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240-37607 viewsSeven Mile, a pair of loaded Nippon Sharyo ore waggons, control waggon 021 on the right with slave waggon 068 and with hungry boards fitted to the top. 31st August 2002.
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1046 001607 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. Brand new GE CM39-8 locomotive 5632 serial 5831-11 / 88-081 under construction for Mt Newman Mining.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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151111 9479606 viewsCape Lambert Yard, empty train with motive power in the form of General Electric ES44DCi units 8160 and 8193 serials 60224 and 61852 and General Electric Dash 9-44CW 7074 serial 47743.
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240-04606 viewsNelson Point, retired Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 sits with the hood removed exposing the ALCo 251F engine, radiator fan drive and oil filter assembly prior to engine removal and being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's Bassendean museum for preservation. 25th June 2002.
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240-05606 viewsNelson Point, retired Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 sits with the hood removed exposing the ALCo 251F engine prior to removal and being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's Bassendean museum for preservation. 25th June 2002.
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041014 142058606 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. 14th October 2004.
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223-25605 viewsPossum Siding, Hamersley Iron locos built by General Electric model Dash 9-44CW units 7072 serial 47751 with 210 waggons loaded ex Marandoo changes crew with sister loco 7082 serial 47761 on an empty at 1500 hrs 21st October 2000.
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207-15604 viewsBHP General Electric built AC6000 unit 6074 serial 51066, brand new and unnamed at Yandi One load-out loop as a remote mid-train unit, view of the left hand side steerable bogie.
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16943604 viewsBassendean, Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild unit for BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143, rebuilt from Mt Newman Mining AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 unit 5482 serial G6061-3, being prepped for road haulage to Port Hedland. October 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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040407 072720603 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, Barclay Mowlem track tamper a Fairmont Jackson model 6700 tamper serial 153172, 7th April 2004.
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041014 142239603 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. 14th October 2004.
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223-22602 viewsPossum Siding, Hamersley Iron loco 7082 a General Electric built Dash 9-44CW serial 47761 leads sister unit 7080 with an empty train just inside the loop waiting to effect a crew change. 21st October 2000
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196-10601 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 number 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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203-06601 viewsBing Siding, BHP General Electric built AC6000 class leader 6070 'Port Hedland' serial 51062 in the passing track as second unit on a Yandi empty working. Cab side view with name board and steerable bogie.
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207-13601 viewsBHP General Electric built AC6000 unit 6074 serial 51066, brand new and unnamed at Yandi One load-out loop as a remote mid-train unit view of left hand side rear steerable bogie and air intakes below radiator.
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223-28601 viewsPossum Siding, trailing view of Hamersley Iron General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 7072 in the lead and 7074 serial 47753 with a loaded train ex Marandoo having just completed a crew change with an empty train. 21st October 2000.
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150505 7953601 viewsFMG Solomon Line, looking west with cutting to the right, 227.5 km grade crossing in the distance, track is curving away to the left in the background. Geodata: -22.0200283 118.5880600 .
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190911 4749601 viewsPort Hedland, Broome Rd crossing, BHP's MM 800 track recording vehicle powers south on a recording run, the MM 800 was built by Mermec in Italy and is a ROGER 800 model, ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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218-04600 viewsDe Grey River, Toyota Land Cruiser Toy Titan, 1994 HJ75 series tray back.
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203-00599 viewsBing Siding, an empty train behind BHP General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 runs around the passing track with a loaded train on the mainline.
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