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Images taken and scanned by the late Perth rail photographer Jim Bisdee.
He has kindly made these Pilbara images available for display on this site.
Copyright remains with the estate of the late Jim Bisdee.

121 files, last one added on Feb 12, 2020
Album viewed 2784 times

Pilbara_Railways_Historical_Society

Images of the items within the PRHS museum located at 6 Mile near Rio Tinto's 7 Mile facility.
Includes locomotives from GML, HI, Mt Newman and BHP, along with a battery underground hauler from Wittenoom and some items from the Point Samson PWD.

151 files, last one added on Jul 04, 2024
Album viewed 3087 times

01-06_2018

Images taken in the first half of 2018.
Includes images from all Pilbara iron ore produces BHP, FMG, Roy Hill and Rio Tinto.

60 files, last one added on Jun 25, 2018
Album viewed 2019 times

09-12_2017

Images taken between September and December 2017.
Includes BHP, Roy Hill, FMG and Rio Tinto.

31 files, last one added on Dec 06, 2017
Album viewed 1709 times

05-08_2017

Images taken between May and August 2017.
Includes BHP, Roy Hill, FMG and Rio Tinto with double ES44ACi units on the Deepdale line.

58 files, last one added on Oct 16, 2017
Album viewed 1920 times

01-2016

Photos of new SD70ACe locomotives for BHP.
Removal of Dash 8 locos to scrap.
Scrapping of Dash 8 locos.
BHP rail action for month of January.

33 files, last one added on Jan 31, 2016
Album viewed 2152 times

11-2015

November 2015.
11/11 Rio Cape Lambert to Western Creek.

60 files, last one added on Nov 13, 2015
Album viewed 2024 times

05-2015

Images from May 2015.
Including FMG Solomon line action.
Reclaimer and stacker demolition.
Dash 8 scrapping.
BHP yard action and fuel tank waggons.
Finucane Island ore shuttles.

106 files, last one added on Jan 30, 2016
Album viewed 2902 times

10-2014

Images from October 2014.
Includes the scrapping of the SD40 And AC6000 class units.

45 files, last one added on Oct 27, 2014
Album viewed 3060 times

2004_01-06

Digital images taken between January and June 2004.

19 files, last one added on Nov 26, 2017
Album viewed 1630 times

0196

Images of triple CM40-8M units on loaded trains at BHP Yandi 2.
May 1998.

17 files, last one added on May 21, 2014
Album viewed 1800 times

0197

View of empty Yarrie bound train with CM39-8 5632 at Goldsworthy Junction.

8 files, last one added on Jul 22, 2014
Album viewed 1666 times

0203

AC6000 class run an empty train out of Bing Siding 6076 and 6070 mid-train 6077 following a cross with a loaded headed up by the old standard of two pairs of double CM40-8M or Dash 8 units.

26 files, last one added on Aug 16, 2014
Album viewed 1965 times

0207

Koodaideri entry signs.
BHP Yandi One loadout with new AC6000 locomotives as mid-train units 6074 and 6070.
Yarrie line, Hardie Siding with C36-7M 5513 and CM40-8MEFI 5669 crossing.
See album 221 for the continued sequence at Hardie.
August 1999.

32 files, last one added on Oct 01, 2014
Album viewed 2080 times

0218

BHP GML line loaded train with C36-7M.
Hamersley Iron 9-44CW bank engines at HIY Yandicoogina.

37 files, last one added on Dec 20, 2014
Album viewed 1982 times

0219

Hammersley Iron 9-44CW bank engines at HIY, Yandicoogina.
BHP GML action with C36-7M locomotives.

37 files, last one added on Dec 26, 2014
Album viewed 2019 times

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Random files - Pilbara negative and digital Albums - Iron Ore

269-10379 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 heads back to Nelson Point with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train. Friday 12th of April 2002.

196-11568 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of the loadout balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M or Dash 8 motive power in the form of 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 rebuilt by Goninan as GE model CM40-8M from ALCo M636C number 5480 and two new Goninan built GE CM39-8 units 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and 5631 'Apollo' serial 5831-10 / 88-080 are the head end power with another two CM40-8M units mid-train. Train length is 240 waggons with a 120/120 split. Yandi Two ore stockpile and pedestal stacker boom tip visible in the background, the loadout operates via gravity and the train travels through a tunnel. May 1998.

170726 9430477 viewsRedbank, a loaded BHP iron ore train from Yandi arrives into Nelson Point yard on the west mainline with mid-train remote units built by Progress Rail as SD70ACe unit 4377 serial 20108424-004 leading an SD70ACe/LC unit 4345. 26th July 2017.

0599 210322 9716148 viewsRobe River ore waggon 599, built by Tomlinson Steel WA, rotary coupler end non-handbrake side loaded view at the 17 km on the Cape Lambert line, March 22, 2021.

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