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080124 163350 viewsChapman Siding, detail of the bar coupling arrangement showing bar, the large hose is the through brake pipe and the small hose the control pipe for the slave waggon. 24th January 2008.
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080304 220550 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of slave waggon 1527, the yellow circle around the tare weight 22.6 t indicates the rotary coupler end, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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247-0650 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River locomotive 9410 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 2160-03 / 96-202 from March 1996 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo serial C-6096-5 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in November 1975 and numbered 5500. Everything below the frame is ALCo, with the Comeng build style flat fuel tank, while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. Approximate location of the locos is here. 22nd May 2002.
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267-2150 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE rebuild unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 turns on the power as it passes Goldsworthy Junction relay room and continues along the Newman Mainline with the Sundowner and sister unit 5653. The realigned former Goldsworthy line to the Yarrie and Nimingarra mines can be seen curving away to the left in front of 5634. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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243-2149 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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246-3149 viewsCape Lambert, a Robe River loaded Deepdale train on the mainline with waggon 700 a Tomlinson Steel WA build. The ore is a ROM product and will be dumped over the gyratory crusher to be correctly sized. 22nd May 2002.
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267-2449 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE rebuild unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 trails sister unit 5634 as 5634 turns on the power as it passes Goldsworthy Junction relay room and continues along the Newman Mainline with the Sundowner Special. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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267-2549 viewsOn approach to the 39 km Detector Site the Sundowner Special runs along the Newman Mainline behind BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 with sister 5653 on the rear. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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243-2648 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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080124 162848 viewsChapman Siding, new FMG ore waggon pairs 1179 slave and 2180 control and 1259 slave and 2260 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 24th January 2008.
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247-3348 viewsNear Cooya Pooya at the 37.5 km on the Robe River Cape Lambert line an empty train passes under the town water supply pipeline and pass through Lockyer Gap behind the standard Robe power of quad CM40-8M or Dash 8 locomotives led by 9425 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 6266-8 / 89-85 from August 1989 and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo serial C-6041-4 new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in April 1970 and numbered 5468, sold to Robe and delivered by road 17th August 1982, compare to second unit 9410 with a Comeng style large flat fuel tank. Location is here.22nd May 2002.
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267-3348 viewsAt the 39 km, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 stands with the Sundowner Special alongside the AEI reader at the 39 km detector site on the Newman mainline. This was a special for the 25 years of the Alstom / BHP service agreement. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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246-3447 viewsCape Lambert, a Robe River loaded Deepdale train on the mainline with waggon 458 a Tomlinson Steel WA build. The ore is a ROM product and will be dumped over the gyratory crusher to be correctly sized. 22nd May 2002.
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248-1747 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9427 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-2 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6331, Penn Central 6331 and finally Conrail 6781. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in January 1987. This loco also went on to become DR 8403 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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248-2547 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9426 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Behind it is sister unit 9427 and ALCo M636 9412. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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249-2247 viewsFortescue River Bridge on the Robe River line at the 115.8 km in flood looking upstream following Cyclone John on 18th December 1999. Approximate location.
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249-2847 viewsA loaded Hamersley Iron train runs across the plains north of Dugite Siding near the 70 km as it nears the destination of its cargo behind the standard pair of GE built Dash 9-44CW locomotives 7084 serial 47763 and 7079 serial 47758 both in the original Pepsi Can livery. Approximate location. 18th December 1999.
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250-1747 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind the standard pairing of two General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 stand on the loop or passing track for a meet with a loaded train. 1550 hrs 21st October 2000.
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210510 111747 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTS type straddle crane carrying rail waggon RTS 003 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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267-2247 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE rebuild unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 turns on the power as it passes Goldsworthy Junction relay room and continues along the Newman Mainline with the Sundowner and sister unit 5653. The realigned former Goldsworthy line to the Yarrie and Nimingarra mines can be seen curving away to the left in front of 5634. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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