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240701 2739343 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. July 1, 2024.
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240701 2787343 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, ALCo built locomotive model S-2 serial 69214 built in 1940 for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle as their #21 and retired in 1964 before coming to Australia in September 1965, numbered 007 and called 'Mabel'. Retired in December 1972 and donated to the Society in 1976. July 1, 2024.
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284-04343 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, AHAF type iron ore waggon AHAF 26012 sits in the yard. One of twenty Kinki Sharyo Ltd of Japan built NHA type iron ore waggon for the North Australia line in 1968 that made it to WA under Aurizon for iron ore traffic on the narrow gauge. November 8, 2004.
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227-02342 viewsNelson Point, view along A and B berths from Shiploader 2, Shiploader 1 on B berth, reclaimers 3 and 4 visible behind the under harbour tunnel feed conveyor. GeoData.
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230-35342 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, mid-train remote unit Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild 5657 'Fukuyama' serial 8412-02/94-148 is from Comeng ALCo M636 unit 5492. Note the marker lights, silver BHP Australia logo, ALCo Hi-Ad bogie and the sheet metal windscreen protectors to prevent the blown ore pitting the screens. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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050410 0545342 viewsNelson Point, tanker filling area, fuel tank waggons 0018 a Comeng WA built 114 kilolitre tank waggon, one of a batch of three built in 1974-75 and 0015 a Comeng NSW built 112 kilolitre tank waggon, one of a batch of four built in 1972 and both wearing the newer corporate 'Earth' livery of BHP Billiton Iron Ore.
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050412 0761342 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA ballast waggon 512.
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051001 5718342 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #26, 6015, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from 1971.
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051001 5738342 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, 1st lead off waggon 6011, built by Scotts of Ipswich 04-09-1970, the mesh guarding is for the winch cable. The chute arrangement for the discharging and recovery of rail is visible.
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060710 6235342 viewsAt the Broome Rd grade crossing Port Hedland, track machine BR 33 a Plasser Australia ballast regulator model SSP 302 serial M486 follows Plasser Australia Unimat S4 switch tamper SW 02 as the head south. 10th July 2006.
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110411 09995342 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0012 from 1972, one of three such tank waggons.
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110411 10008342 viewsNelson Point, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0007 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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170510 8285342 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 09, air receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 10th May 2017.
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243-28342 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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256-01342 viewsMaitland Siding on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale railway has a late afternoon empty train with the quad CM40-8M working of 9425, 9410, 9420 and 9414 in the siding waiting for a cross with an opposing loaded train. At the time of this image Siding 3 or Murray Camp was unable to cross ore trains so Siding One - Harding or Siding Two - Maitland were used. May 2002.
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240701 2763342 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Australian built by Comeng NSW an MLW ALCo M636 unit formerly operated by Mt Newman Mining and BHP Iron Ore 5502 serial number C6096-7 built July 1976, retired in 1994 and donated to the Society in 1995. July 1, 2024.
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250501 0307342 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2197 - GA 2198, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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226-33341 viewsShaw siding at the 219 km, mid-train remote units Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuilds power past the rail grinder. GeoData.
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227-14341 viewsNelson Point, view of the under harbour portal arrangement, reclaimer 3 and other bits of now removed infrastructure can be seen. GeoData.
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234-13341 viewsYandi Two, loaded BHP Iron Ore waggon #4316 a Goninan built flat floor 3CR12 style stainless steel construction from 1997.
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