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234-08404 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View of left hand side leading bogie. Circa 1998.
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234-20404 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. Cab front on view. Circa 1998.
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234-34404 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View looking across the YT315.8 km grade crossing and 5658 back to the ore stockpile at the loadout. Circa 1998.
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040806 091046404 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, 5666 runs the weighbridge test train with the four orange weighbridge test waggons and two ore waggons to provide braking.
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0665 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 050319 0138404 viewsNelson Point, cut down Magor USA built former Oroville Dam 91 ton ore waggon 665, seen here being used as the crib waggon on the steel train.
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CHRY 747 050518 2091404 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 747.
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CHRY 746 050518 2117404 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 746, rear view of hydraulics and pneumatics.
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6001 Tomlinson Steel 060429 3739404 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon, 6001 originally built for Goldsworthy Mining as one of a batch of six with a 55 tonne rating by Tomlinson Steel in 1966 of which three were sold to Mt Newman Mining in 1967 and numbered 6001-6003.
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8705 Difco USA 060501 3876404 viewsTabba Siding, originally built by Difco USA for Goldsworthy Mining Ltd in 1967 as a batch of five, prefixed with 870 in BHP service, 8705 side dump waggon loaded with ballast.
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050409 0404404 viewsShell Swagman Roadhouse, rear view of Lampson eighty wheel float ready to deliver BHP's new mainline tamper a Plasser Australia 09-3X model with serial M480. 9th April 2005.
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050414 0937404 viewsFlash Butt yard, Barclay Mowlem track tamper a Fairmont Jackson model 6700 tamper serial 153172. 14th April 2005.
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050421 1175404 viewsAbydos Siding backtrack, Barclay Mowlem track tamper a Fairmont Jackson model 6700 tamper front view. 21st April 2005.
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050421 1616404 viewsHesta Siding backtrack, Speno Australia's RR24 model 24 stone rail grinder serial M20 before they had id stickers fitted, this rear unit was later stickered as RG 1. 21st April 2005.
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060326 3208404 viewsBing Siding, south arrival BHP track machine Tamper 3 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M480 takes the mainline with the new western mainline in the foreground. 26th March 2006.
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0017 Comeng WA 110411 10012404 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0017 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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0004 Comeng NSW 110411 10025404 viewsNelson Point, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0004 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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0214 CNR - QRRS China 130720 1447404 viewsFlash Butt yard, CNR-QRRS of China built 99 tonne ballast waggons 0214 and 0212 loaded awaiting their next duty.
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6000 Gemco Rail WA 130720 1556404 viewsFlash Butt yard, new heavyweight out of gauge flat waggon 6000, unsure of builder, could be Gemco Rail in Perth.
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242-25404 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved locomotives from the early days of the Port Hedland iron ore miners of Goldsworthy Mining and Mt Newman Mining. From right is a Goldsworthy Mining B class unit #2 built by English Electric serial number A-105, Mt Newman Mining 5451 which was built by EMD as an F7A model and started life with Western Pacific in the USA and Mt Newman Mining 5497, a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo unit. May 2002.
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246-06404 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons, the just visible siding (rejoining) on the far left will become a compressor waggon holding road, the 6 km and Boat Beach Rd grade crossing are around the corner to the left. Closest to the camera is the extended No. 1 Road which becomes the Empty Car Line from car dumper one for the Deepdale traffic. Next is the original line or Mainline and the third line across is the Loaded Car Line for the West Angelas traffic to the new car dumper 2. 22nd May 2002.
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