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252-24362 viewsAbydos area, known as the China Wall or London Wall.
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210510 1146362 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTW 007 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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255-36362 viewsEmu Siding on the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line with the Western Creek Robe River interconnecting line on the left joining the HI Tom Price line. Train Control board for crews to change channels. May 2002.
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258-06362 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5512 serial 4839-08 / 87-076 is in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. May 2002.
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6010 Scotts of Ipswich Qld 051001 5705361 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, builders plate detail of flat waggon #20, 6010, a Scotts of Ipswich Qld built flat waggon on 03-09-1970.
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0704 Difco USA 060501 3872361 viewsTabba Siding, built by Difco USA in 1971 for Mt Newman Mining in a group of four, the last 'long' side dump waggon 704.
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0214 CNR - QRRS China 130720 1448361 viewsFlash Butt yard, CNR-QRRS of China built 99 tonne ballast waggon 0214 loaded awaiting their next duty.
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0710 CNR - QRRS China 150619 9075361 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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251-27361 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, drivers side cab view of BHP's 5631 'Apollo' built new in October 1988 by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 model with serial number 5831-10 / 88-080. One of four such units built in 1988 and delivered in the Mt Newman orange livery. 22nd April 2000.
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210322 9570361 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is Chinese built ballast waggon BAH 095 on a loaded ballast rake, close up of the B end. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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210510 1103361 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTW 017 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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210510 1115361 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTW 005 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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253-22361 viewsNelson Point hard stand, CFCLA CHRY type ballast hopper waggon CHRY 753.
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253-32361 viewsNelson Point yard sees BHP dumper pilot locomotives 5666 'Taranto', a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8MEFI model with serial 8412-11 / 94-157, 5666 was the first unit fitted with Electronic Fuel Injection to the 16FDL engine hence the EFI on the model designation, and in the background with compressor set No. 2 is 5633 which was a new build CM39-8 GE model by Goninan. A sharp eye will notice the difference in the fuel tanks of the two locomotives.
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253-36361 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, riveted flat waggon 202 with three water tanks fitted, view of handbrake end, originally part of the 'camp train', modified by Mt Newman Mining railway workshops.
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269-11361 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 heads back to Nelson Point with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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250501 0318361 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 3297 - GA 3298, built in China by CRRC Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon in Breast Cancer Awareness pink livery. May 1, 2025.
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250501 0433361 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, empty Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2687 - GA 2688, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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150412 7915361 viewsRoy Hill's Rail Construction Yard, at the 21.2 km, near Boodarie, 120 new CSR Yangtze built CCK138 stainless steel waggons wait to be placed on the rails. April 12, 2015.
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234-35360 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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