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BHP_Rolling_Stock_-_Ore 6001-7000


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Images of BHP's past and present ore waggons.
Numbered 6001 to 7000.
Builders include Comeng, Goninan, Transfield, Bradken, Tomlinson and others.

2 files, last one added on Aug 18, 2023
Album viewed 9 times

BHP_Rolling_Stock_-_Ore 7001-8000



Images of BHP's past and present ore waggons.
Numbered 7001 to 8000.
Builders include Comeng, Goninan, Transfield, Bradken, Tomlinson and others.

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BHP_Rolling_Stock_-_Ore 8001-9000



Images of BHP's past and present ore waggons.
Numbered 8001 to 9000.
Builders include Comeng, Goninan, Transfield, Bradken, Tomlinson and others.

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BHP_Rolling_Stock_-_Ore 9001-10000


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Images of BHP's past and present ore waggons.
Numbered 9001 to 10000.
Builders include Comeng, Goninan, Transfield, Bradken, Tomlinson and others.

19 files, last one added on Jan 23, 2026
Album viewed 13 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 1394 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.

1856 files, last one added on Aug 27, 2025
Album viewed 708 times

Rio_Tinto_Rolling_Stock


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Images of the index/compressor sets, tank, ballast, rail and misc waggons.
Covers original Hamersley Iron and later Rio Tinto stock.

112 files, last one added on May 15, 2021
Album viewed 493 times

Rio_Tinto_Q_Blue_Rake_240619


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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 117 times

Rio_Tinto_Q_Blue_Rake_240701


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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 120 times

Roy_Hill_Rolling_Stock


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Images of the rolling stock employed by Roy Hill.
The ore waggons, fuel tank waggons and ballast waggons.

256 files, last one added on May 03, 2025
Album viewed 278 times

0246


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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 418 times

0247


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Robe River Cape Lambert yard view of ore rake shunts and Dash 8 refuelling.
Empty train at water pipe crossing 37 km.
Wednesday 22nd May 2002.

37 files, last one added on Oct 28, 2020
Album viewed 344 times

0248


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Hamersley Iron empty at Dingo Siding.
Stored Robe ALCo units at 7 Mile yard.
Saturday 24th April 2004.

25 files, last one added on Nov 03, 2020
Album viewed 199 times

0249


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BHP Yule River bridge washout.
Fortescue River in flood at Robe River bridge.
Loaded Hamersley Iron at Dingo.
Views of Burrup gas plant.
December 1999.

37 files, last one added on Nov 12, 2020
Album viewed 353 times

0250


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Hamersley Iron meet with 9-44CW units at Lyre Siding.
21st October 2000.
Robe M636 ALCo units stored.
C636R shunts Cape Lambert.
22nd October 2000.

36 files, last one added on Nov 12, 2020
Album viewed 409 times

0251


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BHP C36-7M units, AC6000 6074 and CM39-8 5631 at Nelson Point.
Ballast waggons and ALCo 5499.
Taken Saturday 22nd April 2000.

37 files, last one added on Nov 12, 2020
Album viewed 434 times

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3296 Astra Vagoane 040805 15083025 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 3296, one of three hundred and fifty waggons built during 1988 by Astra Vagoane of Arad in Romania for Lang Hancock as part of a 'waggons for iron ore arrangement' with the then Romanian government, however only seventy-five found their way into service with BHP. August 5, 2004.
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0446 180616 1652178 viewsRobe River ore waggon 446, built by Tomlinson Steel WA, fixed coupler non-handbrake side loaded view at the 38.5 km, Harding on the Cape Lambert line, June 16, 2018.
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0703 Difco USA 060501 3874400 viewsTabba Siding, built by Difco USA in 1971 for Mt Newman Mining in a group of four, side dump waggon 703.
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268-11407 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.

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