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186-26621 viewsBellevue, Westrail standard gauge light engine movement, train 168 departs the flashbutt sidings crossing Lloyd Street bound for Forrestfield. NB class locomotive NB 1873 a Comeng built ALCo model CE618 serial WA-79 / C6099-3. This unit was originally a WAGR N class on narrow gauge, then reclassed to NA when fitted with air brakes in 1983, and then fitted with ex Mt Newman Mining ALCo M636 bogies in 1994 and classed NB.
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195-08621 viewsWittenoom, Bee Gorge, view from top of cat walk looking north.
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197-14621 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, Mancha battery locomotive #4 looking north west, demolished workshops and office on the left, mine adit doors visible, compressor building in the distance.
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198-12621 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Crossing Pool.
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210-17621 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point track maintenance compound, sleeper handler crane and a sleeper scarifier - inserter beside it numbered R 4015, ballast waggon R 4003 in the background.
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212-12621 viewsWeipa, a loaded train from Andoom Mine rounds the curve on approach to Lorim Point behind Comalco R 1004 Clyde Engineering EMD JT26C serial 90-1277 which is former Goldsworthy Mining loco GML 10.
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217-19621 viewsDry Creek Motive Power Centre, Australian National's and the final Clyde Engineering EMD model AT26C Bulldog ever built as CL class CL 17 'William McMahon' serial 71-757.
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030409 084528621 viewsKyancutta, empty grain train arrives across the Eyre Highway grade crossing behind rebuild DA class unit DA 7 in Australian Southern orange and black livery leading a pair of AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 830 class units 872 and 871 with a string of grain waggons.
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WTT West 1979-10-29621 viewsWorking Time-Table Western and South Western Districts, 29th October 1979, complete 224 page PDF download, 10 MB.
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200914 7754621 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, overview of the yard looking south with the formerly operating exhibits. 14th September 2020.
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041014 122536621 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, Australian built by Comeng NSW an MLW ALCo M636 unit formerly owned by Mt Newman Mining and BHP Iron Ore 5502 serial number C6096-7 built in July 1976, retired in 1994, donated to the Society in November 1995. 14th October 2004.
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101-27620 viewsDonald, V/Line Freightgate, rail tractors RT class RT 53 and RT 7, RT 7 originally built new by the Victorian Railways at Newport Workshops in October 1957 and issued to Terang. RT 53 was converted from a I class waggon by Ballarat North Workshops in October 1975.
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194-21620 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view of Mancha hauler with battery module open on ramp, view of driver's seat, controller, brake wheel and the drive motor inside the locomotive.
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195-01620 viewsMunjina, end of Roy Hill Road where it meets the Great Northern Highway, Toyota HJ75 Landcruiser, loaded up to the max, it has a 13 leaf spring pack on the rear, 9 on the front, PTO winch, in route to Wittenoom.
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196-03620 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of the loadout balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M or Dash 8 motive power in the form of 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 rebuilt by Goninan as GE model CM40-8M from ALCo M636C unit 5480 and two new Goninan built GE CM39-8 units 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and 5631 'Apollo' serial 5831-10 / 88-080 are the head end power with another two CM40-8M units mid-train. Train length is 240 waggons with a 120/120 split. Yandi Two ore stockpile and pedestal stacker boom tip visible in the background, the loadout operates via gravity and the train travels through a tunnel. May 1998.
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200-11620 viewsMoorine Rock, Australian National AN class AN 6 a Clyde Engineering built EMD model JT46C serial 93-1302, cab side view sits on the mainline with a Perth bound freight, 1500 hrs 22nd June 1997.
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203-03620 viewsBing Siding, an empty train behind a pair of BHP General Electric AC6000 units 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 and class leader 6070 'Port Hedland' serial 51062 run around the passing track up to the departure signal.
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203-11620 viewsBing Siding, BHP Iron Ore General Electric AC6000 model 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 with an empty train. Cab side view with name board, steerable bogie and Driver Cosgrove at the controls.
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211-01620 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, view from the top of the kaolin storage silos looking west at No.1 bauxite ship loader and the two tug boats. The unloading barge can be seen in the background in the Embley River.
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211-18620 viewsEast Weipa Mine Centre, Komatsu HD1400 with a Tubemakers belly dump trailer.
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