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250-15207 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind the standard pairing of two General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 stand on the loop or passing track for a meet with a loaded train. 1550 hrs 21st October 2000.
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251-06207 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5507 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1987 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from 1969 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6035-2 and road number 5461 and assigned new serial number 4839-03 / 87-072. It was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and was named Ethel Creek, then in 1991 5507 emerged in BHP livery carrying Mt Whaleback, then renamed to Corunna Downs and again finally to Nimingarra, it was also one of three units to carry the Goldsworthy Joint Venture lettering. In 2003 it was fully rebuilt and leased to Pilbara Rail in that livery and numbered 5051. It survives stored at 7 mile complex as at Dec 2021. 22nd April 2000.
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210510 1140207 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTB 013 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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267-10207 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure mid-train units Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5651 'Tobata' serial number 8412-08 / 93-142 and 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11 / 92-134 104 waggons from the lead with 104 waggons trailing. The line curving away to the left is the Goldsworthy line to Boodarie and Finucane Island. 1247 hrs Friday 12th of April 2002.
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267-18207 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, the Sundowner Special is on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in between CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 and sister CM40-8M 5653. This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 can be seen holding track. The road curving around to the left is the Goldsworthy mainline to Boodarie and Finucane Island. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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268-05207 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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269-20207 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, and the Alstom 25-year service agreement special led by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 heads back to Nelson Point with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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283-02207 viewsNelson Point, BHP wheel lathe sees BHP's big GE AC6000 unit 6073 'Fortescue' serial number 51065 on shed having wheel attention to the leading bogie. May 2002.
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110620 2490r207 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 1173, whilst numbered and the ends and sill are from Comeng WA 1971 build of one hundred and eighty-three waggons, the side walls have been totally replaced with rounded bottoms and Goninan style extra ribs. 20th of June 2011.
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030712 142923207 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9020, the prototype leader 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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226-31206 viewsShaw siding, the loaded train heading north around the 698 metre radius curve behind two Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild units with loaded Comeng WA built waggons. GeoData.
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227-22206 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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236-28206 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuilt CM40-8MEFI unit 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 sits out the front awaiting attention.
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050412 0759206 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA ballast waggon 520.
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050412 0776206 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 529, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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050518 2072206 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 730.
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050518 2116206 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 746, rear view.
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050518 2167206 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 524, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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050518 2174206 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 515, 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 2189206 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 508, 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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