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221-22400 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, General Electric AC6000 class emerges from the loadout portal at 0.9 km/h as it leads a train through the loading vaults, the dust extraction ducting is also visible.
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221-26400 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, General Electric AC6000 class emerges from the loadout portal at 0.9 km/h as it leads a train through the loading vaults, the dust extraction ducting is also visible.
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222-24400 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7073 serial 47752 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie brings an empty train to a stop with 7091 for a crew change besides a loaded headed up by 7071.
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229-01400 viewsYandi Two balloon switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train heading for the balloon loop for loading, grade crossing is the YT 311.5 km. GeoData.
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230-11400 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel exit side portal, Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M model 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 creeps out of the tunnel as its train is loaded at 1.2 km/h. The livery is the marigold version of the BHP Australia logo. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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151111 9548400 viewsSide view of empty train led by General Electric ES44DCi units 8162 serial 60226 and 8167 serial 60231 both in the Rio Tinto tiger strip livery leading Dash 9-44CW 7093 serial 47772, the last of the original build of Dash 9 units at the 53 km.
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231-26400 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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233-05400 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. An empty trains headlight can be seen in the tunnel. GeoData.
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235-02400 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 arrives with the afternoon 240 waggon empty train with second unit Goninan built CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus', notice the fuel tank differences between the lead unit an ALCo rebuild and the second unit built new.
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236-19400 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuilt CM40-8MEFI unit 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 sits out the front awaiting attention, with sister 5652 behind it and the rear of an AC6000 visible.
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0206 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 040806 102110400 viewsFlash Butt yard, heavily stripped down riveted waggon 206, possible original ballast waggon, number 206 was originally a waggon in the 'Camp Train' and appears to have USA origin, view of the removed deck showing chutes.
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0533 Magor USA 050412 0767400 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 533, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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0535 Magor USA 050412 0770400 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 535, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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0516 Magor USA 050421 1385400 viewsQuarry 8, Magor USA built ballast waggon 516, originally built in 1963 for the Oroville Dam project, before coming to BHP second hand as a ballast waggon in January 1968.
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0206 USA 050518 2118400 viewsFlash Butt yard, heavily stripped down riveted waggon 206, possible original ballast waggon, number 206 was originally a waggon in the 'Camp Train' and appears to have USA origin, side view.
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0534 Magor USA 050518 2182400 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 534, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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0534 Magor USA 050518 2183400 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 534, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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6201 Comeng WA 050801 4767400 viewsFlash Butt yard, rail recovery and transport train, #28 2nd lead off waggon 6201, built by Comeng WA January 1977 under order no. 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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0538 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 051001 5650400 viewsFlash Butt yard, side view of ballast plough converted from Magor USA built Oroville ore waggon 538, shows bogies and hand brake detail.
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6001 Tomlinson Steel 060429 3759400 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon, 6001 originally built for Goldsworthy Mining as one of a batch of six with a 55 tonne rating by Tomlinson Steel in 1966 of which three were sold to Mt Newman Mining in 1967 and numbered 6001-6003.
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