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243-2874 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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080304 217074 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, rake of waggons built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007 with the welding yard behind them. 4th March 2008.
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248-1574 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9426 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Behind it is sister unit 9427 and ALCo M636 9412. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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248-2374 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9427 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-2 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6331, Penn Central 6331 and finally Conrail 6781. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in January 1987. This loco also went on to become DR 8403 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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249-0274 viewsYule River bridge looking north from the 160 km on the BHP mainline. The third pier from the southern end was undermined by flood waters from Tropical Cyclone John in December 1999. The rail line was closed for two weeks while repairs were effected. Approximate location.
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250-1574 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind the standard pairing of two General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 stand on the loop or passing track for a meet with a loaded train. 1550 hrs 21st October 2000.
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251-0374 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5508 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1987 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from 1969 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6041-2 and road number 5466 and assigned new serial number 4839-04 / 87-073. It was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and was named Fortescue. It also carried the marigold and teal version of the Australia map as part of the BHP logo. In 2003 it was fully rebuilt and leased to Pilbara Rail in that livery and numbered 5052. It survives stored at 7 mile complex as at Dec 2021. 22nd April 2000.
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210322 957474 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is Chinese built ballast waggon BAH 121 on a loaded ballast rake. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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267-1774 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, the Sundowner Special is on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in between CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 and sister CM40-8M 5653. This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 can be seen holding track. The road curving around to the left is the Goldsworthy mainline to Boodarie and Finucane Island. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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267-3074 viewsAt the 39 km, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 stands with the Sundowner Special alongside the AEI reader at the 39 km detector site on the Newman mainline. This was a special for the 25 years of the Alstom / BHP service agreement. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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130710 102074 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, PWWY type 100 tonne well waggon PWWY 0014 double stacked with an SCT 48' MFG1 type container SCTDS 4833 and a 46' reefer SCFU 807027. Bradken NSW built forty of these PWWY wells for SCT in 2008.
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110620 1959r74 viewsWalla Siding, BHP ore waggon 9070 loaded with Yandi fines, renumbered from 2821, originally built in 1971 by Comeng WA as part of a batch of four hundred waggons. The renumbering would be due to a new waggon replacing a potential scrap waggon, which then has been returned to service. 20th of June 2011.
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110620 1965r74 viewsWalla Siding, comparison between two BHP ore waggons loaded with Yandi fines of the Golynx design type, 8410 was built in November 2001 for bottom discharge on the Goldsworthy system with serial number 950088-340, while 6834 was built in 2008. The burn or weld marks are still visible on 8410 from when it was in GML service, now converted for rotary service, noticed the filled in end and the angle section along the top edge for support. 20th of June 2011.
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100603 896574 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0019 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 without the Greater Freighter signage but with Big W We Sell For Less logo.
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100603 897774 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PWWY type 100 tonne well waggon PWWY 0031 double stacked with a 48' Macfield box, MGCU 8011133 and a Royal Wolf 48' MFG1 type RWTU 922015 [1]. Bradken NSW built forty of these PWWY wells for SCT in 2008.
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100731 0288573 viewsWOC type iron ore waggon WOC 31355 is one of a batch of thirty built by Goninan WA between October 1997 to January 1998 with fleet number 415 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 0306473 viewsWOC type iron ore waggon WOC 31358 is one of a batch of thirty built by Goninan WA between October 1997 to January 1998 with fleet number 418 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity and lettered for KIPL, Koolyanobbing Iron Pty Ltd which has had KIPL painted over, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 0309373 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33571 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-111 and fleet number 9066 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100822 586373 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31252 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 141 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.
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100822 600273 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33490 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-030 and fleet number 8984 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.
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