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180616 1771483 viewsAt the 81 km on the Tom Price West mainline, Rio Tinto loco 7056 with serial 55881 a GE Erie built GE model Dash 9-44CW from the 8th order in HI Pilbara Iron livery leads sister 7047 and ES44DCi unit 8115 in Rio Tinto silver with a loaded train of B and Q series waggons operating in AutoHaul™ as they approach Emu and then continue onto Dampier. 16th June, 2018. GeoData.
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243-15483 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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247-10483 viewsCape Lambert, Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard dragging a loaded rake down to the car dumper. Approximate location of train is here. 22nd May 2002.
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222-06482 viewsGreen Tank Pool, Pilbara, Western Australia.
Geo Data.
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150518 8143482 viewsBHP Iron Ore old and retired ore stacker #4 and bucket wheel reclaimer #4 are blown apart to aid in the scrapping process.
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150523 8232482 viewsNelson Point Yard, I Area, waggon scrapping by Sims Metal, a fork lift carries waggon no. 3340, one of 350 waggons built in Romania of which only about 60 made it into service, the rest rusting away in a caged embargo area out on the Broome Road until they were scrapped some years ago. There is a connection with these waggons and Lang Hancock and his former mine McCamey's Monster, now known as Jimblebar.
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150523 8236482 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton SD70ACe unit leads a rake towards the dumpers. Lead unit 4327 'Hamersley' is from an order originally being built by Electro-Motive, London Ontario for BNSF, an US class 1 railroad, but BHP secured 10 of them during construction, this unit 4327 serial no. 20066862-056 was destined to be BNSF 9185 before coming to BHP, passes SD70ACe unit 4368 on the fuel tank shunt, a unit from the last order of 18 SD70ACe units for BHP Billiton from Electro-Motive, London Ontario, serial no. 20098203-013.
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160128 00654482 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M unit 5661 cab has had the drivers side torn out revealing the remains on the control stand.
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160128 00789482 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M unit 5661 has the back wall of the cab torn off.
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5946 001 Welshpool 1986Sept482 viewsWelshpool, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining C636 ALCo unit 5452 serial G6012-1 built by AE Goodwin in May 1968 is undergoing a world first as it gets rebuilt into a GE C36-7M locomotive, by July 1987 it would become 5509. Sept 1986.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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24134482 viewsBassendean, Collier Road, Key Transport hauling the final BHP Iron Ore Goninan GE rebuilt CM40-8M unit 5669 serial 8412-02 / 95-160, which is actually an CM40-8MEFI as the final three had electronic fuel injection fitted to their 7FDL-16 engines. 5669 was rebuilt from Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 model 5486 serial C6084-2. July 1995.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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040407 075405482 viewsMooka Siding, north end looking north, 31.4 km showing the standard layout of the track when it was single track with passing sidings, MAN 4 on the left is the mainline departure and MAN 6 in the passing track departure, all LED type. The DED 'dragging equipment detection' bars are visible along with the arrival signal and relay room. 7th April 2004.
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150619 9145482 viewsMooka, BHP Iron Ore's track recording vehicle, EM80 which is a Plasser & Theurer EM-80 model and still wearing the old BHP blue and white livery, this unit was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and white, Mermec fitted a Tecnogamma system as part of a refurbishment.
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5643 roster rhs 040627 140916482 viewsNelson Point, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan CM40-8M ALCo to GE rebuilt locomotive 5643 'Mt Whaleback' with serial number 8281-08 / 92-132 stands near Car Dumper Two. Rebuilt from AE Goodwin built ALCo M636C locomotive 5470 in 1992. 27th of June 2004.
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219-24481 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, C36-7M unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072, an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5461 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan, leads an empty train into the siding at Goldsworthy as the second driver sets the road.
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220-14481 viewsJust west of the 104.6 km crossing on the Yarrie line, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuilt ALCo C636 5431 into a C36-7M unit 5507 serial number 4839-03 / 87-072 seen here leading its loaded train through the curves.
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222-13481 viewsSulphur Springs base metal area, exploration drill rig drilling, this dates from 2000-01 when Sipa Resources had the lease. Location is only approximate GeoData.
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224-07481 viewsBing siding, 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie awaits the road to depart south. GeoData.
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150518 8149481 viewsBHP Iron Ore old and retired ore stacker #4 and bucket wheel reclaimer #4 are blown apart to aid in the scrapping process.
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6015 Comeng WA 050801 4770481 viewsFlash Butt yard, rail recovery and transport train, builders plate of flat waggon #26, 6015, built by Comeng WA in November 1971.
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