Iron Knob arrival
An empty iron ore train approaches Iron Knob, on the 3'6" Whyalla 'tramway' linking the various mines of the MIddleback Ranges in South Australia - 22 April 2023. Below rail infrastructure is owned by Simec Mining with trains operated by Aurizon.
Lead loco 1304 was originally an EMD G8B export model built for the tramway, rebuilt in 1993 by Morrison Knudsen Australia as a G14M. Trailing unit 2261, also an EMD, was built for the Queensland Railways and rebuilt in 2006, and transferred to Whyalla in 2020.
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Iron Knob arrival
An empty iron ore train approaches Iron Knob, on the 3'6" Whyalla 'tramway' linking the various mines of the MIddleback Ranges in South Australia - 22 April 2023. Below rail infrastructure is owned by Simec Mining with trains operated by Aurizon.
Lead loco 1304 was originally an EMD G8B export model built for the tramway, rebuilt in 1993 by Morrison Knudsen Australia as a G14M. Trailing unit 2261, also an EMD, was built for the Queensland Railways and rebuilt in 2006, and transferred to Whyalla in 2020.
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