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223-19520 viewsPossum Siding, left hand side cab view of Hamersley Iron loco 7080 a General Electric built Dash 9-44CW serial 47759. 21st October 2000.
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1048 001520 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. View from No.2 end of under construction GE CM39-8 locomotive 5632 serial 5831-11 / 88-081 being built for Mt Newman Mining.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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207-20519 viewsBHP General Electric built AC6000 unit 6071 serial 51063 brand new and unnamed on the loaded side of Yandi One load-out loop as a remote mid-train unit, showing roof view and the original style windscreen protectors.
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151111 9503519 viewsAt the 47 km post on the Cape Lambert line a loaded train runs along on the West Mainline, 7057 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW unit with serial of 55882 and the last General Electric ES44DCi 8199, serial 61858.
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160128 00567519 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M unit 5661 has had the hood removed showing the GE 7FDL-16 prime mover and GMG187 alternator, the fuel tank indicates that the frame is a Comeng built ALCo M636.
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16944519 viewsBassendean, Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild unit for BHP Iron Ore 5653 'Chiba' serial 8412-10 / 93-144 sits out the back with the shunt loco for company and ALCo 251 engine is in the foreground.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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150522 8165518 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, the first batch of BHP Billiton Dash 8 locos to be scrapped, 5646 serial 8244-11/92-135 and 5647 serial 8244-12/92-136 were a pair of new Goninan WA CM40-8 model built in 1992.
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180616 1791517 viewsAt the 81 km, loaded Bradken China built B series 'master' waggon 20238 with 'slave' waggon 25238, build date April 2013, leading and setup as an instrumented ore waggon, the solar panels are for charging the instrument batteries.
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219-08516 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from Parker Point yard in Dampier. Bank engine unit General Electric Dash 9-44CW model 7090 serial 47769 view of radiator and rear bogie, coupled to 7089. In the original 'Pepsi Can' livery as delivered.
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223-01516 viewsThe HI red dot logo for Hamersley Iron on a sign near Rosella Siding. 21st October 2000.
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041014 122804516 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Mancha battery hauler from the former CSR underground blue asbestos mine at Wittenoom, driving position is at the rear in this shot. Shows misspelling on the side of EXPRSS rather than express. Donated to the Society in 2003. 14th October 2004.
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041014 141930516 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, view along the passenger carriages, closest is the 'Conference Car' with SV 4 still visible, 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. 14th October 2004.
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219-12515 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from the Dampier. Bank engine unit General Electric Dash 9-44CW model 7089 serial 47768 view of the lettering and fuel tank left hand side.
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207-06514 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.
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150505 7978514 viewsFMG Solomon Line, waggon 3005, tare weight of 21.8 tonnes, yellow circle indicates rotary coupling, built in 2009 by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co. Ltd, loaded with fines ore. Geodata: -22.0187350 118.5850917 .
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16953514 viewsBassendean, the rear of Goninan's workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 unit 5483 serial G6061-4 being prepped for rebuilding into 5659 with the 251 engine and alternator visible. October 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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040412 144307514 viewsNelson Point, Goninan built, Lynx Engineering designed ore waggon made from 5Cr12Ti stainless steel these waggons are known as Golynx waggons, view of handbrake end. 12th April 2004.
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041014 142239514 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. 14th October 2004.
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210321 9304514 viewsBoodarie on the 5 km curve loaded FMG master ore waggon 6746 was built by CSR Yangtze with a prototype pressed lower panels and is joined to 5745. This pair is the same as 3005 - 4006. 21st March 2021.
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207-12513 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.
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