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284-07114 viewsNarngulu yard, XEB type hopper waggon XEB 24490 built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1976 as part of a batch of forty-one XE type waggons for ilmenite cartage, and fitted with vacuum bypass pipes and recoded in ~1983 to XEB, seen here labelled for zircon traffic. November 8, 2004.
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252-15113 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, General Electric built 9-44CW unit 7087 with serial number 47766 from the original 1994 build idles away on the western end of the ballast train as it is loaded and slowly progresses into the back track siding Ballast plough BP 01 is behind the locomotive. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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210510 1147113 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTB 006 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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258-20113 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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258-23113 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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258-33113 viewsNelson Point, Wheel Lathe shop with Ore Car Repair Shop and Yard Control behind it. General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6074 'Kalgan' is out the front. Early May 2002.
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250501 0307113 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2197 - GA 2198, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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253-28112 viewsNelson Point hard stand, CFCLA CHRY type ballast hopper waggons, coupling of CHRY 755 and CHRY 757.
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258-36112 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11/93-134. Early May 2002.
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254-16111 viewsFlash Butt yard, stored line-up of the eight Goninan ALCo to GE rebuild C36-7M units, 5506 with serial number 4839-01 / 87-071. This was the first unit in the world to be built into a C36-7 from an ALCo C636 locomotive. It was rebuilt 1987 from AE-Goodwin built ALCo C636 numbered 5455 with serial number G6012-4.
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255-12111 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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240701 2737111 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. July 1, 2024.
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284-14111 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, former Westrail P class loco P 2014 'Shire of Wongan-Ballidu' built by Goninan WA as a GE CM25-8 model with serial number 6320-12 / 90-099 sits in the yard on empty grain waggons with sister loco P 2003. November 9, 2004.
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284-27111 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, former Westrail P class loco P 2014 'Shire of Wongan-Ballidu' built by Goninan WA as a GE CM25-8 model with serial number 6320-12 / 90-099 sits in the yard in-between shunt movements. November 10, 2004.
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250501 0310111 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2395 - GA 2396, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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250501 0315111 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2291 - GA 2292, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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150314 7779111 viewsWedgefield, following the delivery of Roy Hill's 1196 new GA type CCK138 model waggons, they were stored in several site whilst awaiting for enough track to be laid to allow delivery onto rail. GA2080 side view showing the SSRM bogie. March 14. 2015.
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258-28110 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068. Early May 2002.
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258-30110 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068. Early May 2002.
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258-24109 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. Behind it are C36-7M units 5506 and 5510, both of which went to Asset Kinetics. May 2002.
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