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030404 131846448 viewsPort Augusta, Spencer Junction shunt loco 830 class unit 863 serial 84709 is an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model and entered service in June 1963. 4th April 2003.

170728 09974448 viewsBenson Falls, 91 km curve, an empty train blasts up the steep grade behind a triple all General Electric built Dash 9-44CW unit power of 9409 serial 54159 and 9408 both in Pilbara Rail with Robe reporting marks, and 7060 in Pilbara Iron with HI reporting marks. 28th July 2017. GeoData.

060723 7828448 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 02, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Atlas Copco XAS 97's and the receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are cut down ore waggons. Seen here inside 7 Mile. 23rd July 2006.

23733448 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, a stripped back ALCo locomotive frame under re-construction which will become a GE CM40-8M. January 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.

030415 172140448 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west along the Central Australian Line, Trans Australian is the middle road with the loop rejoining on the far left in the distance. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.

030416 105908448 viewsManguri Siding, looking south at the end of the goods loop with a loading ramp dead-end siding off to the left. Located 706.5 km from the 0 datum at Coonamia and 200 km north of Tarcoola between Wirrida and Cadney Park on the Tarcoola - Alice Springs line. GeoData location. 16th April 2003.

241-07448 viewsNelson Point, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation, cab side view. June 2002.

190107 0533448 viewsBinduli, following a crew change Mineral Resources empty iron ore train 2034 with Mineral Resources MRL class loco MRL 003 'Southern Cross' with serial R-0113-03/14-506 a UGL Rail Broadmeadow NSW built GE model C44ACi leads two Pacific National NR class units NR 43 and NR 78 with 53 pairs of MHPYs and 2 single MHLY bottom discharge hopper waggons for 1293 metres and 2258 tonnes.

190107 0598448 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00010 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-10 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

190109 1575448 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00225 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-225 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

190109 1582448 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00282 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-282 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

190109 1659448 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00381 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-381 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

190109 1668448 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00194 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-194 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

190109 1673448 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00180 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-180 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

01653 110620 2261448 viewsChapman, FMG loaded train with 1653 slave waggon and control waggon of the following pair 2892, Chinese built ore waggons by CSR Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works loaded with lump ore. June 20, 2011.

200914 7786448 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, bogie view of former Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates RSC-3 model ALCo locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1951 for NSWGR as the 40 class 4002 serial 77733, purchased by CRRIA in 1971 and numbered 261.002, then 1705 and finally 9405. 4002 is preserved in an operational state and another claim to fame is it run the Royal Train in NSW February 1954. Donated to the Society in 1979. 14th September 2020.

246-03448 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream, the just visible siding (rejoining) on the far left will become a compressor waggon holding road, the 6 km and Boat Beach Rd grade crossing are around the corner to the left. Closest to the camera is the extended No. 1 Road which becomes the Empty Car Line from car dumper one for the Deepdale traffic. Next is the original line or Mainline and the third line across is the Loaded Car Line for the West Angelas traffic to the new car dumper 2. 22nd May 2002.

247-17448 viewsCape Lambert overview of the fuel point, with a brace of four CM40-8M rebuilds finishing up refuelling before departing with another empty train. The workshops are to the left of the picture. Where I'm standing to take the picture is now all stockpile. Approximate location of photo is here. 22nd May 2002.

210510 1118448 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTS type straddle crane carrying rail waggon RTS 002 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.

190129 4230448 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00093 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-93 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

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