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283-32394 viewsNear Woodbrook as quad Robe River CM40-8M units 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9525 work a loaded 202 waggons bound for Cape Lambert as they power through the cutting up a short grade at the 37.5 km pipe bridge. 9414 with serial number 8206-11 / 91-124 was rebuilt by Goninan in 1991 from AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo model with original serial number G-6060-5 from 1971. 22nd of May 2002.
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224-20393 viewsBing siding, the afternoon empty to Yandi was a staple of the AC6000 units when delivered, operating the train as a pair, 112 waggons, AC6000 and 112 waggons. 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie awaits the road to depart south with sister unit 6073. GeoData.
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225-10393 viewsBing siding, looking south, signal post BGN 3 arrival signal for south bound movements, empty train heading south, CM40-8M light engine on approach. GeoData.
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226-16393 viewsShaw North, 216.5 km, departure signals SWN 4 for the mainline and SWN 6 for the loop for loaded trains that are about to descend the steep 1.5 percent decent to Garden Siding. Dragging equipment detection bars visible, they are painted yellow and the interlocking room with solar array mounted above the cutting. GeoData.
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226-29393 viewsShaw siding, the loaded train is winning the climb as second unit 5636 'Munda' serial 8151-11 / 91-122 another Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild assists in powering the train to port. GeoData.
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228-07393 viewsYandi Two mobile machine fuel point. A Caterpillar 16G road motor grader is receiving attention.
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229-14393 viewsYandi Two loadout, looking through the tunnel and the CM40-8M profile of 5650 can be just made out, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, Yandi Two features to loadout vaults for extra capacity, in later years it allowed two different products, fines and lumps to be stacked. GeoData.
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230-16393 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel exit side portal, Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M model 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 leads a loading train 1.2 km/h. The ore stockpile and pedestal stacker are visible. The livery is the marigold version of the BHP Australia logo. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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234-04393 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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040815 171246393 viewsNelson Point, side view of fuel tank waggon 0020, 82 kilolitre capacity built by Comeng NSW for BP as RTC 2, used by Mt Newman Mining, unsure when converted to 0020.
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050801 4764393 viewsFlash Butt yard, rail recovery and transport train, cut down by Mt Newman Mining workshops, a Magor USA built former Oroville Dam 91 ton ore waggon 665, seen here being used as the crib waggon on the end of the steel train.
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050522 2729393 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #19, 6013, built by Scotts of Ipswich Qld in 1970.
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050421 1612393 viewsHesta Siding backtrack, Speno Australia's 24 stone rail grinder before they had id stickers fitted, this front unit was later stickered as RG 2, side view of the driving cab on the generator module. 21st April 2005.
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050421 1618393 viewsHesta Siding backtrack, Speno Australia's RR24 model 24 stone rail grinder serial M20 before they had id stickers fitted, this unit was later stickered as RG 1, rear view of the generator and driving module. 21st April 2005.
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060501 3918393 viewsAbydos Siding backtrack, Speno rail grinder RG 1, a RR24 model grinder, serial M20 bar coupled to RG 2. 1st May 2006.
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110208 9437393 viewsFlash Butt yard, one of a batch of six flat waggons converted by Mt Newman Mining workshops by cutting down a pair of ore waggons to make one flat waggon, 6101 in service with the rail recovery and transport train.
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170729 0108393 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 14, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Kaeser M57 Utility air compressors. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 29th July 2017.
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171121 0968393 viewsBarker Siding, Loram rail grinder MPC 2, driving and generator car or waggon. Looks to be a converted 85 foot waggon. This used to be operational in the US as LMIX 602. 21st November 2017.
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240-18393 viewsWickham, left hand side number two end view of former Robe River and NSWGR MLW built ALCo RSC3 serial 77737 of October 1951, was originally 40 class 4006. Shows modified bogie to convert the A1A to a BO bogie type. 31st August 2002.
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243-10393 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan trails CM40-8M unit 5634 both in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as they head up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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