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229-19363 viewsYandi Two loadout, looking at the exit portal of the tunnel as Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 drags a loading train through at 1.2 km/h, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, the original pedestal radial stacker is visible above the ore along with the extraction fan. GeoData.
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CHQY 741 050518 2141363 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 741, shows bogie detail, ASF Ride Control bogie casting with CFCLA id of CQFE 055.
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0014 Comeng WA 050704 3997363 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0014 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, empty tank waggons transported back to Port Hedland from Newman on the rear of loaded ore trains.
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8704 Difco USA 060501 3880363 viewsTabba Siding, a string of Difco side dumps on the rear of a loaded ballast train.
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050518 2205363 viewsBing Siding, a Gemco sleeper inserter track machine attached to a BHB type crane painted in BHP blue await another work day. 18th May 2005.
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6214 Gemco WA 110208 9431363 viewsFlash Butt yard, new Lead-Off Lead-On waggon STTR class STTR 6214 on the end of the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, built by Gemco Rail WA, the chutes can be seen standing up with the squeeze rollers behind the mesh.
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0710 CNR - QRRS China 150619 9081363 viewsFlash Butt yard, CNR-QRRS of China built side dump waggons, built and delivered around 2011-12, waggon 0710 loaded with fines for sheeting, mid-section detail.
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243-28363 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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255-13363 viewsAt the 162.2 km looking south are the remains of the second Robe River loadout facility which was installed in 1975 to mine the Mesa 2402E mining area, the line was a four kilometre U shaped spur. The Deepdale line is on the right. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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256-04363 viewsMaitland Siding on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale railway has a late afternoon empty train with the quad CM40-8M working of 9425, 9410, 9420 and 9414 in the siding waiting for a cross with an opposing loaded train. At the time of this image Siding 3 or Murray Camp was unable to cross ore trains so Siding One - Harding or Siding Two - Maitland were used. May 2002.
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256-32363 viewsAt the 89.6 km grade crossing the loaded train behind the quad CM40-8M working of 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425 rolls across the crossing and heads down the 1.26 percent grade. May 2002.
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268-02363 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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283-07363 viewsNelson Point, BHP 's retired Goninan ALCo to GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5508 serial number 4839-04 / 87-073 is being prepared for road transport to Goninan in Perth. It will go on to be rebuilt and leased to Rio Tinto as 5052. May 2002.
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258-12363 viewsNelson Point, old Loco Prep and C36-7M units 5510 and 5506 are being prepped for scrapping. ALCo 5499 is in front. Note the Dash 8 style radiator that is fitted to 5510. May 2002.
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284-04363 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, AHAF type iron ore waggon AHAF 26012 sits in the yard. One of twenty Kinki Sharyo Ltd of Japan built NHA type iron ore waggon for the North Australia line in 1968 that made it to WA under Aurizon for iron ore traffic on the narrow gauge. November 8, 2004.
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250501 0509363 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, empty Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2461 - GA 2461, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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151203 9598363 viewsAt the 47.442 km grade crossing on the Roy Hill line, adjacent to FMG's Barker ballast siding, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA type class leaders GA 2001 - GA 2002. Built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. December 3, 2015.
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233-20362 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. A loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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170510 8285362 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 09, air receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 10th May 2017.
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249-10362 viewsYule River bridge south abutment showing the chainage of the railway line. Approximate location.
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