near station on up Refuge Siding looking south standard gauge line on the left, up platform in the distance.
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150-24379 viewsLismore, view of the sheep yarding from the top of the loading race, bottom race chute is on the right of frame.
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153-1-21379 viewsBacchus Marsh turntable looking at non-lever end interlock and side, shows walkway and underframe.
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153-2-23379 viewsBeaufort station overview, station buildings, platform, elevated signal box, goods shed at right.
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183-12379 viewsSeymour loco depot, turntable and pit, V/Line broad gauge locos, Y class an EMD Clyde Engineering G6B model under the davit crane and T class T 368 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 64-323 sits over the brake pit, loco shed, workshop and office between the locos.
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198-30379 viewsPort Hedland Port, view of the BHP HBI plant overland conveyor and under-harbour tunnel portal, also Utah Point Boat Ramp. This area is now changed with Pilbara Ports Authority No.4 Berth, and three additional berths for BHP Billiton. Images taken 2001.
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220-23379 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, a loaded train from Yarrie mine lead by BHP Dash 7 unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072 was rebuilt by Goninan WA from an ALCo C636 unit 5461 into GE model C36-7M in 1987.
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