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254-26406 viewsBing Siding at the 20 km, an empty train departs south with Goninan rebuild unit 5668 'Dunkirk' an CM40-8MEFI model with serial number 8412-01 / 95-159, one of the last four rebuilds with an EFI 7FDL engine. It is trailing AC6000 unit 6071. September 2001.
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267-04406 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure behind General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial number 51068 leads CM40-8MEFI 5669 on the point with mid-train units CM40-8M units 5651 and 5645 104 waggons back with 104 waggons trailing. 1247 hrs 12th of April 2002.
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3307 Astra Vagoane 040804 155709406 viewsNelson Point, BHP ore waggon 3307 is 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 4, 2004.
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0553 Magor 030712 142557406 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 553, one of the original Magor USA build waggons bought out at construction of the Mt Newman project. Visible is the ODCX code and number 82190 from the Oroville Dam Construction company days in the USA. The DZ 11-95 code was the late time it was internally painted to reduce wear and the SL 76 with 90 below it was the last time the Miner SL-76 draft gear was replaced. The orange smiley sticker indicates that this is an original 'Oroville Dam' ore waggon and non relayed AB braked. 12th of July 2003. 0 has been added to number to correctly place the waggon in sequence. July 12, 2003.
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229-01405 viewsYandi Two balloon switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train heading for the balloon loop for loading, grade crossing is the YT 311.5 km. GeoData.
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238-06405 viewsPort Hedland Harbour, heavy lift ship Happy Buccaneer (IMO: 8300389) sits at Finucane Island D Berth delivering a new shiploader for BHP Billiton. 1st November 2003. Geodata . Back in time here the ship cranes were only 550 tonne each, these are now 700.
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238-15405 viewsNelson Point, ex Southern Pacific tunnel motor locomotive 8335 an EMD SD40T-2 unit, serial 786175-9 built in April 1979 and retired by Union Pacific 23rd May 2001, purchased as a spare parts source for the other SD40 style units BHP Billiton purchased in 2003/04. 19th November 2003. Geodata .
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0016 Comeng WA 050704 3990405 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0016 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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6209 Comeng WA 051001 5685405 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #12, 6209, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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6010 Scotts of Ipswich Qld 051001 5702405 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #20, 6010, a Scotts of Ipswich Qld built flat waggon from September 1970.
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6201 Comeng WA 051001 5732405 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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6001 Tomlinson Steel 060429 3759405 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon, 6001 originally built for Goldsworthy Mining as one of a batch of six with a 55 tonne rating by Tomlinson Steel in 1966 of which three were sold to Mt Newman Mining in 1967 and numbered 6001-6003.
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0538 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 060501 3892405 viewsTabba Siding, ballast plough waggon converted from Magor USA built Oroville ore waggon 538, still visible is the ODCX 82160 number from original service building the Oroville Dam.
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8705 Difco USA 060501 3898405 viewsTabba Siding, originally built by Difco USA for Goldsworthy Mining Ltd in 1967 as a batch of five, prefixed with 870 in BHP service, 8705 side dump waggon loaded with ballast.
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0589 BHP OCRS 060710 6301405 viewsBoodarie Yard, modified original Magor USA built Oroville waggon 589, cut down and covered and in use as indexing waggons on the front of each rake for Finucane Island car dumpers, note the original ODCX marking visible.
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050421 1143405 viewsGillam Siding backtrack, BHP's ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia SSP 110SW model serial 401, rear view. 21st April 2005.
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050801 4773405 viewsIn the Flash Butt yard a line up of Barclay Mowlem track machines from the closest to the camera, tamper, regulator, regulator, tamper, clip installer, tamper then BHP's mainline tamper. 1st August 2005.
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060501 3904405 viewsAbydos Siding backtrack, Speno rail grinder RG 2, possibly an RR24 model grinder with 24 grinding wheels view of generator module driving cab. 1st May 2006.
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060710 6238405 viewsAt the Broome Rd grade crossing Port Hedland, track machine BR 33 a Plasser Australia ballast regulator model SSP 302 serial M486. 10th July 2006.
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6039 Gemco WA 100717 0667405 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6039, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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