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22657140 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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170915 0721140 viewsAt the 18.2 km as part of the empty Roy Hill fuel train, TA type diesel fuel tank waggon TA 1004 built by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co China with a capacity of 96000 litres. 15th September 2017. View map here.
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240-17140 viewsWickham, left 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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242-28140 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved locomotives from the early days of the Port Hedland iron ore miners of Goldsworthy Mining and Mt Newman Mining. From left is a Goldsworthy Mining B class unit #2 built by English Electric serial number A-105, Mt Newman Mining 5451 which was built by EMD as an F7A model and started life with Western Pacific in the USA and Mt Newman Mining 5497, a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo unit. May 2002.
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242-35140 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, a view across the nose of former Western Pacific F7A unit 923A built by EMD in June 1951 with frame number 10805, this unit was purchased by Bechtel in 1967 for use in building the Mt Newman Mining's Port Hedland to Newman railway with M636 ALCo unit 5497 in the background. May 2002.
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180615 1574140 viewsWalla Siding, BHP took delivery of two new ballast ploughs in December 2017. They were built by CRRC Yangtze China in 2017 and weigh in at 65 tonnes. The ploughs are numbered BP 01 and BP 02. We finally caught up with them top and tail on a ballast consist, here's BP 02.
Roland Depth photo.
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080621 2796140 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine TM04 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M489. 21st June 2008.
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150619 9095140 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno owned and operated rail grinder RG2 for BHP, rail grinding module, shows coupling and connections to driving module, 2500 litre water tank, electrical cabinet, blower fans and filter housing, grinding hood between bogies.
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200914 7793140 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, bearing journal box of the former NSWGR four wheel underframe. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7812140 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Goldsworthy Mining Ltd B class unit 1, an English Electric built ST95B model, originally built in 1965 serial A-104, due to accident damage rebuilt on new frame with serial A-232 in 1970. These units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover and built at the Rocklea Qld plant. Donated to Society in 1995. 14th September 2020.
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246-17140 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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283-21140 viewsHarding Siding, quad Robe River CM40-8M units all rebuilt by Goninan from various ALCo models show their tank and bogie differences here. 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425 lead 202 loaded ore waggons at Siding 1 (Harding). The siding has recently been renamed Harding and extended at the north end to accommodate the new West Angelas trains of up to 240 waggons. Wednesday 22nd May 2002.
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218-32139 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from Parker Point yard in Dampier. Bank engine unit General Electric Dash 9-44CW model 7089 serial 47768 idles away waiting the next loaded train to push out.
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223-34139 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 on a loaded train ex Marandoo with the crew change completed, the empty is rolling past on the passing track. 21st October 2000.
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222-18139 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7066 serial 47745 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie brings a loaded train to a stand with 7071 for a crew change.
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224-07139 viewsBing siding, 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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151111 9521139 viewsA loaded train behind General Electric ES44DCi units 8113 serial 59105 in the original silver livery and 8145 serial 58726 in the tiger strip Rio livery and Dash 9-44CW 9433 serial 54766 in ROBE Pilbara Iron livery runs along on the West Mainline bound for Cape Lambert viewed from Table Hill.
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151111 9528139 viewsA loaded train behind General Electric ES44DCi units 8113 serial 59105 in the original silver livery and 8145 serial 58726 in the tiger strip Rio livery and Dash 9-44CW 9433 serial 54766 in ROBE Pilbara Iron livery runs along on the West Mainline bound for Cape Lambert viewed from Table Hill.
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160128 00342139 viewsMooka Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0032, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Start with safety'.
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170728 09990139 viewsBenson Falls, 91 km curve, as empty train climbs up the steep grade as a loaded screams down the grade under dynamic brakes led by General Electric built ES44DCi unit 8124 serial 59116 in Rio Tinto stripes with a Dash 9-44CW unit 7094 and a sister ES44DCi 8186. 28th July 2017. GeoData.
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