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080621 2719359 viewsTabba South, one of a batch of six flat waggons converted by Mt Newman Mining workshops by cutting down a pair of ore waggons to make one flat waggon, 6103 in service with the rail recovery and transport train as waggon #3.
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100717 0658359 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6042, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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110411 10017359 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0013 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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110619 1887359 viewsSouth of Mooka Siding, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #17, 6016 with registered number 6506-016, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from 1971.
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150314 7753359 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0023, one of a batch of ten built in 2014.
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150523 8210359 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0044, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Don't drive distracted'.
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141124 7078359 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set leader CB 01, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Atlas Copco XAS 97's behind the loco and the receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are cut down ore waggons. Seen here at Parker Point, Dampier on 24th November 2014.
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080304 2180359 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of slave waggon 1341, the yellow circle around the tare weight 22.6 t indicates the rotary coupler end, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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246-30359 viewsCape Lambert, a Robe River loaded Deepdale train rolls along the mainline with the normal 202 waggons which are a mix of builds from Nippon Sharyo Japan and Tomlinson Steel and Centurion Industries both WA companies. The ore is a ROM product and will be dumped over the gyratory crusher to be correctly sized. 22nd May 2002.
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247-06359 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River locomotive 9410 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 2160-03 / 96-202 from March 1996 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo serial C-6096-5 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in November 1975 and numbered 5500. Everything below the frame is ALCo, with the Comeng build style flat fuel tank, while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. Approximate location of the locos is here. 22nd May 2002.
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247-29359 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River locomotive 9410 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 2160-03 / 96-202 from March 1996 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo serial C-6096-5 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in November 1975 and numbered 5500. Everything below the frame is ALCo, with the Comeng build style flat fuel tank, while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. Approximate location of the locos is here. 22nd May 2002.
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249-15359 viewsTable Hill on the Robe River railway line, a microwave radio communications site powered by solar panels. Approximate location.
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257-25359 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, an empty train runs between the junction and the Broome Rd crossing behind the standard single locomotive 5646 'White Springs', a Goninan 1992 built GE CM40-8 model with serial number 5244-11 / 92-135. The four styles of waggon in use are visible, behind the loco are three Golynx waggons, then a number of Gunderson USA builds, the ribbed type is a Portec USA built and then following are the Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich built 70 ton waggons. Late 2001.
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267-11359 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure mid-train units Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5651 'Tobata' serial number 8412-08 / 93-142 and 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11 / 92-134 104 waggons from the lead with 104 waggons trailing. The line curving away to the left is the Goldsworthy line to Boodarie and Finucane Island. 1247 hrs Friday 12th of April 2002.
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269-21359 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, and the Alstom 25-year service agreement special led by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 heads back to Nelson Point with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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110620 2490r359 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 1173, whilst numbered and the ends and sill are from Comeng WA 1971 build of one hundred and eighty-three waggons, the side walls have been totally replaced with rounded bottoms and Goninan style extra ribs. 20th of June 2011.
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030712 142557359 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 553, one of the original Magor USA build waggons bought out at construction of the Mt Newman project. Visible is the ODCX code and number 82190 from the Oroville Dam Construction company days in the USA. The DZ 11-95 code was the late time it was internally painted to reduce wear and the SL 76 with 90 below it was the last time the Miner SL-76 draft gear was replaced. The orange smiley sticker indicates that this is an original 'Oroville Dam' ore waggon and non relayed AB braked. 12th of July 2003.
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240701 2729359 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Weelumurra' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2138. In 1975 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. July 1, 2024.
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221-21358 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, General Electric AC6000 class emerges from the loadout portal at 0.9 km/h as it leads a train through the loading vaults, the dust extraction ducting is also visible and the plant stacker can been seen at the very top of the stockpile.
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222-28358 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7073 serial 47752 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie with 7091 has stopped for a crew change besides a loaded headed up by 7071.
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