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222-10428 viewsGreen Tank Pool, Pilbara, Western Australia. Geo Data.
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224-12428 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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151111 9559428 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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151111 9574428 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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239-21428 viewsView from the north western side of the Yandi One ROM (run of Mine) bin showing the operators cabin, Transmin rock breaker, conveyor CV2 running up hill to the left and Sub-Station 1 and the Yandi office complex beyond that on the hill. GeoData.
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040809 164132428 viewsNelson Point yard, ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia model SSP 110SW unit serial 401. 9th August 2004.
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22667428 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, ALCo 251 engine test facility. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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22669428 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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22927428 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, view of several Mt Newman Mining ALCo units awaiting rebuilding or scrapping. November 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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170915 0724428 viewsGreat Northern Highway 18.2 km grade crossing, empty Roy Hill fuel train powers away north from the highway towards Tad Yard with General Electric built ES44ACi unit RHA 1019 leading eleven of Roy Hill's twelve tank waggons. 15th September 2017. View map here.
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243-15428 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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080116 1381428 viewsChapman Siding looking north inside ore waggon 2396. The visible angle iron welded to the floor are covers for the water drain holes.
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246-13428 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons. 9414 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8206-11 / 91-124 from November 1991 and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo built new for Robe in December 1971 and numbered 262.005, later numbered 1714. 22nd May 2002.
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220-17427 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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151111 9536427 viewsView north from Table Hill. The white dots are a reflection from the high tension powerline poles.
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160128 00584427 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M unit 5661 is now match for the 40 tonne Cat excavator model 330DL as the shears tear the cab to pieces.
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050624 3349427 viewsGoldsworthy, 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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050801 4770427 viewsFlash Butt yard, rail recovery and transport train, builders plate of flat waggon #26, 6015, built by Comeng WA in November 1971.
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150619 9148427 viewsMooka, side section 3 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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220-05426 viewsTaplin Siding, located between the 135 and 137.5 km on the former Goldsworthy Mining Ltd line, now part of the BHP Iron Ore network looking west past the Yard Limit sign and the 137.5 km grade crossing.
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