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The Hamersley railway crosses the Chichester Range, climbing up from the coastal plain to the broad Fortescue River valley, and then after crossing that river, on through the Hamersley Range following Weelamurra Creek. The maximum grade on the Hamersley track is up through the Chichesters, and it was the first section of the line to be double-tracked - apart from the passing loops. The Chichester Range represents the northern margins of the Hamersley Basin, stretching from around Roy Hill in the east to Yarraloola in the west.
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Title devised by cataloguer and date supplied by donor. Caption provided by donor: Rail: Chichester Ranges 1996. RioTinto Limited reference number: HI268-106.
Subjects
- Mine railroads -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
- Railroad trains -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
- Hamersley Iron 7072 (Locomotive) -- Photographs.
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