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233-26214 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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235-25214 viewsYandi One, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11 / 93-145 on the left coupled to Goninan GE rebuild 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128 on the right, note the differences in the two locos as 5653 is a later rebuild with marker lights and the marigold logo while 5639 has no marker lights, plain logo and a plough fitted to the No.2 end.
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235-30214 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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253-08214 viewsPort Hedland harbour sees the suction / cutter dredge Vlaanderen XI with IMO #7712080. The Vlaanderen XI was originally built in 1978 by IHC Dredgers with yard number 1108 and originally named New Amsterdam, named the Vlaanderen XI in 1986, renamed again in 2007 to Kaveri and again to Huta 15 in 2014.
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253-13214 viewsView of Nelson Point B Berth with the vessel China Steel Developer being loaded, China Steel Developer carries the IMO #9171424 and was completed in November 1998 by CSBC Corporation at Kaohsiung in Taiwan with yard number 688, reported as scrapped at Gadani Beach 27th May 2016.
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253-23214 viewsNelson Point hard stand, CFCLA CHRY type ballast hopper waggon CHRY 753.
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253-24214 viewsNelson Point hard stand, CFCLA CHRY type ballast hopper waggon CHRY 753.
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255-11214 viewsAt the 162.2 km looking south 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. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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257-11214 viewsFlash Butt yard, Locotrol II remote waggon 661 which is modified from a Magor USA ore waggon in the late 1980s. Late 2001.
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240701 2727214 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Conference Car' originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1935 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2010. In 1975 it was purchased by Hamersley Iron and converted to an inspection vehicle SV 4. When donated to the Society it was repurposed as a conference car. July1, 2024.
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284-06214 viewsNarngulu yard, XE type hopper waggon XE 24477 built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1976 as part of a batch of forty-one waggons for ilmenite cartage, seen here labelled for zircon traffic. November 8, 2004.
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255-10213 viewsSiding Three looking south at the south end signal for loaded trains or up movements. Various cabinets and DD or dragging equipment detector bars. May 2002.
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255-17213 viewsAt the 162.2 km looking south 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 curving away to the left. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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255-34213 viewsEmu Siding on the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line with the Western Creek Robe River interconnecting line on the right heading around to join the Cape Lambert to Deepdale line. Train Control board for crews to change channels. May 2002.
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256-02213 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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257-29213 viewsGoldsworthy Junction looking north as an empty train approaches, the line curving in from the right in the Goldsworthy or Yarrie line. The dual searchlight signal is GJ 9 and is so positioned to allow approaching trains to see the junction signal, like a repeater. Late 2001.
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268-16213 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, 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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258-05213 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5512 serial 4839-08 / 87-076 is in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. May 2002.
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258-16213 viewsNelson Point, old Loc Prep. Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5506 serial 4839-01 / 87-071 is waiting to be removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. Drivers cab side view. 5506 was rebuilt from NSW AE Goodwin built C636 ALCo number 5455 serial G6012-04 and was delivered in Mt Newman orange livery and originally named 'Mt Whaleback', after repainting into BHP blue was named 'Ethel Creek', then finally 'Mt Goldsworthy'. May 2002.
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258-18213 viewsNelson Point, old Loco Prep, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. May 2002.
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