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242-22539 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Goldsworthy Mining B class unit #2 serial number A-105, these units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover were built at the English Electric Rocklea Qld plant in 1965 and primarily used for the construction of the Mt Goldsworthy to Finucane Island railway. May 2002.
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041014 122434538 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, the Locotrol 'cab' from Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8ML unit 5663 Newcastle, one of three units built without a driving cab in 1994 but with a Locotrol equipment cabinet to do away with the Locotrol waggons that were in use at the time. Eventually the three locomotives had driving cabs fitted. Donated to the Society around 1998? 14th October 2004.
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3090 roster lhs 040912 141400538 viewsNelson Point, BHP Billiton's EMD SD40R unit 3090 serial number 33680 / 7083-10 and was originally Southern Pacific SD40 unit SP8488 built at McCook Illinois in June 1968, rebuilt to SD40R by SP. 12th of September 2004.
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223-04535 viewsRosella Siding, old Hamersley Iron machine transporter, prime mover is a KW Dart, possibly a model DE 2551. 21st October 2000.
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180616 1881535 viewsWestern Creek, the train on the middle track lead by Rio Tinto loco 8153 with serial 58813 a GE Erie built GE model ES44DCi from the 4th order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery leading two Dash 9-44CW units in the Pilbara Rail livery with ROBE ownership markings with a loaded bound for Cape Lambert and running on the Western Creek West mainline at the 74 km with the bridges over Western Creek and the train stretching back up into Emu Siding. The track in the foreground is the mainline to Dampier with the line in the background the Western Creek East mainline to Cape Lambert. 16th June 2018. GeoData.
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196-05534 viewsYandi Two, builders plate for BHP Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149. Originally AE Goodwin built ALCo M636C unit 5480 serial G6061-1. May 1998.
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040616 162210534 viewsNelson Point, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as 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.
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151111 9479533 viewsCape Lambert Yard, empty train with motive power in the form of General Electric ES44DCi units 8160 and 8193 serials 60224 and 61852 and General Electric Dash 9-44CW 7074 serial 47743.
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150508 8116533 viewsFMG Solomon Line, empty train lead by triple combination of General Electric Dash 9-44CW 004 serial 58181, EMD SD90MAC-H 916 serial 976833-22 and EMD SD70ACe 710 serial 20118693-002 power through the hills around the Bea Bea Creek area. Geodata: -22.0528200 118.7132450 .
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150523 8233533 viewsNelson Point Yard, I Area, waggon scrapping by Sims Metal, a fork lift carries waggon no. 3340, old 38 TAL or tonne axle load bogies lay around while other cars await the chop. With the move to ECPB train brake control and heavy waggon loads these older style cars are fast becoming obsolete.
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160128 00407533 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, rear view of Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8MEFI 5669 serial 8412-02, builders no. 95-160 flanked on the left by sister unit 5668 and on the right by older CM40-8M 5642. Note the newer rebuilds have marker lights while 42 has none but has a snow plough on the no. 2 end. Also note the roof access ladder rungs have been removed.
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180616 1847533 viewsMaitland Siding, a loaded Mesa A train runs along the mainline behind the standard double General Electric ES44ACi units that operate the Robe Valley trains, Rio Tinto loco 9113 with serial 62544 a GE Erie built GE model ES44ACi from the 2nd order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery leads sister unit 9114 serial 62545 at the 96 km. 19th June 2018. GeoData.
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223-36532 viewsPossum Siding 227 km, a loaded train behind a pair of Hamersley Iron General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 7072 serial 47751 and 7074 serial 47753 on a loaded train ex Marandoo holds the mainline awaiting clearance north. 21st October 2000.
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150505 7936530 viewsFMG Solomon Line, looking east across valley at massive earth fill for rail line. Geodata: -22.0351433 118.7568750 .
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150523 8242530 viewsNelson Point Yard, loaded ore waggon 5073, a Golynx style waggon built by Goninan, serial no. 950126-114 in 2004 with 5Cr12Ti stainless steel which does away with the need to paint the waggon interiors to prevent wear.
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150505 7979529 viewsFMG Solomon Line, waggon 4006, tare weight of 22 tonnes, built in 2009 by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co. Ltd, loaded with fines ore. Geodata: -22.0187350 118.5850917 .
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232-26528 viewsYandi One balloon loop, as a train is being loaded the mid-train remotes approach, waggon 2502 is a standard Comeng WA build from the third batch of 180 waggons built in 1970. Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 leads a LocoTrol remote unit built with no cab, a CM40-8ML 5665. 18th of February 1997. GeoData.
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170730 0701528 viewsPippingarra, out near the speedway CFCLA CD class lease units sit stored in between hire jobs in a lay down / hardstand yard. CD 4303 and CD 4305 with CD 4302 and CD 4301 behind them. 30th July 2017. GeoData.
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041014 122512527 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, former ALCo built demonstrator locomotive model C-415 serial 3449-1 built April 1966, currently carrying number 1000, it was originally numbered 008 when Hamersley Iron purchased the unit in 1968. It was retired from service on the 24th February 1982. It then spent some time carrying number 2000 while building the Marandoo railway line from Sept 1991. 14th October 2004.
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200914 7797526 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. 14th September 2020.
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