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6028 Gemco WA 100717 0659454 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6028, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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170729 0303454 viewsMaitland Siding on the former Robe River line an empty Mesa A bound train behind the standard Rio Tinto motive power for this line, double General Electric built ES44ACi units, 9117 serial 63830 and sister unit 9115 pull out of the passing siding and onto the mainline. 29th July 2017. GeoData.
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170730 0490454 viewsIndee, an empty Roy Hill train rounds the curve at the Indee Rd grade crossing at the 53.3 km behind General Electric built double ES44ACi units RHA 1008 serial 62580 and RHA 1018 and 112 waggons, then the mid-train unit and then another 112 waggons. 30th July 2017. GeoData.
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242-13454 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 with engine and alternator removed. May 2002.
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070622 0222454 viewsMooka in the back track siding, 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.
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200914 7760454 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, 5450 a USA built EMD model F7A serial 8970 and frame 3006-A9, built Jan-1950 for Western Pacific Railroad as 917-A, imported for the Mt Newman Mining Co. to construct their Port Hedland to Newman railway in December 1967. Donated to the Society in 1978. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7820454 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, three four wheel waggons from the Point Samson PWD. All the PWD stock was of 3' 6" gauge. 14th September 2020.
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246-20454 viewsCape Lambert, 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 riding on Dofasco bogies 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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267-26454 viewsOn approach to the 39 km Detector Site the Sundowner Special runs along the Newman Mainline behind BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 with sister 5653 on the rear. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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221-13453 viewsHardie Siding, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild unit CM40-8MEFI 5669 the last Dash 8 rebuilt for BHP and one of four fitted with an EFI prime mover, serial 95-160/8412-02 is backing out onto the mainline with an empty train that will continue onto Yarrie for loading.
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221-19453 viewsHardie Siding, Tomlinson Steel cars make up the bulk of the fleet and the rear portions of the Goldsworthy Line trains.
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151111 9528453 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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151111 9545453 viewsAn empty train led by General Electric ES44DCi units 8162 serial 60226 and 8167 serial 60231 both in the Rio Tinto tiger strip livery leading Dash 9-44CW 7093 serial 47772, the last of the original build of Dash 9 units at the 52.9 km grade crossing.
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234-01453 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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0538 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 051001 5640453 viewsFlash Butt yard, side view of ballast plough converted from Magor USA built Oroville ore waggon 538, still visible is the ODCX 82160 number from original service building the Oroville Dam.
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Pony Harsco 060429 3765453 viewsFlash Butt yard, view of Harsco 'Pony' track resleeping and relaying machine. Originally owned by Barclay Mowlem.
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040809 164208453 viewsNelson Point yard, ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia model SSP 110SW unit serial 401. 9th August 2004.
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050412 0813453 viewsAbydos Siding backtrack, view of the rear of BHP's Mainline Tamper 1, a Plasser Australia 09-32 CAT model tamper serial 306 built in 1986. 12th April 2005.
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0004 Comeng NSW 150314 7752453 viewsBing Siding, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0004 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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170729 0415453 viewsSeven Mile yard, a loaded train departs the yard for Parker Point dumpers behind General Electric built Dash 9-44CW unit 7044 serial 57095 in Pilbara Iron livery with HI reporting marks, ES44DCi unit 8134 in Rio Tinto stripes and another Dash 9-44CW unit 9407 in Pilbara Rail livery with Robe reporting marks. 29th July 2017. GeoData.
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