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227-31209 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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228-03209 viewsWords fail this picture!
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229-04209 viewsYandi Two at the 311.5 km with an empty BHP train heading for the loadout behind a pair of Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units with second unit 5642 'Wallareenya' serial 8281-07 / 92-131 trailing sister unit 5650. GeoData.
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151111 9533209 viewsView north from Table Hill, line curves around to pass through Lockyer Gap.
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231-04209 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141, note the difference in the liveries, 50 is in the teal and marigold logo and logo on the hood while 52 has the silver logo on the front only and no logo on the hood. GeoData.
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232-19209 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 loaded Comeng WA built ore waggon 2871 has been re-sheeted with 3CR12 stainless steel side walls. February 1997. GeoData.
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238-12209 viewsNelson Point, traction bogie or truck off ex-SP SD40T-2 loco 8335. Geodata .
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239-07209 viewsView from the Yandi One radial stacker looking north east, the camp for the mine is located a couple of kilometres beyond those front hills. The head drum of the conveyor and the ore stockpile are visible in the corner. GeoData.
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239-13209 viewsOverview of the Yandi One sizing plant looking north from above the middling crushers along CV4 (middle belt) to the screen house which houses six Jaques 'banana screens'. The feed bin and associated feed conveyors, travelling left and right can be clearly seen. The 'new side' is on the left and the 'old side' on the right. The feed along CV10 to the stockpile is obscured by the 'old side' structure and Sub-Station 3 can just be made out. GeoData.
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239-36209 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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050704 3978209 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0018 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, detail of the A end and bogie, wearing the BHP Billiton Earth livery.
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050407 0381209 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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050801 4732209 viewsFlash Butt yard, Barclay Mowlem TM 21 a Plasser Australia 09-16 model tamper. 1st August 2005.
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160128 00342209 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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060723 7684209 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon sets IC-6 and IC-7 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. Seen here on the causeway just outside 7 Mile. 23rd July 2006.
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060723 7846209 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon sets IC-1 and IC-3 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. The compressors have been fitted to a swing cradle to limit the in-train forces during the unloading process. 7 Mile 23rd July 2006.
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22928209 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, view of several Mt Newman Mining ALCo units awaiting rebuilding or scrapping. November 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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240-14209 viewsWickham, right hand side number one 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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242-31209 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5497 serial C6096-2, view looking into driving cab. May 2002.
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080621 2807209 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 34 a Plasser Australia unit model 305 serial M490. 21st June 2008.
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