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180117 1151723 viewsGreat Northern Highway, between the 18 and 18.2 km grade crossings sees Roy Hill loaded fuel train with General Electric built ES44ACi units RHA 1018 serial 63829 leading RHA 1019, CFCLA lease unit Goninan ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M unit CD 4302 and RHA 1013 with eleven loaded fuel tank waggons. CD 4302 is the only unit powering as it was being tested prior to mainline service. 17th January 2018.
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190911 4749723 viewsPort Hedland, Broome Rd crossing, BHP's MM 800 track recording vehicle powers south on a recording run, the MM 800 was built by Mermec in Italy and is a ROGER 800 model, ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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207-13722 viewsBHP General Electric built AC6000 unit 6074 serial 51066, brand new and unnamed at Yandi One load-out loop as a remote mid-train unit view of left hand side rear steerable bogie and air intakes below radiator.
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0034 CNR - QRRS China 150523 8215722 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0034, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Think Safe + Work Safe = Go Home Safe'.
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190911 4754722 viewsPort Hedland, Broome Rd crossing, BHP's MM 800 track recording vehicle powers south on a recording run, the MM 800 was built by Mermec in Italy and is a ROGER 800 model, ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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267-34722 views39 km Newman line, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-1208151-07 / 91-120 stands with the Alstom 25-year celebration train with the Sundowner at the 39 km detection site on the BHP's Newman mainline.
Alstom's technician Peter Collins gives a wave.
Friday April 12, 2002.
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219-12721 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from the Dampier. Bank engine unit General Electric Dash 9-44CW model 7089 serial 47768 view of the lettering and fuel tank left hand side.
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240-04721 viewsNelson Point, retired Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 sits with the hood removed exposing the ALCo 251F engine, radiator fan drive and oil filter assembly prior to engine removal and being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's Bassendean museum for preservation. 25th June 2002.
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223-08720 viewsPossum Siding, Hamersley Iron rail grinder, view of main generating lead unit, Speno built RR 48 M-1 model sits in the back track siding. 21st October 2000.
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180616 1774720 viewsAt the 81 km on the Tom Price West mainline, Rio Tinto loco 8115 with serial 59107 a GE Erie built GE model ES44DCi from the 2nd order in Rio Tinto livery built in April 2008. 16th June, 2018.
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8416 Goninan 040409 121940720 viewsBoodarie, Goninan built Golynx waggon 8416 with serial number 950088-326 from November 2011, which is a modified version of the BHP mainline waggons for service on the Goldsworthy system as a bottom discharge waggon. 9th of April 2004.
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219-10719 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from Parker Point yard in Dampier. Bank engine unit General Electric Dash 9-44CW model 7089 serial 47768 left hand side radiator and bogie view.
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150523 8274719 viewsFinucane Island, loaded train arriving at the Island behind Progress Rail SD70ACe unit 4434 'Koombana' serial 20128866-003 and same batch sibling 4435 serial 20128866-004 train is running under new Roy Hill conveyor and road bridge. Geodata: -20.3363383 118.5497850 .
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16940719 viewsBassendean, Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild unit for BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143, rebuilt from Mt Newman Mining AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 unit 5482 serial G6061-3, being prepped for road haulage to Port Hedland. October 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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180616 1790719 viewsAt the 81 km, loaded Bradken China built B series 'slave' waggon 25238 built date 04/2013 is setup as an instrumented ore waggon, the solar panels are for charging the instrument batteries.
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196-07718 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 originally built new by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 in 1988. Drivers side cab view shows hand brake chain and bogie. May 1998.
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218-01718 viewsYandi, river access road that runs between Roy Hill Rd and Yandi Junction, sort of following the train line, Toyota Land Cruiser Toy Titan, 1994 HJ75 series tray back.
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180616 1846718 viewsMaitland Siding, a loaded Mesa A train runs along the mainline behind the standard double General Electric ES44ACi units that operate the Robe Valley trains, Rio Tinto loco 9113 with serial 62544 a GE Erie built GE model ES44ACi from the 2nd order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery leads sister unit 9114 serial 62545 at the 96 km. 19th June 2018. GeoData.
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180616 1881718 viewsWestern Creek, the train on the middle track lead by Rio Tinto loco 8153 with serial 58813 a GE Erie built GE model ES44DCi from the 4th order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery leading two Dash 9-44CW units in the Pilbara Rail livery with ROBE ownership markings with a loaded bound for Cape Lambert and running on the Western Creek West mainline at the 74 km with the bridges over Western Creek and the train stretching back up into Emu Siding. The track in the foreground is the mainline to Dampier with the line in the background the Western Creek East mainline to Cape Lambert. 16th June 2018. GeoData.
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207-15716 viewsBHP General Electric built AC6000 unit 6074 serial 51066, brand new and unnamed at Yandi One load-out loop as a remote mid-train unit, view of the left hand side steerable bogie.
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