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150522 8165584 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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151206 9651584 viewsBoodarie, parked up in a parking bay just out of town on a Sunday awaiting delivery on the following day, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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207-21583 viewsHardie Siding, BHP locomotive 5513 is the final member of Goninan rebuilds from ALCo C636 5453 into a GE C36-7M unit 5513 serial 4839-02 / 88-078, with 'Kalgan' nameboards removed for fitting to AC6000 class 6074, holds the main with a loaded Yarrie train awaiting a cross.
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151111 9493583 viewsNear the 38 km post, an empty train lead by General Electric ES44DCi units 8160 and 8193 serials 60224 and 61852 and General Electric Dash 9-44CW 7074 serial 47743 power under the water supply pipeline on the Cape Lambert line.
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150507 8046583 viewsFMG Solomon Line, as the Nanutarra - Wittenoom Road was realigned when this line was built, this is where the western shortcut branch of the Roebourne - Wittenoom Road crosses the line before rejoining the Nanutarra Road. A loaded train behind double General Electric Dash 9-44CW Co-Co locomotives, units 010 serial no. 58187 and 014 serial no. 58191 power a loaded along the straight, there are bank engines on the rear. Geodata: -22.1617767 118.1279150 .
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190911 4755583 viewsPort Hedland, Broome Rd crossing, BHP's MM 800 track recording vehicle powers south on a recording run, still wearing it's Movember 'mo' as part of a men's health campaign, the MM 800 was built by Mermec in Italy and is a ROGER 800 model, ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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041014 142636583 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, Australian built by Comeng NSW an MLW ALCo M636 unit formerly owned by Mt Newman Mining and BHP Iron Ore 5502 serial number C6096-7 built in July 1976, retired in 1994, donated to the Society in November 1995. 14th October 2004.
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207-09582 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, the size of the extended radiator compared to domestic AC6000 units is evident here.
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151111 9495582 viewsNear the 38 km post, an empty train lead by General Electric ES44DCi units 8160 and 8193 serials 60224 and 61852 and General Electric Dash 9-44CW 7074 serial 47743 power under the water supply pipeline on the Cape Lambert line.
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4384 Goninan 040412 143234582 viewsNelson Point, a Goninan built ore waggon 4384, one of 126 such waggons constructed during 1997 out of 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate painting and to reduce wear on the waggon body. Note the rounded bottom edge and tapered floor, this design was designated HC7081. 12th April 2004.
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041014 142318582 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, view along the passenger carriages behind rebuilt ALCo C636R locomotive 3017 with the first passenger carriage 'Bellary' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2143. In 1987 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. The next carriage is van 'Portland' and originally an NSWGR MHO type guards van MHO 2321, then recoded to KB type mail van, then to KBY 2513 guards van. For a view 20 years later click here. 14th October 2004.
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207-12581 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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218-03581 viewsDe Grey River Bridge, former road and rail, now only rail bridge for the Goldsworthy line, looking east, river is in flood.
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151111 9500581 viewsAt the 47 km post on the Cape Lambert line a loaded train runs along on the West Mainline behind 7050 and 7057 both General Electric Dash 9-44CW units with serials of 57101 and 55882 and the last General Electric ES44DCi 8199, serial 61858.
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239-24581 viewsYandi One balloon loop sees the 1600 empty arrival with mid-train locomotive 5650 'Yawata', a Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M model serial no. 8412-07/93-141 edging towards the load-out tunnel on the 17/01/1997. GeoData.
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200914 7757581 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, Australian built by Comeng NSW an MLW ALCo M636 unit formerly owned by BHP 5502 serial C6096-7 built in July 1976, retired in 1994, donated to Society in November 1995. 14th September 2020.
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06746 210321 9304581 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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268-33581 viewsAt the 39 km detection site, while the party learn about the operation of the detection equipment in the background, two of ALSTOM's 'hardest' workers, Peter Dickens and Peter Collins give a wave. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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196-17580 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of the loadout balloon loop, loaded train departing behind BHP Iron Ore triple CM40-8M units, 5662 'Port Kembla' serial 8412-07 / 94-153 rebuilt by Goninan in 1994 from Comeng NSW built ALCo M636C number 5490 serial C6084-6 from 1974, leading two similar sister units. May 1998.
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170726 9504580 viewsBoodarie, an empty train departs the unloader balloon loops and heads back to Thomas Yard behind NS Juniata Shops USA rebuild EMD SD9043MAC unit 906 serial 976833-09, which was originally a Union Pacific SD90MAC-H2 #8530 prior to rebuild, leads an SD70ACe/LCi unit in the last rays of daylight. 26th July 2017.
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