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6201 Comeng WA 050522 2738412 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #28, second lead in waggon 6201, built by Comeng WA in January 1977 under order number 07-M-282 RY, the mesh guarding is for the winch cable. The chute arrangement for the discharging and recovery of rail is visible.
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0016 Comeng WA 050724 4311412 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0016 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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0567 BHP OCRS 060618 6220412 viewsFlash Butt yard, modified original Magor USA built Oroville waggon 567, cut down and covered for use as indexing waggons at Finucane Island car dumpers, note the original ODCX marking visible.
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0576 BHP OCRS 060713 6546412 viewsBoodarie Yard, modified original Magor USA built Oroville waggon 576, cut down and covered and in use as indexing waggons on the front of each rake for Finucane Island car dumpers, note the original ODCX marking visible.
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0002 Comeng NSW 110411 09982412 viewsNelson Point, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0002 from 1970, one of two water tank waggons, later converted to a weed spray tanker in 1977, then converted to fuel.
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0017 Comeng WA 110411 10012412 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0017 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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0710 CNR - QRRS China 150619 9077412 viewsFlash Butt yard, CNR-QRRS of China built side dump waggons, built and delivered around 2011-12, waggon 0710 loaded with fines for sheeting.
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0003 Comeng NSW 150729 9455412 viewsBing Siding, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0003 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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170730 0492412 viewsIndee, an empty Roy Hill train rounds the curve at the Indee Rd grade crossing at the 53.3 km behind General Electric built double ES44ACi units RHA 1008 serial 62580 and RHA 1018 with 112 waggons, a mid-train unit and another 112 waggons. 30th July 2017. GeoData.
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5944 001 Welshpool 1987April412 viewsWelshpool, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining C636 ALCo unit 5453 serial G6012-2 built by AE Goodwin in 1969 is undergoing a world first as it gets rebuilt into a GE C36-7M locomotive. In this April 1987 view the process has started with the bogies and fuel tank removed. By February 1988 it would be the final C36-7M built for Mt Newman Mining as 5513. April 1987.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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241-33412 viewsNelson Point, Car Dumper 2 holding roads, a pair of CM40-8M units 5660 'Kure' serial 8412-05 / 94-151 and 5657 'Fukuyama' drag their loaded train towards the dumper to discharge passing a similar consist with the Ore Car Repair Shop in the background. June 2002.
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243-11412 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.
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243-14412 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.
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01167 080304 2176412 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of slave waggon 1167, the yellow circle around the tare weight 22.6 t indicates the rotary coupler end, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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TK 01 110620 2281412 viewsChapman, FMG TK type fuel tank waggon TK 01 built by China Southern CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works plant in China in 2008 as the first of an order for twelve tanks, is on the loaded fuel train to Cloud Break. 20th June 2011.
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246-06412 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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243-35412 viewsNelson Point departure yard, hood view of BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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255-07412 viewsSiding Three looking south along the Cape Lambert to Deepdale mainline at the south end signal for the mainline, passing track is on the right with points in the distance. May 2002.
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0553 Magor 030712 142552412 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.
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240701 2730412 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Fortescue' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2141. In 1975 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. July 1, 2024.
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