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249-1260 viewsYule River bridge looking north from the bridge deck on the BHP mainline of the sunk track section. 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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251-1860 viewsNelson Point wheel lathe, BHP's General Electric built AC6000 model 6074 serial 51066 and yet to be named idles away outside the shop. 22nd April 2000.
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210510 113460 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTB 019 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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245-3260 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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190129 423960 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00049 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-49 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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140601 462060 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8048 one pair of 120 bar coupled pairs built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.
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267-0460 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure behind General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial number 51068 leads CM40-8MEFI 5669 on the point with mid-train units CM40-8M units 5651 and 5645 104 waggons back with 104 waggons trailing. 1247 hrs 12th of April 2002.
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268-0960 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 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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130710 102560 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, ABSY type ABSY 2831 covered van, originally built by Carmor SA in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways as a VFX type, recoded to ABFX and then RBFX in 1994 with National Rail. To SCT as ABFY before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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130710 104360 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, ABSY type ABSY 2657 covered van, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1973 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX then RBFX to SCT as ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.
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130710 105960 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0018 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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030712 14322260 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9025 with drop belly floor, originally built by Comeng in Mittagong NSW as a part of seven prototype ore waggons made from low carbon 301 stainless steel with an higher volume and aerodynamic flat sides and were bogieless with four independent radial wheel sets. Of the seven waggon, the first four had a flat floor and final three had a drop belly floor. The radial wheel sets were later replaced with conventional bogies. 12th of July 2003.
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100603 897860 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PQIY type 80' container flat PQIY 0039, one of forty units built by Gemco WA in 2009 loaded with a Macfield 40' flat rack MGCU 6609390 double stacked with an SCT 40' curtain sider SCT 1001 and a Macfield 40' flat rack MGCU 6609300 double stacked with another SCT 40' curtain sider SCT 1028.
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240328 293360 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31122 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-112 and had fleet number 704 before getting the Aurizon yellow sides and logo. In Mineral Resources traffic 5040 empty Mount Walton iron ore train. March 28, 2024.
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240328 303360 viewsLoaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train 5041 with Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggons MHPY 00197 and MHPY 00198 built by CSR Yangtze Co China with serial numbers 2014 / 382-197 and 2014 / 382-198 in 2014 as a batch of 382 pairs, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs. March 28, 2024.
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247-2859 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River Dash 8 power 9425 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 6266-8 / 89-85 from August 1989 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo serial C-6041-4 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in April 1970 and numbered 5468, sold to Robe and delivered by road 17th August 1982. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. Approximate location of the locos is here. 22nd May 2002.
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247-3159 viewsNear Cooya Pooya at the 37.5 km on the Robe River Cape Lambert line an empty train is about to pass under the town water supply pipeline and pass through Lockyer Gap behind the standard Robe power of quad CM40-8M or Dash 8 locomotives led by 9425 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 6266-8 / 89-85 from August 1989 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo serial C-6041-4 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in April 1970 and numbered 5468, sold to Robe and delivered by road 17th August 1982. Location is here.22nd May 2002.
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251-0959 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5509 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1987 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from 1969 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6012-1 and road number 5452 and assigned new serial number 4839-05 / 87-074. It was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and was named Chichester. 5509 was subsequently cut down in September 2003 and then sent to United Goninan's Lansdowne NSW facility for use as an engine test bed, then later to Broadmeadow NSW. 22nd April 2000.
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251-1059 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5509 builders plate. 22nd April 2000.
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251-1159 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5511 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1987 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from 1969 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6035-4 and road number 5463 and assigned new serial number 4839-08 / 87-076. It was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and was named Port Hedland. 551 holds the dubious honour of being the first unit withdrawn following an engine failure in 1998. 22nd April 2000.
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