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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 332 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 286 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 333 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 590 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 288 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 483 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 211 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 779 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 1761 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 1207 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 304 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 410 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 22 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 18 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 539 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 377 times

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Random files - Pilbara negative and digital Albums - Iron Ore
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225-14344 viewsBing siding at the 17 km, Goninan rebuild CM40-8MEFI GE loco 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 was the last Dash 8 built for BHP Iron Ore, heading into Nelson Point, note the CCTV camera mounted under the radiator wing as a trial for single man crewing when long end leading. GeoData.
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196-04507 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of the loadout balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M or Dash 8 motive power in the form of 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 rebuilt by Goninan as GE model CM40-8M from ALCo M636C unit 5480 and two new Goninan built GE CM39-8 units 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and 5631 'Apollo' serial 5831-10 / 88-080 are the head end power with another two CM40-8M units mid-train. Train length is 240 waggons with a 120/120 split. Yandi Two ore stockpile and pedestal stacker boom tip visible in the background, the loadout operates via gravity and the train travels through a tunnel. May 1998.
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0832 160306 160274 viewsRobe River ore waggon 832, built by Centurion Industries WA, fixed coupler non-handbrake side loaded view, at the 45 km, Harding Siding on the Cape Lambert line. March 6, 2016.
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050518 2089291 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 749.

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