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247-26146 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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248-12146 viewsDingo Siding on the Hamersley Iron railway at the 39 km with an empty train headed up by a pair of General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 7077 serial 47756 from the original first order in the Pepsi Can livery and 9408 serial 54158 from the fourth order in the Pilbara Rail livery with Robe ownership markings powers away to the south with the signal marker boards are in the distance. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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251-09146 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5509 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1987 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from 1969 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6012-1 and road number 5452 and assigned new serial number 4839-05 / 87-074. It was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and was named Chichester. 5509 was subsequently cut down in September 2003 and then sent to United Goninan's Lansdowne NSW facility for use as an engine test bed, then later to Broadmeadow NSW. 22nd April 2000.
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251-27146 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, drivers side cab view of BHP's 5631 'Apollo' built new in October 1988 by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 model with serial number 5831-10 / 88-080. One of four such units built in 1988 and delivered in the Mt Newman orange livery. 22nd April 2000.
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210322 9580146 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is Chinese built ballast waggon BAH 122 on a loaded ballast rake. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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210510 1098146 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTB type end rail waggon RTB 022 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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253-03146 viewsDugite near the 64 km on the Dampier - Tom Price railway, a loaded Hamersley Iron train headed up by General Electric 9-44CW units 7078, from the original order, serial number 47757 and 7096, from the second order, serial number 52843 arrive taking the mainline to cross an empty which is in the passing track.
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255-24146 viewsWestern Creek, looking south alongside the Robe River interconnecting line with the Western Creek bridge, on the right is the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-30146 viewsWestern Creek at the 71 km on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale line an empty Robe River train powers upgrade behind the standard quad CM40-8M lash up led by Goninan CM40-8M unit 9425 and 9410 with serial number 2160-03 / 96-202. The Western Creek interconnecting line can be seen branching off to the right. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-31146 viewsWestern Creek at the 71 km on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale line an empty Robe River train powers upgrade behind the standard quad CM40-8M lash up led by Goninan CM40-8M unit 9425, 9410, 9420 and 9414 with serial number 8206-11 / 91-124. The Western Creek interconnecting line can be seen branching off to the right. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-37146 viewsEmu Siding on the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line with the Western Creek Robe River interconnecting line joining the East Mainline, the mileage is 76.3 km on the Robe and 78.4 on the HI. The interconnecting line branches off the Robe River Cape Lambert to Deepdale line at the 71.1 km. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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256-11146 viewsMaitland Siding on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale railway has a late afternoon empty train with the quad CM40-8M working of 9425, 9410, 9420 and 9414 in the siding waiting for a cross with an opposing loaded train. At the time of this image Siding 3 or Murray Camp was unable to cross ore trains so Siding One - Harding or Siding Two - Maitland were used. May 2002.
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267-15146 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, the Sundowner Special is on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in between CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 and sister CM40-8M 5653. This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 can be seen holding track. The road curving around to the left is the Goldsworthy mainline to Boodarie and Finucane Island. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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110620 2027r146 viewsWalla Siding, empty BHP ore waggon 8422 is a Goninan WA build of the Golynx design built in May 2005 as a bottom discharge waggon for Goldsworthy service with serial number 950141-002. Now converted to rotary dump operation. 20th of June 2011.
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240701 2776146 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Goldsworthy Mining Ltd B class unit 1, an English Electric built ST95B model, originally built in 1965 serial A-104, due to accident damage rebuilt on new frame with serial A-232 in 1970. These units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover and built at the Rocklea Qld plant. Donated to Society in 1995.
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233-26145 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of load-out tunnel, 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 around at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units, the end of the 112 waggon or one rake consist can be seen in the middle background. GeoData.
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233-29145 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of load-out tunnel, 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 with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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235-30145 viewsYandi One, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11 / 93-145 sits on a loaded train awaiting departure time with second unit also a Goninan GE rebuild 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128, note the differences in the two locos as 5653 is rebuilt from a Comeng built ALCo M636 while 5639 was an AE Goodwin built ALCo C636. 5654 also has the late marigold style BHP logo.
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236-34145 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's General Electric built AC6000 unit 6071 'Chichester' serial 51063 sits out the front with new windscreen protectors or 'blinkers' fitted.
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080304 2195145 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, new FMG ore waggon pair 1539 slave and 2540 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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