Tuesday 4 December 2018

BHP Hospital Train led by 4377.

BHP Iron Ore operated a 'Hospital Train' which arrived back into Nelson Point yard late on the 18th of November 2018. Included in the consist were the last twenty-six waggons from the recent Turner derailment, some ballast waggons, ballast plough, #8500 flat waggon and some ore waggons with flat wheels.

The consist was:

  • SD70ACe loco 4377
  • Ore waggon 9305 with brake cut out
  • Ore waggon 2265 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 9658 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 9219 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 10874 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 10876 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 2456 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 7035 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 10111 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 4784 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 10302 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 4938 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 4656 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 10018 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 9578 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 5914 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 2705 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 8017 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 0099 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 3195 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 8083 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 0652 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 2461 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 2771 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 10522 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 4075 from the Turner derailment
  • Ore waggon 8718 from the Turner derailment
  • Ballast waggon 0227
  • Ballast waggon 0207
  • Ballast waggon 0209
  • Ballast waggon 0226
  • Ballast waggon 0232
  • Ballast waggon 0213
  • Ballast waggon 0216
  • Ballast waggon 0230
  • Ballast plough BP 02
  • SD70ACe 4485 'KRSTE APOLESKI'
  • Flat waggon 8500
  • Ore waggon 7842 with wheel flats
  • Ore waggon 6768 with wheel flats
  • Ore waggon 6658 with wheel flats
  • Ore waggon 5349 with wheel flats
  • Ore waggon 8454 with wheel flats

A video of the train also filmed by Roland Depth can be found here, or copy and paste this into your browser https://youtu.be/O0c6kzpJI6s