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253-0224 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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254-1724 viewsFlash Butt yard, stored Mt Newman Mining 5499 was the last active ALCo on the BHP roster. 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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254-2024 viewsBing Siding, an empty train awaits departure time behind 6071 an General Electric built AC6000 model with serial number 51063. The locomotive has not yet been named. Side view. September 2001.
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254-2124 viewsBing Siding, an empty train awaits departure time behind 6071 an General Electric built AC6000 model with serial number 51063. The locomotive has not yet been named. Second unit is Goninan rebuilt CM40-8MEFI locomotive 5668. September 2001.
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254-2524 viewsBing Siding, an empty train departs behind 6071 an General Electric built AC6000 model with serial number 51063. The locomotive has not yet been named. September 2001.
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255-1524 viewsAt the 162.2 km looking north are the remains of the second Robe River loadout facility which was installed in 1975 to mine the Mesa 2402E mining area, the line was a four kilometre U shaped spur. The Deepdale lone is on the left while the spur runs behind the photographer and curves away from the Deepdale line. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-2524 viewsWestern Creek at the 71 km on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale line an empty Robe River train powers upgrade as it heads to Mesa J for loading behind the standard quad CM40-8M lash up. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-2924 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 with serial number 6266-08 / 89-85. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-3624 viewsEmu Siding on the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line with the Western Creek Robe River interconnecting line on the left joining the HI Tom Price line. Train Control board for crews to change channels. May 2002.
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255-3724 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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256-0924 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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256-1124 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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256-1324 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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256-2324 viewsMaitland Siding, Robe River CM40-8M unit 9417 (2nd) leading an empty train passes sister unit 9414 heading up a loaded train. May 2002.
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256-2524 viewsMaitland Siding, Robe River CM40-8M unit 9422 on an empty train. 9422 was built by Comeng NSW as an ALCo M636 model in August 1977 with serial C6103-2 and delivered to Robe River in November 1977. 22nd February 1979 9422 was lead unit on empty train involved in head on collision at Siding One, it was repaired at Cape Lambert and returned to service. It was eventually rebuilt by Goninan in March 1993 to become an CM40-8M with serial number 8297-03 / 93-138. May 2002.
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256-2924 viewsAt the 89.6 km grade crossing and with the meet at Maitland completed the loaded train continues onto Cape Lambert behind the quad CM40-8M working. May 2002.
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256-3524 viewsAt the 89.6 km grade crossing the loaded train behind the quad CM40-8M working of 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425 rolls across the crossing and heads down the 1.26 percent grade. 9410 (2nd) was built by Comeng NSW as an ALCo M636 model in November 1975 with serial number C6098-05 for Mount Neman Mining with road number 5500, it was sent to Goninan but not rebuilt. Eventually sold to Robe and rebuilt by Goninan WA to an CM40-8M model in March 1996 with serial number 2160-03/96-202. May 2002.
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256-3624 viewsAt the 89.6 km grade crossing the loaded train behind the quad CM40-8M working of 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425 rolls across the crossing and heads down the 1.26 percent grade. 9425 was built by AE Goodwin NSW as an ALCo C636 in April 1970 with serial G-6041-4 for Mount Newman Mining with road number 5468. It was sold to Robe in August 1982 and repainted and renumbered to 9425. 9425 was rebuilt by Goninan WA in August 1989 to become an CM40-8M model with serial 6266-8 / 89-85. May 2002.
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257-0024 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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257-1024 viewsFlash Butt yard, Locotrol I remote waggon 2626 which is modified from a Comeng ore waggon in the 1980s. Late 2001.
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