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060414 3458243 viewsNelson Point yard, empty fuel tank waggon 0015, view of B end and bogie, a Comeng WA built 116 kilolitre tank waggon, one of a batch of six built in 1974-75 wearing the newer corporate 'Earth' livery of BHP Billiton Iron Ore.
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19798243 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, former BHP Iron Ore Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5509, seen here stripped down to being an engine test bed, close up of front pilot. Sept 2003.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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22473243 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Robe River's Comeng NSW built ALCo model M636 9422 serial C6103-2 is undergoing rebuilding into a GE CM40-8M unit, it would emerge rebuilt in March 1993. Image September 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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23878243 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, an unidentified ALCo to GE CM40-8M rebuild unit, could be 5648. July 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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200914 7804243 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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220-18242 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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222-14242 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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150505 7996242 viewsFMG Solomon Line, view looking west from station location board. Geodata: -22.0222833 118.5092267 .
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150507 8043242 viewsFMG Solomon Line, as the Nanutarra - Wittenoom Road was realigned when this line was built, this is where the western shortcut branch of the Roebourne - Wittenoom Road crosses the line before rejoining the Nanutarra Road. A loaded train behind double General Electric Dash Dash 9-44CW Co-Co locomotives, units 010 serial no. 58187 and 014 serial no. 58191 power a loaded along the straight, there are bank engines on the rear. Geodata: -22.1617767 118.1279150 .
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150523 8232242 viewsNelson Point Yard, I Area, waggon scrapping by Sims Metal, a fork lift carries waggon no. 3340, one of 350 waggons built in Romania of which only about 60 made it into service, the rest rusting away in a caged embargo area out on the Broome Road until they were scrapped some years ago. There is a connection with these waggons and Lang Hancock and his former mine McCamey's Monster, now known as Jimblebar.
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080621 2711242 viewsTabba South, rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon 665, a cut down Magor USA built former Oroville Dam 91 ton ore waggon, used as the crib waggon on the steel train.
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170730 0476242 viewsBoodarie, a loaded Roy Hill train crossing the Great Northern Highway grade crossing with mid-train General Electric built ES44ACi unit RHA 1011 serial 62583. 30th July 2017. GeoData.
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24901242 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 5504 serial C6104-2 sits out the back in a partially stripped state. This unit was subsequently scrapped. July 1995.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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6983 001242 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. View of the assembly floor area, brand new GE CM39-8 locomotive 5631 serial 5831-10 / 88-080 under construction for Mt Newman Mining masked up ready for painting with sister unit 5632 inline behind it.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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200914 7791242 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Bellary' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2143. In 1987 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. 14th September 2020.
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250-06242 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind the standard pairing of two General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 stand on the loop or passing track for a meet with a loaded train. 21st October 2000.
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219-32241 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, the rear of an empty train sits in the siding awaiting a meet. The waggons in view were designed by AE Goodwin and built by Scott's of Ipswich and Tomlinson Steel Perth.
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220-30241 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, the afternoon empty departure for Yandi mine behind the standard double Dash 8 power consist of 5649 'Pohang' a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M model serial 8412-07 / 93-140 and a sister unit, the line merging from the right is the former Goldsworthy line from Yarrie and Nimingarra mines. This area is now fully duplicated with LED signals and the Dash 8 units have been scrapped.
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221-14241 viewsHardie Siding, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild unit CM40-8MEFI 5669 the last Dash 8 rebuilt for BHP and one of four fitted with an EFI prime mover, serial 95-160/8412-02, with the switch restored for the mainline the 2nd Person climbs aboard to continue on to Yarrie Mine.
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223-03241 viewsRosella Siding, the HI Access Road and locked gate sign with the Toy Titan HJ75 Toyota Landcruiser. 21st October 2000.
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