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24903391 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, a stripped back ALCo locomotive frames laying about, these were subsequently scrapped. July 1995.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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150619 9144391 viewsMooka, 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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200412 6069391 viewsBoodarie, part of a loaded FMG train, a mismatched waggon pair, both are CRRC Yangtze Rolling Stock Co. of China builds, 7535 is a slave waggon with rotary coupler and 23.1 tonne tare and carrying the wrong number as it should be 7635, coupled to control waggon 8636 23.3 tonnes tare. Earlier on the same day I saw another 7535 coupled to a 8536. Both should be 2018 builds. 12th April 2020.
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248-15391 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9426 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad 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. Behind it is sister unit 9427 and ALCo M636 9412. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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081225 0542391 viewsBarker Siding, one of FMG's thirty five ballast waggons, BH 03, 100 tonne capacity, built in China by CSR at the Yangtze Rolling Stock Company in 2008. December 25, 2008.
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207-27390 viewsHardie Siding, BHP unit 5669 'Builen' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 is the highest numbered CM40-8MEFI rebuild by Goninan in the BHP roster, leading an empty train as it takes the passing track to effect a cross.
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218-23390 viewsDe Grey, Great Northern Highway grade crossing at the 57.15 km a loaded GML train behind an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5458 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan unit 5510 'Newman' serial 4839-07 / 87-075.
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221-20390 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, General Electric AC6000 class emerges from the loadout portal as it leads a train through the loading vaults, the dust extraction ducting is also visible and the plant stacker can been seen at the very top of the stockpile.
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150523 8265390 viewsFinucane Island, empty train heading back to Boodarie behind Progress Rail EMD SD70ACe unit 4379 serial 20108424-006 and a newly arrived and named sibling 4474 'Raymond White' serial 20148001-007. Geodata: -20.3341700 118.5504083 .
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160128 00789390 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M unit 5661 has the back wall of the cab torn off.
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040616 162128390 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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040809 164158390 viewsNelson Point yard, ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia model SSP 110SW unit serial 401. 9th August 2004.
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050801 4741390 viewsFlash Butt yard, Barclay Mowlem track tamper a Fairmont Jackson model 6700 tamper. 1st August 2005.
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23712390 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo model M636 unit 5473 serial G6047-5 being scrapped to frame level, hood section on truck. December 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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242-13390 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 with engine and alternator removed. May 2002.
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180615 1497390 viewsMooka Yard, cab side of named BHP's Progress Rail built EMD SD70ACe unit 4486 'Jenny Parkinson' serial 20148001-019. 15th June 2018.
Roland Depth photo.
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180616 1758390 viewsAt the 81 km on the Tom Price West mainline, Rio Tinto loco 9431 with serial 54241 a GE Erie built GE model Dash 9-44CW from the 6th order in ROBE Pilbara Rail livery, this unit was from the sixth order of Dash 9-44CW units built at GE Erie in July 2003. 16th June 2018.
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150619 9094390 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno owned and operated rail grinder RG2 for BHP, grinding and driving cab unit. Filter and blower housings, water tank, electrical cabinet, grinding hood between bogies, shows bar connection between modules, and water tank and electrical cabinet on right hand unit.
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151206 9659390 viewsBoodarie, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. Underbody detail of the testing units.
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080116 1371390 viewsChapman Siding 69 km, FMG slave waggon 1395 tare 22.6 tonnes with rotary coupler built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China during 2007, stands on the passing track. 16th January 2008.
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