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060501 3896300 viewsTabba Siding, built by Difco USA in 1971 for Mt Newman Mining in a group of four, side dump waggon 702.
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060501 3931300 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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050409 0412300 viewsShell Swagman Roadhouse, Lampson eighty wheel float ready to deliver BHP's new mainline tamper a Plasser Australia 09-3X model with serial M480 view of tamper frame and mechanism. 9th April 2005.
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050421 1145300 viewsGillam Siding backtrack, BHP's ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia SSP 110SW model serial 401, over view. 21st April 2005.
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050625 3816300 viewsNode 2 at the 38 km on the GML or former Goldsworthy mainline, a Barclay Mowlem sleeper inserter track machine off clear of the running lines. 25th June 2005.
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080621 2721300 viewsTabba South, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #1, rear lead off waggon 6203, built by Comeng WA in January 1977. The straddle crane is a newish unit built by Vaia Car model no. TCR-V and the four wheels are chain driven, replacing the original Gemco hydraulic unit.
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100717 0676300 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6044, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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110411 09980300 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0010 from 1972, one of three such tank waggons.
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110411 10023300 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0015 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, wearing the BHP Billiton Earth livery.
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110606 1750300 viewsFlash Butt yard, CNR-QRRS of China built side dump waggon, built and delivered in early 2011, waggon 0711 awaits the call to duty.
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150619 9074300 viewsFlash Butt yard, CNR-QRRS of China built side dump waggons, built and delivered around 2011-12, waggons 0710, 0706 and 0713 await their next duty.
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247-27300 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River locomotive 9420 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8109-03 / 91-119 from March 1991 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an ALCo Schenectady built C630 serial 3486-4 and built new for Chesapeake & Ohio (USA) as their 2103. It is one of four C630 ALCo units purchased in 1974 and delivered to Robe in January 1975. 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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251-13300 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5513 serial number plate. 22nd April 2000.
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252-32300 viewsPort Hedland at 12 Mile Creek a loaded Yarrie train crosses over the creek behind Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild unit 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11 / 92-134. Early December 2001.
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257-26300 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, an empty train runs between the junction and the Broome Rd crossing behind the standard single locomotive 5646 'White Springs', a Goninan 1992 built GE CM40-8 model with serial number 5244-11 / 92-135, one of a pair of new build locos financed by Goldsworthy. Late 2001.
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283-05300 viewsNelson Point, BHP wheel lathe sees BHP's big GE AC6000 unit 6073 'Fortescue' serial number 51065 on shed having wheel attention to the leading bogie. May 2002.
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240701 2728300 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Weelumurra' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2138. In 1975 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. July 1, 2024.
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240701 2748300 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, brake van 'Portland' was originally a NSWGR MHO type guards van MHO 2321, then recoded to KB type mail van, then to KBY 2513 guards van. It was built by Clyde Engineering at Granville and purchased in 1987 by the Society, it is named after a local river. July 1, 2024.
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250501 0310300 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2395 - GA 2396, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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224-24299 viewsBing siding, the afternoon empty to Yandi was a staple of the AC6000 units when delivered, operating the train as a pair, 112 waggons, AC6000 and 112 waggons. 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie awaits the road to depart south with sister unit 6073 as a loaded behind two CM40-8M units rolls through on the mainline. GeoData.
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