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225-22161 viewsAt the 24.1 km grade crossing on the BHP Newman line, the afternoon departure for Yandi mine heads south behind the standard double General Electric AC6000 units with GE Erie built 6075 serial 51067 second unit to lead sister unit 6074 with another AC6000 unit mid-train. This was before the units were named. GeoData.
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226-25161 viewsShaw siding at the 219 km a loaded train with power from two Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild units 5642 'Wallareenya' serial 8281-07 / 92-131 and sister unit 5636, the mid-train remotes can be seen in the distance topping the grade. GeoData.
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227-22161 views30 km area on the Newman mainline, east of the original Quarry 1, an empty train powers along the gentle .17% rising grade behind Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuilds 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07/93-140 and 5651 with third unit an General Electric AC6000. GeoData.
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227-24161 views30 km area, second unit on an empty ore train 5651 'Tobata' serial 8412-08 / 93-142 a Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild. GeoData.
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229-20161 viewsYandi Two loadout, looking at the exit portal of the tunnel as Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 drags a loading train through at 1.2 km/h, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, the original pedestal radial stacker is visible above the ore along with the extraction fan. GeoData.
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231-19161 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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231-23161 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-09 / 93-141 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h as second unit, note the logos are the original teal and marigold and the round style fuel tanks tells us this units was rebuilt from an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo. GeoData.
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231-35161 viewsYandi Two balloon loop 316.2 km grade crossing, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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232-11161 viewsYandi One backtrack, following a cyclone shutdown of the mainline and severe flooding around Yandi a 'mixed' freight train was operated to Yandi to deliver food, mail and diesel fuel to the mine and camp. Here BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M unit 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128 idles away in the backtrack awaiting its path back to Port Hedland with flat waggon 6703, four fuel tank waggons and a broken ore waggon. February 1997. GeoData.
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234-04161 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. As this series of rebuilds has no marker lights not the red lantern attached to the hand rail. Circa 1998.
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040806 092738161 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, weighbridge test waggon 510 originally built by Magor USA and ex Oroville Dam, converted by Mt Newman Mining into a test waggon.
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040810 144947161 viewsShaw Siding backtrack, Difco Ohio USA 1967 build short side dump waggon 8701, originally built for Goldsworthy Mining as no. 1, renumbered by Mt Newman as 8701, one five waggons built for Goldsworthy Mining.
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040912 142134161 viewsNelson Point, Silver Star observation coach, 'Sundowner', 3/4 view from rear end. Originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port.
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050518 2086161 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 757.
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050518 2091161 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 747.
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050518 2095161 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 734.
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050518 2121161 viewsFlash Butt yard, heavily stripped down riveted waggon 206, possible original ballast waggon, number 206 was originally a waggon in the 'Camp Train' and appears to have USA origin, view of handbrake end.
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050518 2137161 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 753, STB decal.
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050518 2203161 viewsBing Siding, view of number plate and original markings on ballast waggon 519.
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051001 5722161 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #28, 2nd lead off waggon 6201, built by Comeng WA in January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY, with the Gemco built straddle crane.
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