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241-13330 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5510 serial 4839-07 / 87-075 is in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. This image shows the Dash 8 radiator frame fitted to it following collision repairs, sister unit 5506 and M636 unit 5499. June 2002.
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243-28330 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 2189330 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of control waggon 2328, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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080304 2197330 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, new FMG ore waggon pair 1059 slave and 2060 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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251-14330 viewsNelson Point, BHP's retired Goninan WA's ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuilds, these were the first time in the world that an ALCo C636 had been rebuilt into an GE C36-7, are lined up near the service shop awaiting their fate. The line is 5510, 5506, 5508, 5512, 5513, 5507, 5509, 5511, and, 5513. They had recently been displaced due to the arrival of the AC6000 units which also took their name plates. Only two units would go on to survive 5507 and 5508. 22nd April 2000.
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252-02330 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, ballast plough waggon BP 02 is on the end of a ballast rake being loaded. BP 02 has been converted from an Nippon Sharyo ore waggon with the mounting of an air compressor on top and the fitting of a plough blade, the waggon is also loaded with ballast to ballast the plough. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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252-17330 viewsRosella Junction looking south at the 251 km. The line to the left goes to Marandoo and Yandicoogina, the straight to Tom Price and Paraburdoo and the right heads to Brockman. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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210510 1142330 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTW 011 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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257-31330 viewsGoldsworthy Junction an empty train thunders through the junction behind 6000 horsepower behemoth 6072 'Hesta' serial number 51064 and built by General Electric in Erie USA in 1999 and a new built CM39-8 unit 5632 'Poseidon' by Goninan with serial number 5831-11 / 88-081. Late 2001.
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245-32330 viewsMinnipa looking in the down direction along the mainline across Burgoyne Terrace towards Poochera with goods siding #2 points and switch stand. 7th April, 2003.
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245-34330 viewsMinnipa yard looking in the up direction from the down end, on the left is goods siding #1, mainline to Port Lincoln, goods siding #2 and goods siding #3 on the right. 7th April, 2003.
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190129 4282330 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00101 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-101 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190129 4314330 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00071 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-71 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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140601 4623330 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8041 one pair of 120 bar coupled pairs built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.
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140601 4647330 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7666 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.
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268-18330 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.
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268-22330 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.
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269-12330 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.
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160710 iPh5S 2811330 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, point work buried in the tailings on the upper level.
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160710 iPh5S 2813330 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, upper level looking across to adits 27 and 28, sleeper pile to the right, track leading away to adits 27 and 28.
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