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170728 0981984 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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170729 041584 viewsSeven Mile yard, a loaded train departs the yard for Parker Point dumpers behind General Electric built Dash 9-44CW unit 7044 serial 57095 in Pilbara Iron livery with HI reporting marks, ES44DCi unit 8134 in Rio Tinto stripes and another Dash 9-44CW unit 9407 in Pilbara Rail livery with Robe reporting marks. 29th July 2017. GeoData.
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080621 280484 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 34 a Plasser Australia unit model 305 serial M490. 21st June 2008.
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150619 908884 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno owned and operated rail grinder RG2 for BHP, power and driving cab unit.
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150619 914684 viewsMooka, side section 1 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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200914 777684 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, the cab from Mt Newman Mining / BHP scrapped Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5495 serial number C6084-11 next to the office building. The shade uprights are re-purposed crank shafts and cam shafts. 14th September 2020.
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200914 780284 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, former Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates RSD-3 model ALCo locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1951 for NSWGR as the 40 class 4002 serial 77733, purchased by CRRIA in 1971 and numbered 261.002, then 1705 and finally 9405. 4002 is preserved in an operational state and another claim to fame is it run the Royal Train in NSW February 1954. Donated to the Society in 1979. 14th September 2020.
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200914 781784 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, axle box with WAGRYS and the year 1925 on a four wheel waggon. 14th September 2020.
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246-1984 viewsCape Lambert, 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 riding on Dofasco bogies 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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226-1083 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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230-0783 viewsYandi Two switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train with dual CM40-8M units on the point, heading for the balloon loop for loading, grade crossing is the YT 311.5 km. Geodata -22.713725, 119.055762 .
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151111 954283 viewsAn empty train led by General Electric ES44DCi units 8162 serial 60226 and 8167 serial 60231 both in the Rio Tinto tiger strip livery leading Dash 9-44CW 7093 serial 47772, the last of the original build of Dash 9 units crossing Lake Poongkaliyarra.
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151111 954583 viewsAn empty train led by General Electric ES44DCi units 8162 serial 60226 and 8167 serial 60231 both in the Rio Tinto tiger strip livery leading Dash 9-44CW 7093 serial 47772, the last of the original build of Dash 9 units at the 52.9 km grade crossing.
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236-1583 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's General Electric built AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 sits out the front with new windscreen protectors or 'blinkers' fitted.
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238-1483 viewsNelson Point, ex Southern Pacific tunnel motor locomotive 8335 an EMD SD40T-2 unit, serial 786175-9 built in April 1979 and retired by Union Pacific 23rd May 2001, purchased as a spare parts source for the other SD40 style units BHP Billiton purchased in 2003/04. 19th November 2003. Geodata .
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239-0283 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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239-1483 viewsOverview of the Yandi One Jaques J-Cone secondary crusher and scalping screen as viewed from above the middling crushers, looking down CV6. The conveyor from the right is CV3 from the primary crusher and reclaim tunnel. The bus in the background is parked at the offices and was usually driven by 'Tangles' the sampler. GeoData.
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239-1883 viewsView of Yandi One OHP looking from the secondary crusher north east at the 'old side' bank of five tertiary crushers. The control room is in the bottom right corner and glimpses of the stockpile and power station and offices can be seen on the right. CV6 is running up the left of the image to the middling crushers. GeoData.
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040407 07332483 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, Barclay Mowlem's R.E.L.A.M lease ballast plough, Knox Kershaw KBR 850 model travels east along the Goldsworthy line past the dual headed GJ 9 signal. 7th April 2004
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040408 16274183 viewsMooka Siding north backtrack, side view of the driving cab end of BHP's mainline Tamper 1, Plasser Australia 09-32 CAT model with serial 306. 8th April 2004.
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