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249-19348 viewsTable Hill on the Robe River railway line, a microwave radio communications site powered by solar panels. Approximate location.
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253-31348 viewsNelson Point yard sees BHP dumper pilot locomotive 5666 'Taranto', a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8MEFI model with serial 8412-11 / 94-157, 5666 was the first unit fitted with Electronic Fuel Injection to the 16FDL engine hence the EFI on the model designation.
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254-18348 viewsFlash Butt yard, stored Mt Newman Mining 5499 was the last active ALCo on the BHP roster. Cab side shows ownership details and bogie. Built in November 1975 by Comeng NSW as an ALCo M636 model with serial number C6065-4. Unit was donated to Rail Heritage WA in 2001.
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257-01348 viewsFlash Butt yard BHP's stored Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5513 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1988 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from a 1970 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6012-2 and road number 5453 and assigned new serial number 4839-02 / 88-078. It was delivered in Mount Newman Mining orange and was named Kalgan. Late 2001.
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257-06348 viewsFlash Butt yard BHP's stored Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5510 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1987 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from a 1969 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6027-2 and road number 5458 and assigned new serial number 4839-07 / 87-075. It was delivered in Mount Newman Mining orange and was named Newman. Of note is the Dash 8 radiator frame, the unit was converted to a Dash 8 radiator following loadout damage. Late 2001.
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229-32347 viewsYandi Two loadout exit side, as second unit 5642 'Wallareenya' serial 8281-07 / 92-131 a Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit trails sister unit 5650 drag a loading train at 1.2 km/h around the loadout balloon, the waggon behind 5642 is an original Oroville waggon. GeoData.
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231-27347 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 with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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233-09347 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. A loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h. GeoData.
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235-09347 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 arrives with the afternoon 240 waggon empty train, the hydraulic lines and dust extraction equipment frame the loco.
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050319 0140347 viewsNelson Point, cut down Magor USA built former Oroville Dam 91 ton ore waggon 665, now used as the crib waggon on the steel train, 3/4 view.
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050518 2119347 viewsFlash Butt yard, heavily stripped down riveted waggon 206, possible original ballast waggon, number 206 was originally a waggon in the 'Camp Train' and appears to have USA origin, view of number board and 50 t load stencil.
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050518 2136347 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 753, defect card holder.
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050518 2190347 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 513, 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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050704 3992347 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0014 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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060501 3945347 viewsSpring Siding, flat waggon #5, also marked as 6705 in the back track, originally in service with Goldsworthy Mining as a BC or BCV box van, built by Comeng WA in 1966.
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050421 1143347 viewsGillam Siding backtrack, BHP's ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia SSP 110SW model serial 401, rear view. 21st April 2005.
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050801 4747347 viewsFlash Butt yard, BHP's Mainline Tamper 1, a Plasser Australia 09-32 CAT model tamper serial 306 built in 1986. 1st August 2005.
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050801 4762347 viewsFlash Butt yard, Barclay Mowlem ballast regulator. 1st August 2005.
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060811 8013347 viewsGarden Siding, Speno rail grinder RG 2 coupled with RG 1 in the passing track. 11th August 2006.
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100717 0676347 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6044, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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