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Nelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, AC6000 and CM40-8M units.

36 files, last one added on Apr 03, 2016
Album viewed 353 times

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Images of the Happy Buccaneer with shiploader. 1st Nov 2003.
SD40-2T loco at Nelson Point. 19th Nov 2003.
SD40-2 and SD40R locos at Nelson Point. 27th Jan 2004.

25 files, last one added on Apr 03, 2016
Album viewed 312 times

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Images of Yandi One iron ore mine.
Cat 3516 genset. Fixed Plant views.
CM40-8M mid-train units on balloon loop.

38 files, last one added on Apr 07, 2016
Album viewed 356 times

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Mount Newman Mining M636.
Robe River RSC3 and bogies.
Pilbara Rail 9-44CW 9470-71 and waggons.
June-August 2002.

37 files, last one added on Feb 19, 2018
Album viewed 618 times

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Mount Newman Mining M636 5499 being prepared to be sent to Perth, with CM36-7M units 5506 and 5510.
June 2002.

37 files, last one added on Feb 19, 2018
Album viewed 313 times

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CM36-7M unit 5509. AC6000 unit 6076 with engine removed. Don Rhodes Mining Museum exhibits.
May 2002.

37 files, last one added on Feb 19, 2018
Album viewed 509 times

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5497 at Don Rhodes Mining Museum.
Nelson Point 5630 and 5634 with new bubble livery.
17th August 2003.

37 files, last one added on Oct 28, 2020
Album viewed 238 times

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Images of BHP's past and present ore waggons.
Builders include Comeng, Goninan, Transfield, Bradken, Tomlinson and others.

88 files, last one added on Aug 22, 2023
Album viewed 835 times

BHP_Rolling_Stock_-_Non_Ore


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A massive collection of BHP Billiton Iron Ore's fleet of non-ore or service waggons.
Covers flat, tank, ballast, lease and service waggons.

797 files, last one added on Dec 04, 2018
Album viewed 1933 times

BHP_Track_Machines


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Pictures of the vast array of track maintenance equipment, tampers, regulators, grinders and others that have been used to maintain the per way of BHP Iron Ore's rail lines in the Pilbara.

325 files, last one added on Apr 09, 2020
Album viewed 1310 times

Robe_River_Rolling_Stock


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Images of the compressor cars, tank waggons, ballast hoppers and of course the ore waggons, in numerical order.
Covers the Robe Valley waggon fleet, builders include Nippon Sharyo Nihon [Japan], Tomlinson Steel WA, Centurion Industries WA and Comeng NSW.

1831 files, last one added on Aug 27, 2025
Album viewed 528 times

Rio_Tinto_Rolling_Stock


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Images of the compressor cars, tank waggons, ballast hoppers and ploughs and the ore waggons.
Covers original Hamersley Iron and later Rio Tinto stock.

112 files, last one added on May 15, 2021
Album viewed 462 times

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Rio Tinto Blue Rake train at Cape Lambert as it heads to the dumper.
7070 leads 8155 and 7069 with 120 loaded blue pairs in the first rake of blue waggons that Rio operates and compressor set CB10 on the rear.
Taken on June 19, 2024.

126 files, last one added on Sep 12, 2025
Album viewed 79 times

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Rio Tinto Blue Rake train at Western Creek as it heads towards Cape Lambert.
9141 leads 8142 and 7076 with 120 loaded blue pairs in the second rake of blue waggons that Rio operates.
Taken on July 1, 2024.

124 files, last one added on Sep 14, 2025
Album viewed 73 times

FMG_Rolling_Stock


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Images of the rolling stock employed by FMG.
The various makes of ore waggons and the fuel tankers, ballast waggons and more.

142 files, last one added on May 04, 2025
Album viewed 612 times

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Robe River, images of the at the time new extension at Cape Lambert yard for the West Angelas expansion with a standard Mesa J train with four CM40-8M units leading into the yard.
Wednesday 22nd May 2002.

37 files, last one added on Oct 16, 2020
Album viewed 407 times

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Random files - Pilbara negative and digital Albums - Iron Ore
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248-24377 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9426 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Behind it is sister unit 9427 and ALCo M636 9412. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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100717 0693384 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6027, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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0242 180616 1690136 viewsRobe River ore waggon 242, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, rotary coupler end non-handbrake side empty view at the 38 km, Harding on the Cape Lambert line, June 16, 2018.
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229-00399 viewsYandi Two balloon switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train heading for the balloon loop for loading, grade crossing is the YT 311.5 km. GeoData.

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