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180615 1407552 viewsBing Siding, BHP Billiton's Progress Rail built EMD model SD70ACe unit 4432 'Warlu' serial 20128866-001 leads a loaded towards the port. 15th June 2018.
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190911 4753552 viewsPort Hedland, Broome Rd crossing, BHP's MM 800 track recording vehicle powers south on a recording run, the MM 800 was built by Mermec in Italy and is a ROGER 800 model, ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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218-04551 viewsDe Grey River, Toyota Land Cruiser Toy Titan, 1994 HJ75 series tray back.
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207-03550 viewsYandi One balloon loop, Comeng WA built ore waggon 1442 coupled to a Goninan style waggon 4146 on the empty side of the load-out tunnel, August 1999.
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196-11549 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of the loadout balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M or Dash 8 motive power in the form of 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 rebuilt by Goninan as GE model CM40-8M from ALCo M636C number 5480 and two new Goninan built GE CM39-8 units 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and 5631 'Apollo' serial 5831-10 / 88-080 are the head end power with another two CM40-8M units mid-train. Train length is 240 waggons with a 120/120 split. Yandi Two ore stockpile and pedestal stacker boom tip visible in the background, the loadout operates via gravity and the train travels through a tunnel. May 1998.
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218-16549 viewsDe Grey River Bridge, a loaded GML train with the original AE Goodwin designed and Tomlinson Steel Perth and Scotts of Ipswich built waggons.
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151111 9483549 viewsCape Lambert Yard, empty train with motive power of General Electric ES44DCi units 8160 and 8193 serials 60224 and 61852 and General Electric Dash 9-44CW 7074 serial 47743 waiting to depart with leased CFCLA CD class shunt units CD 4302 and CD 4305 and compressor car sets CB 13 and CB 16.
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180616 1846549 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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267-34549 views39 km Newman line, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-1208151-07 / 91-120 stands with the Alstom 25-year celebration train with the Sundowner at the 39 km detection site on the BHP's Newman mainline.
Alstom's technician Peter Collins gives a wave.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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196-10548 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of the loadout balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M or Dash 8 motive power in the form of 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 rebuilt by Goninan as GE model CM40-8M from ALCo M636C number 5480 and two new Goninan built GE CM39-8 units 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and 5631 'Apollo' serial 5831-10 / 88-080 are the head end power with another two CM40-8M units mid-train. Train length is 240 waggons with a 120/120 split. Yandi Two ore stockpile and pedestal stacker boom tip visible in the background, the loadout operates via gravity and the train travels through a tunnel. May 1998.
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223-25548 viewsPossum Siding, Hamersley Iron locos built by General Electric model Dash 9-44CW units 7072 serial 47751 with 210 waggons loaded ex Marandoo changes crew with sister loco 7082 serial 47761 on an empty at 1500 hrs 21st October 2000.
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041225 064634548 viewsNelson Point Ore Car Repair Shops, brand new Bradken NSW built ore waggon 9101 asset number 2031703. These waggons are the latest additions to the fleet with 20 on order in total. They are made from the same 5Cr12Ti steel that the Goninan Golynx waggons are made. 25th December 2004.
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268-34548 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, view from the No. 1 End of the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, 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. 12th of April 2002.
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207-13547 viewsBHP General Electric built AC6000 unit 6074 serial 51066, brand new and unnamed at Yandi One load-out loop as a remote mid-train unit view of left hand side rear steerable bogie and air intakes below radiator.
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150522 8177547 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5663 serial 8412-08 / 94-154, this unit was rebuilt without a cab and this cab was later retrofitted, was originally AE Goodwin NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5476 serial C6087-8. Photo of the removed cab can be seen here .
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15333547 viewsBassendean, an unidentified Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M unit for BHP Iron Ore under construction. Date Feb 1994.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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242-37547 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5497 serial C6096-2, view of second person or observers side of cab. May 2002.
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207-14546 viewsBHP General Electric built AC6000 unit 6074 serial 51066, brand new and unnamed at Yandi One load-out loop as a remote mid-train unit, view of the left hand side cab and steerable bogie.
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150505 8003546 viewsFMG Solomon Line, Bowaling Claypan, located just off the Wittenoom - Roebourne Road. Geodata: -22.0843050 118.3361267 .
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190911 4754546 viewsPort Hedland, Broome Rd crossing, BHP's MM 800 track recording vehicle powers south on a recording run, the MM 800 was built by Mermec in Italy and is a ROGER 800 model, ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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