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239-03116 viewsOverview of Yandi One mine from the end of the radial stacker boom looking south. GeoData.
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040616 162248116 viewsNelson Point, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port.
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6997 001 Welshpool 19880819116 viewsWelshpool, Goninan workshops, under construction Mt Newman Mining's GE model CM39-8 loco 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079, 19th August 1988 image.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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22669116 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, a stripped back ALCo locomotive frame under re-construction which will become a GE CM40-8M. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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22927116 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, view of several Mt Newman Mining ALCo units awaiting rebuilding or scrapping. November 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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23666116 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, view of several Mt Newman Mining AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 units, 5481 serial G6061-2, 5473 serial G6047-5 and 5477 serial G6047-9 awaiting rebuilding. December 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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24905116 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 5503 serial C6104-1 sits out the back in a partially stripped state. This unit was subsequently scrapped. July 1995.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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240-10116 viewsNelson Point, retired Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 sits awaiting its engine removal prior to being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's Museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. 25th June 2002.
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240-15116 viewsWickham, right hand side number two end view of former Robe River and NSWGR MLW built ALCo RSC3 serial 77737 of October 1951, was originally 40 class 4006. Shows modified bogie to convert the A1A to a BO bogie type. 31st August 2002.
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6983 001116 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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080621 2800116 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 34 a Plasser Australia unit model 305 serial M490. 21st June 2008.
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150619 9161116 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine Tamper 3 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M480. 19th June 2015.
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150619 9162116 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine Tamper 3 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M480. 19th June 2015.
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219-33115 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, a loaded train powers along the mainline behind BHP C36-7M unit 5513 'Kalgan' serial 4839-02 / 88-078, an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5453 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan.
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223-32115 viewsPossum Siding, a loaded train behind a pair of Hamersley Iron General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 7072 serial 47751 and 7074 serial 47753 with the crew change completed, the empty is rolling past on the passing track. 21st October 2000.
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224-04115 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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224-14115 viewsBing siding, 6073 'Fortescue' serial 51065 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie awaits the road to depart south, radiator, steerable bogie and taper in cab side. GeoData.
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150523 8217115 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton diesel fuel tank waggon 0044 with safety slogan 'Don't drive distracted', total capacity of 117 m3 for a nominal capacity of 113 m3 built in China by CNR - QRRS.
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150523 8230115 viewsNelson Point Yard, wide view across BI-LO Crossing, a throw back to days that the supermarket was in fact a BI-LO, well before the current Woolworths, and Action before that. Dash 8 units in the yard, on the 5642 with the Steel Train and 5648 with another on a rake of index waggons.
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150523 8245115 viewsNelson Point Yard, loaded ore waggon 9040, a Golynx style waggon built by Goninan in 2005 with asset number of 203485 out of 5Cr12Ti stainless steel which does away with the need to paint the waggon interiors to prevent wear.
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