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275-29107 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, Mt Newman Mining 5451, former Western Pacific F7A unit 923A built by EMD in June 1951 with serial number 10805 and frame number 3040-A3, this unit was purchased by Bechtel in 1967 for use in building the Mt Newman Mining railway from Port Hedland to Newman. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-28119 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, Mt Newman Mining 5451, former Western Pacific F7A unit 923A built by EMD in June 1951 with serial number 10805 and frame number 3040-A3, this unit was purchased by Bechtel in 1967 for use in building the Mt Newman Mining railway from Port Hedland to Newman. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-27105 viewsFinucane Island view of the entry gatehouse and the loaded train running down to the hopper with examples of the Gunderson USA and Goninan Golynx waggon builds. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-26150 viewsBoodarie, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan Golynx bottom discharge waggon 8415 with serial number 950088-345 built in November 2001 coupled behind 8400, this was the prototype originally done by the ore car shop, with subsequent orders for similar bottom discharge waggons build by Goninan. 8415 is one such example and notice the subtle differences, the scalloped end, angle iron on the waggon top edge and the better clearance of the discharge doors. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-25101 viewsFinucane Island, Gunderson USA built smooth sided hopper waggons 8307, 333 and 8334, these waggons were sourced second hand in 1992 from Phelps Dodge copper. August 10, 2003,May 21, 2026
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275-24112 viewsFinucane Island, BHP Iron Ore's CM40-8 locomotive 5646 'White Springs' arrives at the island. The elevated conveyor is for the HBI plant. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-2387 viewsFinucane Island, BHP Iron Ore's CM40-8 locomotive 5646 'White Springs' arrives at the island. The elevated conveyor is for the HBI plant. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-2283 viewsFinucane Island, BHP Iron Ore's CM40-8 locomotive 5646 'White Springs' arrives at the island across the -0.8 km grade crossing and the No. 6 switch where the balloon loops rejoins the mainline. The elevated conveyor is for the HBI plant. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-21107 viewsFinucane Island, BHP Iron Ore's CM40-8 locomotive 5646 'White Springs' arrives at the island across the -0.8 km grade crossing and the No. 6 switch where the balloon loops rejoins the mainline. The elevated conveyor is for the HBI plant. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-2089 viewsFinucane Island, BHP Iron Ore's CM40-8 locomotive 5646 'White Springs' arrives at the island across the -0.8 km grade crossing and the No. 6 switch where the balloon loops rejoins the mainline. The elevated conveyor is for the HBI plant. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-1979 viewsFinucane Island, BHP Iron Ore's CM40-8 locomotive 5646 'White Springs' arrives at the island across the -0.8 km grade crossing and the No. 6 switch where the balloon loops rejoins the mainline. The elevated conveyor is for the HBI plant. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-18132 viewsFinucane Island, BHP Iron Ore's CM40-8 locomotive 5646 'White Springs' arrives at the island across the -0.8 km grade crossing and the No. 6 switch where the balloon loops rejoins the mainline. The elevated conveyor is for the HBI plant. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-17107 viewsFinucane Island, BHP Iron Ore's CM40-8 locomotive 5646 'White Springs' arrives at the island across the -0.8 km grade crossing and the No. 6 switch where the balloon loops rejoins the mainline. The elevated conveyor is for the HBI plant. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-1698 viewsBoodarie, a rake of examples of the Goninan Golynx iron ore waggons, 8413 with serial number 950088-343, modified for bottom discharge to operate over the Finucane Island unloading hopper. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-15122 viewsBoodarie, a couple of examples of Goninan Golynx iron ore waggons, 8409 with serial number 950088-339, modified for bottom discharge to operate over the Finucane Island unloading hopper. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-14127 viewsBoodarie, BHP Iron Ore's 5645 'Sherlock' an Goninan CM40-8M Alco to GE rebuild, departs the service road on its way to Yarrie with an empty, rear view of the Dash 8 radiator section or wings. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-13120 viewsBoodarie, BHP Iron Ore's 5645 'Sherlock' an Goninan CM40-8M Alco to GE rebuild, departs the service road on its way to Yarrie with an empty, on the left is the Boodarie East interlocking cabinet and the HBI plant is visible. This scene has changed immensely since this image was taken, there is another line located where the bitumen road is, the HBI is gone and the is a turn wye and fuel roads pretty much behind those shrubs. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-12125 viewsBoodarie, BHP Iron Ore's 5645 'Sherlock' an Goninan CM40-8M Alco to GE rebuild, departs the service road on its way to Yarrie with an empty, on the left is the Boodarie East interlocking cabinet, the HBI plant is visible and the beneficiation plant to its right. The loaded is running down the mainline towards Finucane Island. This scene has changed immensely since August 10, 2003, there is another line located where the bitumen road is, the HBI is gone and the is a turn wye and fuel roads pretty much behind those shrubs. August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-11106 viewsBoodarie, BHP Iron Ore's 5645 'Sherlock' departs the service road on its way to Yarrie with an empty, on the far left the HBI beneficiation plant is visible. The loaded is running down the mainline towards Finucane Island. This scene has changed immensely since August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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275-10126 viewsBoodarie, BHP Iron Ore's 5645 'Sherlock' departs the service road on its way to Yarrie with an empty, on the far left the HBI beneficiation plant is visible. The loaded is running down the mainline towards Finucane Island. This scene has changed immensely since August 10, 2003.May 21, 2026
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