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16954505 viewsBassendean, the rear of Goninan's workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 unit 5483 serial G6061-4 being prepped for rebuilding into 5659 with the 251 engine and alternator visible and other 251's to the right. October 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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040407 073250505 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, Barclay Mowlem track tamper a Fairmont Jackson model 6700 production and switch tamper serial 153172, runs east along the Goldsworthy line. 7th April 2004.
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040412 143652505 viewsNelson Point, Goninan built, Lynx Engineering designed ore waggon 4973 made from 5Cr12Ti stainless steel these waggons are known as Golynx waggons, asset number 2032597 with build date 02/2004. 12th April 2004.
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200412 5554505 viewsBoodarie, part of an FMG loaded train arriving at the port CNR (China Northern) QRRS (Qiqihar Rolling Stock Works) built waggon pair 7419 slave waggon and 8420 control waggon, with both waggons tared at 23.9 tonnes, the yellow circle on 7419 indicates the rotary coupler end. 12th April 2020.
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041014 122626505 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Goldsworthy Mining Ltd B class unit 1, an English Electric built ST95B model, originally built in 1965 serial A-104, due to accident damage rebuilt on new frame with serial A-232 in 1970. These units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover and built at the Rocklea Qld plant. Donated to Society in 1995. 14th October 2004.
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197-04504 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, looking west with the end of the triangle or wye, signal post is GJ 7, empty iron ore train behind BHP's Goninan 1988 build GE CM39-8 unit 5632 'Poseidon' serial 5831-11 / 88-081.
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150507 8046504 viewsFMG Solomon Line, as the Nanutarra - Wittenoom Road was realigned when this line was built, this is where the western shortcut branch of the Roebourne - Wittenoom Road crosses the line before rejoining the Nanutarra Road. A loaded train behind double General Electric Dash Dash 9-44CW Co-Co locomotives, units 010 serial no. 58187 and 014 serial no. 58191 power a loaded along the straight, there are bank engines on the rear. Geodata: -22.1617767 118.1279150 .
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232-36504 viewsYandi One balloon loop cab-less BHP Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8ML (L for LocoTrol) 5665 'Rotterdam' serial 8412-10 / 94-156 in the mid train consist about to enter the tunnel on the 18th of February 1997. This loco was built cab-less to control remote consists and here is in use as a slave, being controlled by a unit with a cab. GeoData.
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041014 142804504 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Goldsworthy Mining Ltd B class unit 1, an English Electric built ST95B model, originally built in 1965 serial A-104, due to accident damage rebuilt on new frame with serial A-232 in 1970. These units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover and built at the Rocklea Qld plant. Donated to Society in 1995. 14th October 2004.
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210510 1141504 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTC type centre rail waggon RTC 012 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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268-13504 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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203-16503 viewsBing Siding, with the empty clear, BHP General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 powers its' train out of the passing track at Bing South.
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151111 9504503 viewsA loaded train behind General Electric ES44DCi units 8113 serial 59105 in the original silver livery and 8145 serial 58726 in the tiger strip Rio livery and Dash 9-44CW 9433 serial 54766 in ROBE Pilbara Iron livery runs along on the West Mainline bound for Cape Lambert viewed from Table Hill.
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170726 9445503 viewsFinucane Island, sitting on the CD4 road, a loaded BHP iron ore train behind Progress Rail Muncie USA built SD70ACe/LCi unit 4475 'Mick Le Flohic' serial 20148001-008 with a sister unit as they await entry into he car dumper to unload. 26th July 2017.
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040412 144554503 viewsNelson Point, Goninan built, Lynx Engineering designed ore waggon 4912 made from 5Cr12Ti stainless steel these waggons are known as Golynx waggons, part of Rake 3 of 120 waggon, build date 01/2004. 12th April 2004.
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151206 9656503 viewsBoodarie, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. Underbody detail of the testing units.
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218-20502 viewsDe Grey, Great Northern Highway grade crossing at the 57.15 km with a loaded train on approach.
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151111 9501502 viewsAt the 47 km post on the Cape Lambert line a loaded train runs along on the West Mainline behind 7050 and 7057 both General Electric Dash 9-44CW units with serials of 57101 and 55882 and the last General Electric ES44DCi 8199, serial 61858.
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151206 9649502 viewsBoodarie, parked up in a parking bay just out of town on a Sunday awaiting delivery on the following day, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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200914 7777502 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, PWT 1 the water gin waggon used with the steam locomotive Pendennis Castle, this waggon had a proportional valve fitted to control the Westinghouse brake system on the train via the vacuum brake on the Pendennis Castle and former Cliffs Robe River ALCo RSC3 locomotive 4002. 14th September 2020.
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