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255-07323 viewsSiding Three looking south along the Cape Lambert to Deepdale mainline at the south end signal for the mainline, passing track is on the right with points in the distance. May 2002.
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040804 155856323 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 1354 is a Comeng WA build from a batch of two hundred and twenty-six in 1973/74. Waggon has been resheeted with new side walls. 4th of August 2004.
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030712 142242323 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9021, originally built by Comeng in Mittagong NSW as a part of seven prototype ore waggons made from low carbon 301 stainless steel with an higher volume and aerodynamic flat sides and were bogieless with four independent radial wheel sets. Of the seven waggon, the first four had a flat floor and final three had a drop belly floor. The radial wheel sets were later replaced with conventional bogies. 12th of July 2003.
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240701 2793323 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, removed Locotrol cab from Goninan CM40-8ML ALCo to GE rebuild unit 5663 serial 8412-08/94-154, this unit along with the two sister cab-less units all ended up having normal driving cabs retro-fitted around 1996-97. Of note is the builders plate has now been stolen. July 1, 2024.
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284-26323 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, former Westrail P class loco P 2014 'Shire of Wongan-Ballidu' built by Goninan WA as a GE CM25-8 model with serial number 6320-12 / 90-099 sits in the yard in-between shunt movements. November 10, 2004.
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220-31322 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, the afternoon empty departure for Yandi mine behind the standard double Dash 8 power consist of 5649 'Pohang' a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M model serial 8412-07 / 93-140 and a sister unit as the split the sticks, the line merging from the right is the former Goldsworthy line from Yarrie and Nimingarra mines. This area is now fully duplicated with LED signals and the Dash 8 units have been scrapped.
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227-22322 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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231-23322 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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233-14322 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. A loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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040814 092011322 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA ballast waggon CHQY type 730 just being delivered to BHP Iron Ore as part of the Rail PACE project, view of code board.
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050518 2078322 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 751.
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050518 2082322 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 745.
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050518 2087322 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 754.
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050518 2097322 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 740.
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050518 2121322 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 2180322 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 517, one of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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050518 2186322 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 519, one of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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050518 2194322 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 504, one of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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051001 5727322 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #30, 6702, heavily cut down and modified Magor USA ore waggon by Mt Newman Mining workshops, converted to a 50 tonne waggon and designated the winch waggon with generator set to power the winch and the crib car.
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050724 4309322 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0013 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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