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20861429 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, sitting outside the locked gates having just been bought down from Port Hedland, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin ALCo C636 unit 5454 serial G6012-3 on a ninety six wheel road float. 5454 will be rebuilt into CM40-8M unit 5641 by June 1992. Image taken January 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.

22651429 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, an up turned ALCo frame is in the process of being converted to a GE CM40-8M. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.

23734429 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 unit, 5481 serial G6061-2 awaiting rebuilding into CM40-8M 5650 in July 1993, view of ALCo 251 prime mover and alternator. January 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.

030415 171516429 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west along the Trans Australian line, Central Australian line on the right at the western yard limit and radio channel change boards. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.

170915 0722429 viewsAt the 18.2 km as part of the empty Roy Hill fuel train, TA type diesel fuel tank waggon TA 1003 built by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co China with a capacity of 96000 litres. 15th September 2017. View map here.

242-12429 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 with engine and alternator removed. May 2002.

180616 1758429 viewsAt the 81 km on the Tom Price West mainline, Rio Tinto loco 9431 with serial 54241 a GE Erie built GE model Dash 9-44CW from the 6th order in ROBE Pilbara Rail livery, this unit was from the sixth order of Dash 9-44CW units built at GE Erie in July 2003. 16th June 2018.

6992 001429 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. Mt Newman Mining's Goninan new build GE CM39-8 model loco 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079.
Jim Bisdee photo.

110620 2284429 viewsChapman, the entire fleet of twelve FMG TK type fuel tank waggons all built in 2008 by CSR Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works plant in China hurry south on the loaded run of the fuel train to Cloud Break mine. 20th June 2011.

200914 7802429 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, former Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates RSC-3 model ALCo locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1951 for NSWGR as the 40 class 4002 serial 77733, purchased by CRRIA in 1971 and numbered 261.002, then 1705 and finally 9405. 4002 is preserved in an operational state and another claim to fame is it run the Royal Train in NSW February 1954. Donated to the Society in 1979. 14th September 2020.

253-14429 viewsPort Hedland harbour sees the suction / cutter dredge Vlaanderen XI with IMO #7712080. The Vlaanderen XI was originally built in 1978 by IHC Dredgers with yard number 1108 and originally named New Amsterdam, named the Vlaanderen XI in 1986, renamed again in 2007 to Kaveri and again to Huta 15 in 2014.

245-01429 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, DA 6 still wearing former owners AN livery, albeit with Australian Southern decal, this unit was rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops in 1996 from original AE Goodwin built 830 class 836 serial number 83727 and originally delivered to broad gauge in June 1960. 6th April, 2003.

100603 8970429 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0054 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA in 2006/07 without the Greater Freighter signage.

121-25428 viewsMorwell, track view, looking west, semaphore signal Post 7, towards Melbourne, Freightgate shed at left.

121-35428 viewsMaryvale, Hazelwood Siding loading ramp.

172-07428 viewsSunshine, broad gauge V/Line P class P 14 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18HBR serial 84-1208 rebuilt from T 330 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-85 with a 4 car H set, yep, okay, they can't be photographed between the stanchions!

173-21428 viewsMurchison East, station yard overview looking north, goods shed and station building and platform, track machines, and horizontal grain bin with Murphy, with steel annex, and Ascom Jumbo style silo complexes.

180-03428 viewsSeymour loco depot, fuel and sanding point, V/Line broad gauge Tulloch Ltd built DRC class diesel railcar DRC 40 takes on fuel having run a down Saturday morning passenger train from Melbourne.

166-23428 viewsHeathcote Junction, V/Line standard gauge X class locomotive X 37 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-700 tows damaged NSWSRA XPT power car XP 2007 'City of Albury' to Melbourne, August 28, 1991. XP 2007 was damaged at Henty on May 3.