Pilbara Railways Image Collection

Images taken and scanned by the late Perth rail photographer Jim Bisdee.
He has kindly made these Pilbara images available for display on this site.
Copyright remains with the estate of the late Jim Bisdee.

121 files, last one added on Feb 12, 2020
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Images of the items within the PRHS museum located at 6 Mile near Rio Tinto's 7 Mile facility.
Includes locomotives from GML, HI, Mt Newman and BHP, along with a battery underground hauler from Wittenoom and some items from the Point Samson PWD.

151 files, last one added on Jul 04, 2024
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Images taken in the first half of 2018.
Includes images from all Pilbara iron ore produces BHP, FMG, Roy Hill and Rio Tinto.

60 files, last one added on Jun 25, 2018
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Images taken between September and December 2017.
Includes BHP, Roy Hill, FMG and Rio Tinto.

31 files, last one added on Dec 06, 2017
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Images taken between May and August 2017.
Includes BHP, Roy Hill, FMG and Rio Tinto with double ES44ACi units on the Deepdale line.

58 files, last one added on Oct 16, 2017
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Photos of new SD70ACe locomotives for BHP.
Removal of Dash 8 locos to scrap.
Scrapping of Dash 8 locos.
BHP rail action for month of January.

33 files, last one added on Jan 31, 2016
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November 2015.
11/11 Rio Cape Lambert to Western Creek.

60 files, last one added on Nov 13, 2015
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Images from May 2015.
Including FMG Solomon line action.
Reclaimer and stacker demolition.
Dash 8 scrapping.
BHP yard action and fuel tank waggons.
Finucane Island ore shuttles.

106 files, last one added on Jan 30, 2016
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Images from October 2014.
Includes the scrapping of the SD40 And AC6000 class units.

45 files, last one added on Oct 27, 2014
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Digital images taken between January and June 2004.

19 files, last one added on Nov 26, 2017
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Images of triple CM40-8M units on loaded trains at BHP Yandi 2.
May 1998.

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View of empty Yarrie bound train with CM39-8 5632 at Goldsworthy Junction.

8 files, last one added on Jul 22, 2014
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AC6000 class run an empty train out of Bing Siding 6076 and 6070 mid-train 6077 following a cross with a loaded headed up by the old standard of two pairs of double CM40-8M or Dash 8 units.

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Koodaideri entry signs.
BHP Yandi One loadout with new AC6000 locomotives as mid-train units 6074 and 6070.
Yarrie line, Hardie Siding with C36-7M 5513 and CM40-8MEFI 5669 crossing.
See album 221 for the continued sequence at Hardie.
August 1999.

32 files, last one added on Oct 01, 2014
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BHP GML line loaded train with C36-7M.
Hamersley Iron 9-44CW bank engines at HIY Yandicoogina.

37 files, last one added on Dec 20, 2014
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Hammersley Iron 9-44CW bank engines at HIY, Yandicoogina.
BHP GML action with C36-7M locomotives.

37 files, last one added on Dec 26, 2014
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