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243-37357 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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249-06357 viewsYule River bridge looking east upstream 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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251-11357 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delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and was named Port Hedland. 551 holds the dubious honour of being the first unit withdrawn following an engine failure in 1998. 22nd April 2000.
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256-16357 viewsMaitland Siding, early morning loaded train waiting for a meet with an empty behind the quad CM40-8M working of 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425. May 2002.
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221-29356 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, a pair of General Electric AC6000 units lead a train being loaded around the balloon, overview of the stockpile with stacker fill the hole from loading.
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230-08356 viewsYandi Two switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train behind CM40-8M units 5654 and 5637 crossing the YT 311.5 km grade crossing. Geodata -22.713725, 119.055762 .
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230-21356 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel exit side portal, Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M model 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 leads a loading train 1.2 km/h. The ore stockpile and pedestal stacker are visible. The livery is the marigold version of the BHP Australia logo. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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231-28356 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h, note the missing logo from the hood and the round style fuel tanks tells us this units was rebuilt from an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo. GeoData.
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232-14356 viewsYandi One backtrack, following a cyclone shutdown of the mainline and severe flooding around Yandi a 'mixed' freight train was operated to Yandi to deliver food, mail and diesel fuel to the mine and camp. Here BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M unit 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128 idles away in the backtrack awaiting its path back to Port Hedland with flat waggon 6703, four fuel tank waggons and a broken ore waggon. February 1997. GeoData.
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234-30356 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. Left hand side cab view. Circa 1998.
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040805 095744356 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA CHQY type ballast waggon CHQY 741.
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040815 171350356 viewsNelson Point, detail view of data placard of fuel tank waggon 0020, 82 kilolitre capacity built by Comeng NSW for BP as RTC 2, used by Mt Newman Mining, unsure when converted to 0020.
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050518 2096356 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 734.
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050518 2106356 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 752.
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050518 2125356 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 756, shows brake rigging plate for original owner, C&NW.
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050518 2126356 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 756, shows ownership plaque.
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050518 2188356 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 508, one of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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050713 4100356 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY class CHRY 761.
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050315 0237356 viewsRedbank Bridge, elevated view of empty 116 kL fuel tanks all built by Comeng in both NSW and WA, 0012 and 0016 and others in the BHP blue and white livery.
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050525 2987356 viewsMooka Siding, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #19, 6013, built by Scotts of Ipswich Qld in 1970.
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