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200914 7811249 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, the Locotrol 'cab' from Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8ML unit 5663 Newcastle, one of three units built without a driving cab in 1994 but with a Locotrol equipment cabinet to do away with the Locotrol waggons that were in use at the time. Eventually the three locomotives had driving cabs fitted. Donated to the Society around 1998? 14th September 2020.
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220-14248 viewsJust west of the 104.6 km crossing on the Yarrie line, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuilt ALCo C636 5431 into a C36-7M unit 5507 serial number 4839-03 / 87-072 seen here leading its loaded train through the curves.
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222-13248 viewsSulphur Springs base metal area, exploration drill rig drilling, this dates from 2000-01 when Sipa Resources had the lease. Location is only approximate GeoData.
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222-15248 viewsLalla Rookh gold mine head frame at sunset.
In the 1924 WA Mines Department report, it states there was a ten head battery and five cyanide vats for leaching located here GeoData.
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151111 9570248 viewsAn empty train struggles upgrade at the 87.5 km post on the Tom Price line behind double General Electric Dash 9-44CW units 9403 serial 53457 wearing ROBE Pilbara Rail livery and 7087 serial 47766 wearing the original Hamersley Iron livery.
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040413 165902248 viewsNelson Point, ore waggon bogie, Bradken cast SSRC bogie which stands for Super Service Ride Control.
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200914 7759248 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Goldsworthy Mining Ltd B class unit 1, an English Electric built ST95B model, originally built in 1965 serial A-104, due to accident damage rebuilt on new frame with serial A-232 in 1970. These units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover and built at the Rocklea Qld plant. Donated to Society in 1995. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7798248 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, view looking north with locomotives from the left; former Mt Newman Mining EMD F7A 5450, former Mt Newman Mining / BHP ALCo M636 5502, former Cliffs Robe River ALCo RSC3 4002, a glimpse of former Goldsworthy Mining English Electric ST95B 1 and former Hamersley Iron ALCo C-415 1000. 14th September 2020.
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221-08247 viewsHardie Siding, with the days of C36-7M operations numbered, Goninan rebuild 5513 serial 88-078 / 4839-02 from ALCo C636 5453 blasts away from Hardie with a loaded train bound for Finucane Island.
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22648247 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, brand new GE CM40-8M rebuild unit for BHP Iron Ore 5634 'Boodarie' serial 8151-07 / 91-120 looks to be in the final stages of construction as it sits out side with Westrail P class GE model CM25-8 unit P 2015 serial 6320-01 / 91-100 and a Robe River ALCo in the background during an Open Day on 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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170915 0710247 viewsGreat Northern Highway 18.2 km grade crossing, empty Roy Hill fuel train powers along bound for Tad Yard with General Electric built ES44ACi unit RHA 1019 serial 64300 leading eleven of Roy Hill's twelve tank waggons. 15th September 2017. View map here.
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242-03247 viewsNelson Point, BHP Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5509 serial 4839-05 / 87-074 about to be trucked to United Goninan Perth for eventual cutting down to the frame and heading to United Goninan Broadmeadow NSW as an engine test bed. May 2002.
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242-30247 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5497 serial C6096-2, view looking into driving cab. May 2002.
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219-23246 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 into the siding at Goldsworthy as the second driver sets the road.
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220-17246 viewsJust west of the 104.6 km crossing on the Yarrie line, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuilt ALCo C636 5431 into a C36-7M unit 5507 serial number 4839-03 / 87-072 seen here leading its loaded train through the curves.
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224-05246 viewsBing siding, the extent of the General Electric AC6000 radiators is evident in this back to back image of a pair of units.
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040502 085622246 viewsMooka Siding, trailing view of the 'Pony' heading south, with the Harsco Pony track re-laying machine on the rear.
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20846246 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, newly completed BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M rebuild unit 5637 'De Grey' serial 8181-01 / 92-123 sits on a Bell road transport float bound for Port Hedland. 5637 was rebuilt from AE Goodwin ALCo C636 unit 5456 serial G6012-5. January 1992 image.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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200914 7801246 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 September 2020.
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200914 iPhone IMG 8837246 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, how to protect a train on the Hamersley Iron system. 14th September 2020.
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