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150505 7963256 viewsFMG Solomon Line, a pair of General Electric Dash 9-44CW locomotives 005 serial 58182 and 006 serial 58183 struggle upgrade with a loaded train at the 227 km bound for Port Hedland, the bank engines assisting in the rear can just be seen. Geodata: -22.0189283 118.5861050 .
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160128 00402256 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, intact bogie from CM39-8 unit 5632, build date 11-87, GE floating bolster design.
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041225 064712255 viewsNelson Point Ore Car Repair Shops, CFCLA leased ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 746, a fleet of these cars were leased to BHP, and are known as the 'PACE Cars', after the expansion project of the same name. 25th December 2004.
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050624 3348253 viewsGoldsworthy, view from the observation end of the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port.
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040801 144228253 viewsWalla Siding, Goninan built, Lynx Engineering designed ore waggon 4403 made from 5Cr12Ti stainless steel these waggons are known as Golynx waggons, asset number 203510 with serial 950124-004 and build date 02/2004. 1st August 2004.
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150522 8162252 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, the first batch of BHP Billiton Dash 8 locos to be scrapped, 5646 serial 8244-11/92-135 one of a pair of new Goninan WA built CM40-8 units has already had most of the hood removed and the V16 7FDL prime mover is visible. To right are units 5647, 5657, 5656, 5663, 5635, 5645, 5649, 5638, 5640 and 5659.
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1050 001252 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. Brand new GE CM39-8 locomotive 5633 serial 5831-12 / 88-082 is only in the early stages of construction for Mt Newman Mining.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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196-06251 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore 5631 'Apollo' serial 5831-10 / 88-080 originally built new by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 in 1988. Drivers side cab view shows hand brake chain and bogie. May 1998.
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218-02248 viewsYandi, river access road that runs between Roy Hill Rd and Yandi Junction, sort of following the train line, Toyota Land Cruiser Toy Titan, 1994 HJ75 series tray back.
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219-21246 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 at Goldsworthy, the waggon behind 5507 is numbered 352 and is one of ten Portec USA built waggons originally from Phelps Dodge Copper Mine.
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160128 00404246 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, front view of Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M 5660 serial 8412-05, builders no. 94-151.
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180616 1800245 viewsEmu Siding, a rare sight in the Pilbara, a Rio Tinto pink iron ore waggon pair to raise awareness for breast cancer. Chinese built Bradken B type waggon pair 20475 control and 25475 slave with a build date of July 2014, still holding colour pretty well in June 2018. GeoData.
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221-03244 viewsHardie Siding, with the days of Goninan GE rebuilt C36-7M units operating numbered, 5513 serial 88-078 / 4839-02 rebuilt from AE Goodwin ALCo C636 5453 serial G6012-2, the drivers side cab 'Kalgan' nameplate has already removed to be fitted to the new GE AC6000 6074.
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040409 122000243 viewsBoodarie, Goninan built Golynx waggon 8416 with serial number 950088-326 from November 2001, is a modified version of the BHP mainline waggons for service on the Goldsworthy system as a bottom discharge waggon, view of the door and actuator handle. 9th of April 2004.
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1046 001243 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. Brand new GE CM39-8 locomotive 5632 serial 5831-11 / 88-081 under construction for Mt Newman Mining.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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150522 8186240 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, the first of BHP Billiton Dash 8 locos to be scrapped, CM40-8 5646 serial 8244-11/92-135 one of a pair of new Goninan WA built CM40-8 units has already had most of the hood removed and the V16 7FDL prime mover is visible, sister unit 5647 sits along side with the same fate coming up next. Full details of these units past lives can be seen here .
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160128 00407240 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, rear view of Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8MEFI 5669 serial 8412-02, builders no. 95-160 flanked on the left by sister unit 5668 and on the right by older CM40-8M 5642. Note the newer rebuilds have marker lights while 42 has none but has a snow plough on the no. 2 end. Also note the roof access ladder rungs have been removed.
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041225 064557240 viewsNelson Point Ore Car Repair Shops, brand new Bradken NSW built ore waggon and type leader 9100 asset number 2031702 and 9101 behind it. These waggons are the latest additions to the fleet with 20 on order in total. They are made from the same 5Cr12Ti steel that the Goninan Golynx waggons are made. 9100 has been set up for use as a 'test' waggon with load sensors located all over it. 25th December 2004.
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150505 7937239 viewsFMG Solomon Line, looking east across earth fill abutment with culverts, sign indicating Babangarra Creek. Geodata: -22.0522533 118.7402133 .
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040815 164638239 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA ballast waggon CHQY type 740 just being delivered to BHP Iron Ore as part of the Rail PACE project, 3/4 view from handbrake end.
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