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150523 8199211 viewsNelson Point Yard, with only another month to operate, BHP Billiton CM40-8M locomotive 5666 'Taranto' is a trailing unit as the loaded rake waits to head to the car dumpers for unloading. 5666 started life as a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo 5487 before Goninan rebuilt it in 1995 to a CM40-8MEFI as it was the first unit to trial an electronic fuel injection system. Come the 1st of July 2015 all these units were all stored.Jan 30, 2016
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150523 8197144 viewsNelson Point Yard, a pair of BHP Billiton SD70ACe units waits in the arrival yard with a loaded rake for the dumpers. Lead unit 4327 'Hamersley' is from an order originally built by Electro-Motive, London Ontario for BNSF, a US Class 1 railroad, but BHP secured 10 of them during construction, this unit 4327 serial 20066862-056 was destined to be BNSF 9185 before coming to BHP. The second unit 4402 is from a batch of Progress Rail EMD SD70ACe units serial 20118575-012.Jan 30, 2016
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150522 8194232 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M units lined up awaiting the chop, 5659, 5640, 5638, 5649, 5645, 5635, 5663, 5656, 5657, 5647 with 5646 out of view.Jan 30, 2016
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150522 8193211 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M units 5659 serial 8412-04/94-150, 5640 serial no. 8281-05/92-129 and 5638 serial 8281-02/92-127 await the shears. Full details of these units can be seen here .Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8191150 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5645 serial 8281-11/93-134 awaits the shears. Full details of this unit can be seen here .Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8189222 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5656 serial 8412-01/94-147 awaits the shears. Full details of this unit can be seen here .Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8188168 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5657 serial 8412-02/94-148 awaits the shears. Full details of this unit can be seen here .Jan 29, 2016
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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 .Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8184172 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, no. 2 end of Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5638 serial 8281-02/92-127, for full details of these units past lives see here .Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8183163 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M units 5638 serial 8281-02/92-127, 5640 serial 8281-05/92-129 and 5659 serial 8412-04/94-150, for full details of these units past lives see here .Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8180168 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M units 5649 serial 8412-07/93-140 and 5638 serial 8281-02/92-127, for full details of these units past lives see here .Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8179214 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M units from left, 5635 serial 8151-09/91-121, 5645 serial 8281-11/92-134 and 5649 serial 8412-07 93-140, for full details of these units past lives see here .Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8177233 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5663 serial 8412-08 / 94-154, this unit was rebuilt without a cab and this cab was later retrofitted, was originally AE Goodwin NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5476 serial C6087-8. Photo of the removed cab can be seen here .Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8172376 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, drivers side cab view with EPIC brake modules visible. Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5663 serial 8412-08 / 94-154, this unit was rebuilt without a cab and this cab was later retrofitted, was originally AE Goodwin NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5476 serial C6087-8. Photo of the removed cab can be seen here .Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8176219 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5656 serial 8412-01 / 94-147 was originally Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5494 serial C6084-10.Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8171166 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan built CM40-8 unit 5647 serial 8244-12/92-136 stands next to two ALCo rebuilds into CM40-8M units being 5657 and 5656, serial no's 8412-02/94-148 and 8412-01/94-147.Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8167180 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, the first batch of BHP Billiton Dash 8 locos to be scrapped, 5646 serial 8244-11/92-135 and 5647 serial 8244-12/92-136 were a pair of new Goninan WA CM40-8 model built in 1992 with a Goninan ALCo rebuild 5657 beside them.Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8165207 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, the first batch of BHP Billiton Dash 8 locos to be scrapped, 5646 serial 8244-11/92-135 and 5647 serial 8244-12/92-136 were a pair of new Goninan WA CM40-8 model built in 1992.Jan 29, 2016
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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.Jan 29, 2016
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150522 8160284 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.Jan 29, 2016
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