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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 296 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 282 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 325 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 516 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 275 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 431 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 203 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 712 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 1651 times

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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 1135 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 164 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 398 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 14 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 8 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 470 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 285 times

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Random files - Pilbara negative and digital Albums - Iron Ore
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250501 0488179 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, empty Roy Hill waggon pair GA 3127 - GA 3128, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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041225 064541926 viewsNelson Point Ore Car Repair Shops, brand new Bradken NSW built ore waggon and type leader 9100 asset number 2031702 and 9101 behind it. These waggons are the latest additions to the fleet with 20 on order in total. They are made from the same 5Cr12Ti steel that the Goninan Golynx waggons are made. 9100 has been set up for use as a 'test' waggon with load sensors located all over it. 25th December 2004.
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1071 210322 977427 viewsRobe River ore waggon 1071, built by Bradken Rail Qld in April 2012, rotary coupler end non-handbrake side loaded view, at the 17 km on the Cape Lambert line, March 22, 2021.
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267-29289 viewsAt the 39 km, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 stands with the Sundowner Special alongside the AEI reader at the 39 km detector site on the Newman mainline. This was a special for the 25 years of the Alstom / BHP service agreement. Friday 12th of April 2002.

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