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170729 0172108 viewsFortescue River Bridge on the Robe River line at the 115.8 km, a loaded Deepdale train heading for Cape Lambert behind the standard motive power for this line, double General Electric built ES44ACi units, 9114 serial 62545 and sister unit 9101 serial 61939 run over the largest rail bridge in the Pilbara. 29th July 2017. GeoData.
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170510 8284108 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 09, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Kaeser M57 Utility air compressors. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 10th May 2017.
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243-16108 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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243-29108 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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080304 2177108 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of control waggon 2168, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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222-28107 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7073 serial 47752 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie with 7091 has stopped for a crew change besides a loaded headed up by 7071.
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225-17107 viewsAt the 24.1 km grade crossing on the BHP Newman line, the afternoon departure for Yandi mine heads south behind the standard double General Electric AC6000 units with GE Erie built 6074 serial 51066 leading sister unit 6075 with another AC6000 unit mid-train. This was before the units were named. GeoData.
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226-03107 viewsYule River bridge showing new piles and deck to replace flood damaged piles after a cyclone that closed the line for two weeks in the late 1990s. GeoData.
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226-05107 viewsRedmont, at the 202 km, a loaded Yandi train descends the .76 percent grade with the standard of the time Double Dash 8 combination with 5653 and 5643 leading the charge. GeoData.
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226-17107 viewsShaw North, 216.5 km, departure signals SWN 4 for the mainline and SWN 6 for the loop for loaded trains that are about to descend the steep 1.5 percent decent to Garden Siding. Dragging equipment detection bars visible, they are painted yellow and the interlocking room with solar array mounted above the cutting. The signal on the top of the cutting on the right is SWN 6R the repeater post for SWN 6 due to the 700 metre radius curve north bound trains approach this location. GeoData.
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226-24107 viewsShaw siding at the 219 km a loaded train with standard double CM40-8M power blasts along the mainline with the rear portion still on a .55 percent grade as it passes the Speno rail grinder in the back track. GeoData.
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226-34107 viewsShaw siding 219 km, 5656 'Keihin' serial 8412-01 / 94-147 is the lead or controlling remote on the mid-train pair of units, the vinyl windscreen protectors are fitted to the windscreens, note the large flat fuel tank indicating these two units were Comeng NSW built ALCo's. GeoData.
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227-10107 viewsNelson Point, a view from the rear of A berth at the salt pile and stacker, this was operated by Cargill at the time of the photo. The under harbour tunnel portal is on the right. GeoData.
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227-13107 viewsNelson Point, view from rear of Shiploader 2, salt pile, manganese stockpile in the distance, stacker 3, the Port Hedland water tower, then 101-102 sample station and Tertiary Crushing Building One or TCB1, stacker 4 and reclaimer 3 with the under harbour portal in the foreground. GeoData.
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229-09107 viewsYandi Two at the 311.5 km, empty BHP train mid-train Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5657 'Fukuyama' serial 8412-02 / 94-148 trailing remote unit. GeoData.
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229-14107 viewsYandi Two loadout, looking through the tunnel and the CM40-8M profile of 5650 can be just made out, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, Yandi Two features to loadout vaults for extra capacity, in later years it allowed two different products, fines and lumps to be stacked. GeoData.
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229-16107 viewsYandi Two loadout, looking at the exit portal of the tunnel as Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 drags a loading through at 1.2 km/h, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, the red and amber lights control access through the tunnel and the steel pipe is for dust extraction. GeoData.
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230-08107 viewsYandi Two switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train behind CM40-8M units 5654 and 5637 crossing the YT 311.5 km grade crossing. Geodata -22.713725, 119.055762 .
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230-16107 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel exit side portal, Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M model 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 leads a loading train 1.2 km/h. The ore stockpile and pedestal stacker are visible. The livery is the marigold version of the BHP Australia logo. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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231-06107 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. GeoData.
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