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255-26418 viewsWestern Creek at the 71 km on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale line an empty Robe River train powers upgrade as it heads to Mesa J for loading behind the standard quad CM40-8M lash up led by Goninan CM40-8M unit 9425 with serial number 6266-08 / 89-85 and sisters 9410, 9420 and 9414. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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222-35417 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella a pair of Hamersley Iron General Electric Dash 9-44CW's built by GE at Erie power a loaded train towards Dampier from the passing track back onto the mainline following a crew change.
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226-17417 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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227-25417 views30 km area, third unit on an empty ore train is class leader 6070 'Port Hedland' serial 51062 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE Erie. GeoData.
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228-07417 viewsYandi Two mobile machine fuel point. A Caterpillar 16G road motor grader is receiving attention.
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229-09417 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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230-16417 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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230-21417 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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150523 8214417 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton diesel fuel tank waggon 0034, view of B End, built in China by CNR - QRRS.
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234-04417 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. As this series of rebuilds has no marker lights not the red lantern attached to the hand rail. Circa 1998.
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238-07417 viewsPort Hedland Harbour, heavy lift ship Happy Buccaneer (IMO: 8300389) sits at Finucane Island D Berth delivering a new shiploader for BHP Billiton. 1st November 2003. Geodata . Back in time here the ship cranes were only 550 tonne each, these are now 700.
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238-12417 viewsNelson Point, traction bogie or truck off ex-SP SD40T-2 loco 8335. Geodata .
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239-29417 viewsYandi Two, conveyor belt CV202 failure to the belt on the primary crushing circuit. Shows belt rolls bunched up near exit from primary jaw type crusher. GeoData.
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0020 Comeng NSW 040815 171350417 viewsNelson Point, detail view of data placard of fuel tank waggon 0020, 82 kilolitre capacity built by Comeng NSW for BP as RTC 2, used by Mt Newman Mining, unsure when converted to 0020.
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0527 Magor USA 050412 0750417 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 527, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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0534 Magor USA 050412 0755417 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 534, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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0523 Magor USA 050412 0771417 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 523, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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CHRY 759 050518 2107417 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 759.
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0512 Magor USA 050518 2177417 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 512, one of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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6201 Comeng WA 051001 5734417 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #28, 2nd lead off waggon 6201, built by Comeng WA in January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY, with the Gemco built straddle crane.
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