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040502 080108406 viewsBoodarie, Goninan built Golynx waggon 8408 which is a modified version of the BHP mainline waggons for service on the Goldsworthy system as a bottom discharge waggon. 2nd May 2004.
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151206 9660406 viewsBoodarie, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. Underbody detail of the testing units.
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232-05405 viewsYandi One balloon loop, mid-train remote units of train no. 1718 which is partway through loading, BHP Iron Ore unit 5659 'Kobe' serial 8412-04 / 94-150 leads cab-less unit 5665 'Rotterdam' serial 8412-10 / 94-156, both are Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units with 65 having an L on its' designation as cabless with LocoTrol. 3rd February 1997. GeoData.
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060723 7841405 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon sets IC-1 and IC-3 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. The compressors have been fitted to a swing cradle to limit the in-train forces during the unloading process. 7 Mile 23rd July 2006.
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180614 1329405 viewsAllen Siding, at the 45 km looking east, the original rail or steel train is stowed on the mainline, looking from 1st lead off waggon 6011, built by Scotts of Ipswich 04-09-1970, the mesh guarding is for the winch cable. The chute arrangement for the discharging and recovery of rail is visible. 14th June 2018. GeoData.
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040412 144513405 viewsNelson Point, Goninan built, Lynx Engineering designed ore waggon 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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041014 142502405 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, former Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates RSC-3 model ALCo locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1951 for NSWGR as the 40 class 4002 serial 77733, purchased by CRRIA in 1971 and numbered 261.002, then 1705 and finally 9405. 4002 is preserved in an operational state and another claim to fame is it run the Royal Train in NSW February 1954. Donated to the Society in 1979. 14th October 2004.
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203-17404 viewsBing Siding, with the empty clear, BHP General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 powers its' train out of the passing track at Bing South.
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207-23404 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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150523 8253404 viewsFinucane Island, empty train heading back to Boodarie behind new Progress Rail EMD SD70ACe unit 4486 serial 20148001-019 and an older sibling 4459 serial 20138907-010. Geodata: -20.3366783 118.5496817 .
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040407 080434404 viewsToy Titan had the LHS rear wheel part company and went bush at the 23 km on the Newman mainline, this is the scour mark. Wednesday 7th April 2004.
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150619 9160404 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 33 a Plasser Australia unit, BR 33 is a ballast regulator model SSP302 serial M486. 19th June 2015.
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268-33404 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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170727 9630403 viewsWoodstock Siding, a Roy Hill ballast train works north General Electric Erie built model ES44ACi unit RHA 1006 serial 62578 leads a side dump. 27th July 2017. GeoData.
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170728 09682403 viewsCape Lambert South Yard, and empty train await departure time behind Rio Tinto 8109 serial 58005 a General Electric built ES44DCi unit with sister 8178 in Rio stripes and stablemate 9433. 28th July 2017. GeoData.
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180527 1208403 viewsPippingarra, near the 17 km on the former Goldsworthy line, BHP stored redundant service waggons, the two heavy weight waggons, the original Vickers Hoskins built 6004 137.1 tonne capacity Ortner Freight Car Company design, and the much newer Gemco WA built 100 tonnes capacity waggon. 27th May 2018. GeoData.
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040409 122950403 viewsBoodarie, Goldsworthy service bottom discharge Portec USA built ore waggon 345 is one of ten that was purchased second hand in 1992 from Phelps Dodge Copper Mine, believed to be built in 1980s. View of discharge door. 9th April 2004.
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040412 143415403 viewsNelson Point, BHP ore waggon 3295, one of three hundred and fifty waggons built by Astra Vagoane in Arad Romania during 1988, only seventy-five of these waggons found their way into service. 12th of April 2004.
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040412 143811403 viewsNelson Point, Comeng WA built ore waggon shunters step and Ajax handbrake. 12th April 2004.
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200914 7771403 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, ALCo built locomotive model S-2 serial 69214 built in 1940 for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle as their #21 and retired in 1964 before coming to Australia in September 1965, numbered 007 and called 'Mabel'. Retired in December 1972 and donated to the Society in 1976. 14th September 2020.
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