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250-231752 viewsCape Lambert South Yard and Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard dragging a loaded rake down to the car dumper as yard expansion works are underway to the left. 22nd October 2000.
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283-211714 viewsHarding Siding, quad Robe River CM40-8M units all rebuilt by Goninan from various ALCo models show their tank and bogie differences here. 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425 lead 202 loaded ore waggons at Siding 1 (Harding). The siding has recently been renamed Harding and extended at the north end to accommodate the new West Angelas trains of up to 240 waggons. Wednesday 22nd May 2002.
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141025 58201628 viewsWedgefield, WA, view from the new bypass road looking into the rear of Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard with former BHP Billiton Iron Ore EMD SD40R and GE AC6000 model units lined up awaiting their fate, from left, EMD SD40R 3088, 3086, 3094, AC6000 6075, SD40R 3091.
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141025 58221608 viewsWedgefield, WA, view from the new bypass road looking into the rear of Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard with former BHP Billiton Iron Ore EMD SD40R and GE AC6000 model units lined up awaiting their fate, from left, EMD SD40R 3091, AC6000 6073 and remains of another SD40R.
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141027 58301587 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, view of EMD SD40R units 3092, 3089 and 3095 watching a former sister units being reduced to bits, a frame part beside its bogie and then the primer mover 645 EMD engine and fuel tank tipped on its side, and the excavator with the hydraulic shears.
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141027 58281536 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, overview of the carnage. Units visible awaiting the shears and gas are, GE AC6000 6073, EMD SD40R 3091, AC6000 6075, EMD SD40 3079, AC6000 6074 and 6072 and SD40R 3092 and 3089.
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141025 58211470 viewsWedgefield, WA, view from the new bypass road looking into the rear of Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard with former BHP Billiton Iron Ore EMD SD40R and GE AC6000 model units lined up awaiting their fate, from left, AC6000 6075, SD40R 3091, AC6000 6073 and remains of another SD40R.
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141027 58311458 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, overview of the carnage. Units visible awaiting the shears and gas are, GE AC6000 6073, EMD SD40R 3091, AC6000 6072, SD40R 3092, 3089 and 3095 flanked by the remains of an SD40R with the hydraulic shears and EMD 645 engine on its side.
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141027 58291430 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, overview of the carnage. Units visible awaiting the shears and gas are, EMD SD40 3079, which is behind the frame of GE AC6000 6071, AC6000 6074 and 6072 and SD40R 3092, 3089 and 3095 with a frame part from a former SD40R and the excavator with the hydraulic shears.
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141027 58801426 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, General Electric AC6000 units 6075 serial 51067 is nose to nose with the remains of sister unit 6071 serial 51063.
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141027 58331382 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, view of Hitachi ZAXIS 350 LCH excavator fitted with the huge hydraulically operated shears that are making a meal of former EMD SD40 and GE AC6000 locomotives. Behind it lays the remains of an EMD SD40R unit which has been reduced to a few frame part with the EMD 645 engine laying over. Behind it sister units 3095, 3089 and 3092 along with an GE AC6000 6072 wait for a similar fate.
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141027 58821362 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, General Electric AC6000 unit 6071 serial 51063 is reduced to frame level with only the nose which contains the collision posts and the 6600 hp EVO motor and alternator awaiting the thermal lance.
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141027 58491320 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, General Electric AC6000 units lined up awaiting the chop, 6076 serial 51068, then the rear of 6077 and the nose of 6074.
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141027 58671317 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, line up of units awaiting their fate, General Electric AC6000 unit 6072 serial 51064 and EMD SD40R units 3092 serial 31498 / 7861-8, 3089 serial 31512 / 7861-22 and 3095 serial 33677 / 7083-7.
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141027 58771316 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, General Electric AC6000 units 6073 serial 51065 and 6075 serial 51067 flank EMD SD40R unit 3091 serial 31496/7861-6 prior to scrapping.
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141027 58921316 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, a worker steps off the frame of an EMD SD40R with only the EMD 645 engine and alternator intact following thermal lancing to cut the frame up as GE AC6000 unit 6073 looks on.
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150505 79821289 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, cross the 227.5 km grade crossing as they shove the loaded train upgrade at an increasing speed as the front of the train has topped the grade. Geodata: -22.0187117 118.5850933 .
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141027 58461250 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard sees redundant BHP Billiton GE AC6000 locomotives 6076 in the bubble paint livery and 6072 in the blue and white livery flanked by EMD SD40R units with 3090 visible beside 6076 their days numbered since being the largest locomotives to operate in Australia, they being destined for nothing more than scrap.
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141027 58341239 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, view of EMD SD40R unit 3095 serial 33677/7083-7 watching a former sister unit being reduced to bits, a primer mover 645 EMD engine and fuel tank tipped on its side, and the excavator with the hydraulic shears.
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141027 58891226 viewsWedgefield, Sell and Parker's metal recycling yard, view of the trailing bogie and frame of GE AC6000 unit 6071 as sister unit 6972 awaits the same treatment.
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