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252-10448 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, National Steel Car Company of Canada built ballast hopper waggon BH 058 built in January 1971. A batch of twenty were built for Hamersley Iron. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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221-13447 viewsHardie Siding, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild unit CM40-8MEFI 5669 the last Dash 8 rebuilt for BHP and one of four fitted with an EFI prime mover, serial 95-160/8412-02 is backing out onto the mainline with an empty train that will continue onto Yarrie for loading.
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221-34447 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, near new General Electric AC6000 unit 6074 serial 51066 leads sister unit 6071 serial 51063 at the Y312.1 km crossing while controlling a train being loaded.
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224-17447 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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236-01447 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Dash 8 class locomotive 5653 'Chiba', a Goninan 1994 rebuild to GE CM40-8M model, serial 8412-10 / 93-144.
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239-11447 viewsOverview of Yandi One looking towards the stockpile along CV11 towards CV20 and the radial stacker and CV21 the boom conveyor and full stockpile indicating the impending arrival of a train. The steel laydown is visible on the right. GeoData.
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239-36447 viewsYandi Two, train loading is under way with a pair of Goninan rebuild units, CM40-8MEFI unit 5668 'Dunkirk' serial 8412-01/95-159 and CM40-8M unit 5644 'Kangan' serial 8281-09/92-133. The lead unit was originally Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 5489 serial C6084-5, while second unit 5644 was originally a AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 5471 serial G6047-3.
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CHQY 741 040805 095703447 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA CHQY type ballast waggon CHQY 741.
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0522 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 040806 092732447 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, weighbridge test waggon 522, originally built by Magor USA and ex Oroville Dam, converted by Mt Newman Mining into a 20 ton axle load test waggon. The others in the fleet are 40, 60 and 100 tons.
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0529 Magor USA 050412 0774447 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 529, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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6206 Comeng WA 051001 5693447 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, builders plate detail of waggon #15, 6206, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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Pony Harsco 060429 3765447 viewsFlash Butt yard, view of Harsco 'Pony' track resleeping and relaying machine. Originally owned by Barclay Mowlem.
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050407 0379447 viewsNelson Point yard hard stand area sees brand new having only been delivered, BHP track tamper support trailer for Tamper 3 which will arrive in a couple of days. Plasser Australia 09-3X model with serial M480. 7th April 2005.
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050409 0393447 viewsShell Swagman Roadhouse, Lampson eighty wheel float ready to deliver BHP's new mainline tamper a Plasser Australia 09-3X model with serial M480. 9th April 2005.
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0004 Comeng NSW 150314 7752447 viewsBing Siding, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0004 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.
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170730 0490447 viewsIndee, an empty Roy Hill train rounds the curve at the Indee Rd grade crossing at the 53.3 km behind General Electric built double ES44ACi units RHA 1008 serial 62580 and RHA 1018 and 112 waggons, then the mid-train unit and then another 112 waggons. 30th July 2017. GeoData.
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070622 0222447 viewsMooka in the back track siding, 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.
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200914 7820447 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, three four wheel waggons from the Point Samson PWD. All the PWD stock was of 3' 6" gauge. 14th September 2020.
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267-24447 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE rebuild unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 trails sister unit 5634 as 5634 turns on the power as it passes Goldsworthy Junction relay room and continues along the Newman Mainline with the Sundowner Special. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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221-19446 viewsHardie Siding, Tomlinson Steel cars make up the bulk of the fleet and the rear portions of the Goldsworthy Line trains.
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