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23885221 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, BHP Iron Ore GE CM40-8M rebuild unit 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07 / 93-140 is lifted up with the Bell road transport float being prepped underneath for road haulage to Port Hedland. 5649 was rebuilt from AE Goodwin ALCo M636 unit 5473 serial G6047-5. July 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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170915 0718221 viewsAt the 18.2 km as part of the empty Roy Hill fuel train, TA type diesel fuel tank waggon TA 1011 built by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co China with a capacity of 96000 litres. 15th September 2017. View map here.
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240-35221 viewsSeven Mile, trailing view of a loaded train heading for Parker Point behind a pair of Pilbara Rail, Robe River owned, General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 9470 serial 53455 and 9471 serial 53456. These and sister unit 9472 were the first painted in the Pilbara Rail livery. 31st August 2002.
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242-29221 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Goldsworthy Mining B class unit #2 serial number A-105, these units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover were built at the English Electric Rocklea Qld plant in 1965 and primarily used for the construction of the Mt Goldsworthy to Finucane Island railway. May 2002.
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180615 1575221 viewsWalla Siding, BHP ballast waggon 0226 built from JFE410RW steel by CNR QRRS China. 15th June 2018. Roland Depth image.
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180616 1687221 viewsCooya Pooya, an empty Robe Valley train with triple ES44ACi units on the lead, Rio Tinto loco 9109 with serial 62540 a GE Erie built GE model ES44ACi from the 2nd order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery leads sister General Electric built 9128 and 9106 all in Rio Tinto stripe livery with a load of 'J cars' at the 38 km, 16th June 2018. GeoData.
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180616 1635221 viewsHarding Siding, a loaded train from Mesa A behind double Rio Tinto loco 9103 with serial 61941 a GE Erie built GE model ES44ACi from the 1st order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery and 9108 serial 62539 with 167 'J' type ore waggons rounds the curve at the 38.5 km grade crossing. 16th June 2018. GeoData
Toad Montgomery image.
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080621 2802221 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 34 a Plasser Australia unit model 305 serial M490. 21st June 2008.
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250-32221 viewsCape Lambert South Yard and Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania 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. Seen here in the South Yard dragging a loaded rake down to the car dumper. 22nd October 2000.
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210510 1152221 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTS type chute and straddle crane carrying rail waggon RTS 001 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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218-22220 viewsDe Grey, Great Northern Highway grade crossing at the 57.15 km with a loaded train on approach.
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226-10220 viewsRedmont, at the 202 km the mid-train trailing remote Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03/92-128. GeoData.
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151111 9530220 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 9563220 viewsAn empty train struggles upgrade at the 84 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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233-35220 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, new United Goninan WA built iron ore waggon 4157, delivered in March 1997 as part of a batch of 126 waggons made from 3CR12 steel with tapered floors. GeoData.
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238-11220 viewsNelson Point, traction bogie or truck off ex-SP SD40T-2 loco 8335. Geodata .
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239-04220 viewsOverview looking south west from the radial stacker towards the Yandi One mine pit. GeoData.
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060429 3749220 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon 6703 is a heavily cut down and modified Magor USA ore waggon done by Mt Newman Mining workshops, converted to a 50 tonne flat waggon.
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040809 164208220 viewsNelson Point yard, ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia model SSP 110SW unit serial 401. 9th August 2004.
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170728 09819220 viewsWestern Creek, a disabled train from Mesa A on the right behind ES44ACi unit 9103 has relief locos 7082 serial 47761 a General Electric built Dash 9-44CW and a General Electric built ES44DCi unit 8137 ease up to couple onto 9103s disabled train. This image shows all these models of locomotive on the Rio Tinto mainline roster as an empty train climbs upgrade under the bridge. 28th July 2017. GeoData.
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