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220-04374 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 from the eastern end of the siding.
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224-03374 viewsBing siding, the afternoon empty to Yandi was a staple of the AC6000 units when delivered, operating the train as a pair, 112 waggons, AC6000 and 112 waggons. 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie awaits the road to depart south. GeoData.
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227-31374 views25 km signal location on the BHP Newman mainline. 25 S for south bound trains, the other signal is 25 N. GeoData.
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150505 7996374 viewsFMG Solomon Line, view looking west from station location board. Geodata: -22.0222833 118.5092267 .
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232-34374 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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239-02374 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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060714 6813374 viewsHesta Siding, view from the rear of the rail recovery and transport train as it snakes around the curves. Crib waggon 665 a former Magor USA built ore waggon, heavily modified by Mt Newman Mining workshops and fitted with an ATCO donga.
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250-07374 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km empty ore waggon 6085 is an example of the units built by Tomlinson Steel WA is a slave waggon of the pair and shows the re-sheeting paint symbol to indicate that all four sides and the floor have been replaced. 21st October 2000.
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220-30373 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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224-12373 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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227-28373 views30 km area, mid-train lead remote 5659 'Kobe' serial 8412-04/94-150 a Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild. GeoData.
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228-09373 viewsYandi Two mobile machine parking bay, a new water cart for Henry Walker, operator of the BHP owned mine, WC201 is based on a Caterpillar 777B truck chassis.
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232-16373 viewsYandi One backtrack, following a cyclone shutdown of the mainline and severe flooding around Yandi a 'mixed' freight train was operated to Yandi to deliver food, mail and diesel fuel to the mine and camp. Here BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M unit 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128 idles away in the backtrack awaiting its path back to Port Hedland with flat waggon 6703, four fuel tank waggons and a broken ore waggon. February 1997. GeoData.
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050319 0139373 viewsNelson Point, a heavily cut down and modified Magor USA ore waggon, converted to a 50 tonne waggon and designated the winch waggon with generator set to power the winch and the crib car.
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050801 4732373 viewsFlash Butt yard, Barclay Mowlem TM 21 a Plasser Australia 09-16 model tamper. 1st August 2005.
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170728 09855373 viewsWestern Creek - Emu area, Rio Tinto's General Electric built ES44DCi class leader 8100 serial 57996 leads two sister units, in 8176 and 8143 both in the later Rio Tinto stripe livery, with a loaded train running down from Emu Siding on the line to Dampier. The disabled Mesa A train is still on the bridge, the line to the left of the loaded is the Robe River Western Creek - Emu interconnecting line. 28th July 2017. GeoData.
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22666373 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, new GE-7FDL-16 prime-movers, some with GMG187 main alternators for install into a GE CM40-8M rebuilds and some GE752 AH traction motors. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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240-08373 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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240-30373 viewsSeven Mile, Pilbara Rail, Robe River owned, General Electric built Dash 9-44CW unit 9470 serial 53455. This and sister units 9471 and 9472 were the first painted in the Pilbara Rail livery. 31st August 2002.
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242-11373 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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