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220-01418 viewsTaplin Siding, located between the 135 and 137.5 km on the former Goldsworthy Mining Ltd line, now part of the BHP Iron Ore network looking east from the 135 km post.
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222-03418 viewsAt the 105.7 km grade crossing near Gillam Siding, a loaded Yandi train approaches behind two General Electric AC6000 units built by GE at their Erie plant, BHP 6071 serial 51063 leads sister unit 6074, 6071 has not been named as yet. This road was also the original road into Lynas Find Gold Project, back in the day. GeoData.
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225-19418 viewsAt the 24.1 km grade crossing on the BHP Newman line, the afternoon departure for Yandi mine heads south behind the standard double General Electric AC6000 units with GE Erie built 6074 serial 51066 leading sister unit 6075 with another AC6000 unit mid-train. This was before the units were named. GeoData.
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230-14418 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel exit side portal, Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M model 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 creeps out of the tunnel as its train is loaded at 1.2 km/h. The livery is the marigold version of the BHP Australia logo. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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150505 7997418 viewsFMG Solomon Line, zoom view looking east from the west end of Bow Siding, point indicator indicating the switch is set for the straight. Geodata: -22.0253817 118.4933250 .
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239-34418 viewsYandi Two, train loading is under way with a pair of Goninan rebuild units, CM40-8MEFI unit 5668 'Dunkirk' serial 8412-01/95-159 and CM40-8M unit 5644 'Kangan' serial 8281-09/92-133. The lead unit was originally Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 5489 serial C6084-5, while second unit 5644 was originally a AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 5471 serial G6047-3.
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050315 0236418 viewsRedbank Bridge, elevated view of empty 116 kL fuel tanks all built by Comeng in both NSW and WA, 0017 and 0012 and others in the BHP blue and white livery.
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050412 0780418 viewsHesta Siding south, BHP's EX 01 high rail excavator, built in France by Geismar as a KGT 4RS model with serial 4559. 12th April 2005.
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5949 001418 viewsBuilders plate on Goninan rebuilt GE C36-7M unit 5506 'Mt Whaleback' serial 4839-01 / 87-071 rebuilt using Mt Newman Mining AE Goodwin ALCo C636 5455 serial G6012-4. January 1987.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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246-18418 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons. 9414 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8206-11 / 91-124 from November 1991 and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo built new for Robe in December 1971 and numbered 262.005, later numbered 1714. 22nd May 2002.
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247-02418 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 waiting to drag a loaded rake down to the car dumper. Approximate location of train is here. 22nd May 2002.
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203-23417 viewsBing Siding, empty train waggons over the Bing South switch, two Golynx waggons can be identified by their smooth sides.
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219-33417 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, a loaded train powers along the mainline behind BHP C36-7M unit 5513 'Kalgan' serial 4839-02 / 88-078, an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5453 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan.
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222-18417 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7066 serial 47745 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie brings a loaded train to a stand with 7071 for a crew change.
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222-25417 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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230-07417 viewsYandi Two switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train with dual CM40-8M units on the point, heading for the balloon loop for loading, grade crossing is the YT 311.5 km. Geodata -22.713725, 119.055762 .
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151111 9528417 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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231-37417 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5638 'Mallina' serial 8281-02 / 92-127 a Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit is the lead remote mid-train unit as it loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5656, not the difference in the fuel tanks, 38 is rebuilt from an AE Goodwin NSW built C636 ALCo while 56 is rebuilt from a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo. GeoData.
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234-01417 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. As this series of rebuilds has no marker lights not the red lantern attached to the hand rail. Circa 1998.
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040805 095647417 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA CHQY type ballast waggon CHQY 734.
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