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207-05498 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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170726 9424498 viewsRedbank on the edge of Nelson Point, a loaded BHP iron ore train from Yandi arrives on the west mainline behind Electro Motive built SD70ACe unit 4331 'Withnell' serial 20066862-060 leading an SD70ACe/LC with another two SD70ACe/LC units in the middle of the 264 waggon consist. 26th July 2017.
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1047 001498 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. Brand new Pilbara cab being constructed for GE CM39-8 locomotive 5633 serial 5831-12 / 88-082 under construction for Mt Newman Mining.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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200914 7790498 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, brake van 'Portland' was originally a NSWGR MHO type guards van MHO 2321, then recoded to KB type mail van, then to KBY 2513 guards van. It was built by Clyde Engineering at Granville and purchased in 1987 by the Society, it is named after a local river. 14th September 2020.
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6076 roster lhs 040912 141452498 viewsNelson Point, BHP Billiton General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial number 51068. 12th of September 2004.
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203-02497 viewsBing Siding, an empty train behind BHP General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 runs around the passing track with a loaded train on the mainline.
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203-09497 viewsBing Siding, BHP General Electric built AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 in the passing track with a Yandi empty working. The size of the BHP AC6000 model radiator is clearly evident here.
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203-12496 viewsBing Siding, BHP Iron Ore General Electric AC6000 model 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 with an empty train. Cab side view with name board, steerable bogie and Driver Cosgrove at the controls.
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207-02496 viewsKoodaideri, view from saddleback looking north across the Fortescue Valley, Wittenoom - Roy Hill Rd can be seen if you know what to look for.
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219-20496 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, C36-7M unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072, an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5461 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan, leads an empty train, the waggon behind 5507 is numbered 352 and is one of ten Portec USA built waggons originally from Phelps Dodge Copper Mine.
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196-13495 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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150505 7988495 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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269-17495 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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203-15494 viewsBing Siding, a loaded BHP Iron Ore train with double Dash 8 power behind Goninan rebuilds to GE CM40-8M models 5660 'Kure' serial 8412-05 / 94-151 and sister 5643 'Mt Whaleback' serial no 8281-08 / 92-132 as run along the mainline past an empty train.
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218-14494 viewsDe Grey River, a loaded GML train with Gunderson USA (smooth) and Portec USA (ribbed) built waggon behind the C36-7M loco. The waggons are ex-Phelps Dodge Copper Mine. Then the original AE Goodwin designed and Tomlinson Steel Perth and Scotts of Ipswich built waggons.
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200914 iPhone IMG 8836494 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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223-30493 viewsPossum Siding, a loaded train behind a pair of Hamersley Iron General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 7072 serial 47751 and 7074 serial 47753 with the crew change completed, the empty is starting to roll on the passing track. 21st October 2000.
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040412 143710493 viewsNelson Point, Goninan built, Lynx Engineering designed ore waggon 2940 are known as Golynx waggons, one of 345 such waggons constructed during 2001 out of 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate painting and to reduce wear on the waggon body. 12th April 2004.
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150619 9156493 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machines BR 33 and Tamper 3 both Plasser Australia units, BR33 is a ballast regulator model SSP302 serial M486 while Tamper 3 is a model 09-3X serial M480. 19th June 2015.
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267-27493 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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