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130705 0593373 viewsLock, having stowed the loaded portion on the mainline, the three locos 1203, 846 and 859 shunt back on to the empty portion on goods siding #1.
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130705 0621373 viewsLock, with loading finished, 1203 leads 846, 859 and the final portion along goods siding #1 as it prepares to shunt back onto the loaded portion on the mainline for departure to Port Lincoln.
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100609 10009373 viewsMidland, ATEY 4724 diesel fuel tank waggon in service for BP Oil, former NSW AMPOL NTAF tank, coded WTEY when arrived in WA.
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100611 0338373 viewsMidland, AOXY open waggon, converted to carry nickel matte bulk bags similar to the WGL type traffic, originally started life as a WGX open from the second batch built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1969-70.
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234-18373 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. Circa 1998.
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234-32373 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View looking across the YT315.8 km grade crossing and 5658 back to the ore stockpile at the loadout. Circa 1998.
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6213 Comeng WA 051001 5708373 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #22, 6213, builders plate detail, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from February 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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6213 Comeng WA 051001 5735373 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #22, 6213, builders plate detail, a Comeng WA built flat waggon in February 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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6203 Comeng WA 080621 2728373 viewsGillman Siding, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #1, rear lead off waggon 6203, built by Comeng WA in January 1977. 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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243-07373 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan trails CM40-8M unit 5634 both in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as they head up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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246-12373 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons, the just visible siding (rejoining) on the far left will become a compressor waggon holding road, the 6 km and Boat Beach Rd grade crossing are around the corner to the left. Closest to the camera is the extended No. 1 Road which becomes the Empty Car Line from car dumper one for the Deepdale traffic. Next is the original line or Mainline and the third line across is the Loaded Car Line for the West Angelas traffic to the new car dumper 2. 22nd May 2002.
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249-08373 viewsYule River bridge looking east upstream 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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210322 9567373 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is Chinese built ballast waggon BAH 126 on a loaded ballast rake. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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253-02373 viewsDugite near the 64 km on the Dampier - Tom Price railway, a loaded Hamersley Iron train headed up by General Electric 9-44CW units 7078, from the original order, serial number 47757 and 7096, from the second order, serial number 52843 arrive taking the mainline to cross an empty which is in the passing track.
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253-19373 viewsPort Hedland harbour sees the suction / cutter dredge Vlaanderen XI with IMO #7712080. The Vlaanderen XI was originally built in 1978 by IHC Dredgers with yard number 1108 and originally named New Amsterdam, named the Vlaanderen XI in 1986, renamed again in 2007 to Kaveri and again to Huta 15 in 2014.
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255-03373 viewsSiding Three back track, Fairmont Tamper sleeper inserter machine. May 2002.
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256-24373 viewsMaitland Siding, Robe River CM40-8M unit 9417 (2nd) leading an empty train passes sister units 9420 and 9410 on a loaded train. May 2002.
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190129 4266373 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00223 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-223 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190129 4272373 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00345 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-345 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190129 4279373 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00073 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-73 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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