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151111 9574239 viewsAn empty train is still struggling upgrade at the 98 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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150523 8236239 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton SD70ACe unit leads a rake towards the dumpers. Lead unit 4327 'Hamersley' is from an order originally being built by Electro-Motive, London Ontario for BNSF, an US class 1 railroad, but BHP secured 10 of them during construction, this unit 4327 serial no. 20066862-056 was destined to be BNSF 9185 before coming to BHP, passes SD70ACe unit 4368 on the fuel tank shunt, a unit from the last order of 18 SD70ACe units for BHP Billiton from Electro-Motive, London Ontario, serial no. 20098203-013.
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150523 8246239 viewsNelson Point Yard, loaded ore waggon 2330, a CNR built QRRS style waggon built in 2014 out of T4003 stainless steel which does away with the need to paint the waggon interiors to prevent wear. The white circle around the corner from the number indicates the rotary coupler end, the number for this waggon also indicates it is a replacement for an original Comeng built waggon. Capacity 138.4 T, Tare 21.6 T and Volume 62 m3.
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232-34239 viewsYandi One balloon loop, as a train is being loaded the mid-train remotes approach, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 with the round tanks it is a rebuild from an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo 5480. 18th of February 1997. GeoData.
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239-00239 viewsView inside the diesel power station located at Yandi One of a freshly overhauled Caterpillar 3516 engine and Kato alternator. Genset no. 1. GeoData.
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040806 102832239 viewsFlash Butt yard, rear view of stored out of service LocoTrol waggons, 2626 closest to camera, then 661, 2065 and 2703 Test Car.
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23877239 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, an unidentified ALCo to GE CM40-8M rebuild unit, could be 5648. July 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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150619 9147239 viewsMooka, side section 2 of 5, BHP Iron Ore's track recording vehicle, EM80 which is a Plasser & Theurer EM-80 model and still wearing the old BHP blue and white livery, this unit was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and white, Mermec fitted a Tecnogamma system as part of a refurbishment.
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041014 142544239 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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222-02238 viewsAt the 105.7 km grade crossing near Gillam Siding, a loaded Yandi train approaches behind two General Electric AC6000 units built by GE at their Erie plant, BHP 6071 serial 51063 leads sister unit 6074, 6071 has not been named as yet. This road was also the original road into Lynas Find Gold Project, back in the day. GeoData.
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151111 9559238 viewsGreen Pool, a loaded train holds the East Mainline behind triple General Electric ES44DCi units 8169, 8128 and 8163, serials of 60462, 59120 and 60227, the east line was booked out to track work between Green Pool and Harding.
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150523 8202238 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton SD70ACe unit 4368 is on the fuel tank shunt, is a unit from the last order of eighteen SD70ACe units for BHP Billiton built at Electro-Motive London Ontario, serial 20098203-013.
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150523 8205238 viewsNelson Point Yard, parked beside the Locomotive Service Shop, new style BHP Billiton diesel fuel tank waggon 0035 with safety slogan 'Take time to work safety', total capacity of 117 m3 for a nominal capacity of 113 m3 built in China by CNR - QRRS and fitted with ECPB coupled to original fuel tank waggon number 0013 built by Comeng with a 113649 litre capacity.
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22662238 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, a GE CM40-8M rebuild under way within the workshops, possibly 5635. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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22709238 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, ALCo 251 diesel engines, these are believed to have been exported to Mexico.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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24135238 viewsBassendean, Collier Road, Key Transport hauling the final BHP Iron Ore Goninan GE rebuilt CM40-8M unit 5669 serial 8412-02 / 95-160, which is actually an CM40-8MEFI as the final three had electronic fuel injection fitted to their 7FDL-16 engines. 5669 was rebuilt from Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 model 5486 serial C6084-2. July 1995.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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180615 1625238 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP stabled rail or steel train holds the former Goldsworthy mainline between the junction and Node 1 due to upgrading track works within the flash butt yard behind Electro-Motive Diesel built SD70ACe 4360 serial 20098203-005 in late afternoon light. 15th June 2018. GeoData.
Photo by Roland Depth.
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6994 001238 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. Builders Plate detail for Mt Newman Mining's Goninan new build GE CM39-8 model loco 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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150619 9090238 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno owned and operated rail grinder RG2 for BHP, grinding and driving cab unit. Driving cab, filter and blower housings, water tank, electrical cabinet.
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200914 7780238 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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