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151111 9491520 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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180616 1657520 viewsCooya Pooya, 32 km on the Cape Lambert line, Rio Tinto loco 9103 with serial 61941 a GE Erie built GE model ES44ACi from the 1st order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery is 'tied down' to the mainline following a total loss of air, the locomotive's hose bag can be seen chained to the rail in case of movement. The train pulled a coupling around the 45 car position. 16th June 2018. Geodata
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151111 9485519 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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207-04518 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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219-15518 viewsMunjina Gorge, view looking north towards Auski Roadhouse.
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160128 00429518 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, the sparks fly as the remains on an ALCo frame are thermal lanced into smaller manageable pieces, a GE V16 7FDL-16 engine is also cut in half.
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151206 9651518 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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200914 iPhone IMG 8839518 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, the cab back wall behind the driving position. 14th September 2020.
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196-02517 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of the loadout balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M or Dash 8 motive power in the form of 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 rebuilt by Goninan as GE model CM40-8M from ALCo M636C number 5480 and two new Goninan built GE CM39-8 units 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and 5631 'Apollo' serial 5831-10 / 88-080 are the head end power with another two CM40-8M units mid-train. Train length is 240 waggons with a 120/120 split. Yandi Two ore stockpile and pedestal stacker boom tip visible in the background, the loadout operates via gravity and the train travels through a tunnel. May 1998.
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219-14517 viewsMunjina Gorge, view looking north towards Auski Roadhouse.
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223-24517 viewsPossum Siding, Hamersley Iron locos built by General Electric model Dash 9-44CW units 7072 serial 47751 with 210 waggons loaded ex Marandoo changes crew with sister loco 7082 serial 47761 on an empty at 1500 hrs 21st October 2000.
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150505 7988517 viewsFMG Solomon Line, bank engines Progress Rail EMD SD70ACe/LCi unit 716 serial 20118693-008 and EMD SD90MAC unit 901 serial 976833-1, this unit has been repowered with an 16-710G3 prime mover, at the 227 km as they bank the loaded train upgrade into the cutting, the train speed is now increasing as the front of the train has topped the grade. Geodata: -22.0187117 118.5850933 .
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040412 143234517 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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040412 143726517 viewsNelson Point, Goninan built, Lynx Engineering designed ore waggon 4973 made from 5Cr12Ti stainless steel these waggons are known as Golynx waggons, asset number 2032597 with build date 02/2004. 12th April 2004.
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269-17517 viewsBing North and the Alstom 25-year service agreement special led by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 heads back to Nelson Point with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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207-05516 viewsYandi One balloon loop, Goninan built ore waggon 4146 coupled to an original style Comeng waggon on the empty side of the load-out tunnel, August 1999.
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151111 9480516 viewsCape Lambert Yard, Chinese built QRRS - CNR ore cars, control car 30299 and slave car 35299.
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240-24516 viewsWickham town entry statement, concrete plinth with plaque outlining the history of the MLW built ALCo model RSC3 units operated by Robe River prior to preservation and on the NSWGR as originally 40 class 4006. 31st August 2002.
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200914 iPhone IMG 8836516 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, observer's position view of 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 September 2020.
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267-27516 views39 km Newman line, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 slows as it brings the Sundowner special to a stop at the 39 km detector site on the Newman mainline.
The trailing unit is 5653.
This was a special for the 25 years of the Alstom / BHP service agreement.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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