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243-34311 viewsNelson Point departure yard, hood view of BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan WA in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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251-23311 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, BHP's 5631 'Apollo' built new in October 1988 by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 model with serial number 5831-10 / 88-080. One of four such units built in 1988 and delivered in the Mt Newman orange livery. 22nd April 2000.
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253-31311 viewsNelson Point yard sees BHP dumper pilot locomotive 5666 'Taranto', a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8MEFI model with serial 8412-11 / 94-157, 5666 was the first unit fitted with Electronic Fuel Injection to the 16FDL engine hence the EFI on the model designation.
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283-05311 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 2320r311 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 4508, one of eighteen built by Transfield WA in 1976 with a tapered floor. 20th of June 2011.
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110620 2456r311 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 2683, originally built in 1971 by Comeng WA as part of a batch of four hundred waggons. The walls in the ribs have been resheeted. Still has the original white end for rotary coupler, original number and weight. 20th of June 2011.
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030712 142923311 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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240701 2751311 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Conference Car' originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1935 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2010. In 1975 it was purchased by Hamersley Iron and converted to an inspection vehicle SV 4. When donated to the Society it was repurposed as a conference car. July1, 2024.
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230-35310 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, mid-train remote unit Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild 5657 'Fukuyama' serial 8412-02/94-148 is from Comeng ALCo M636 unit 5492. Note the marker lights, silver BHP Australia logo, ALCo Hi-Ad bogie and the sheet metal windscreen protectors to prevent the blown ore pitting the screens. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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236-26310 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's General Electric built AC6000 unit 6072 'Hesta' serial 51064 sits out the front with new windscreen protectors or 'blinkers' fitted, note cab window missing.
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040815 164812310 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA ballast waggon CHQY type 730, view from handbrake end.
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050412 0759310 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA ballast waggon 520.
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050518 2139310 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 753, non hand brake end detail, including bogie.
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050704 3993310 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0014 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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050713 4101310 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY class CHRY 752.
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051001 5711310 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #23, 6208, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from February 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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060429 3737310 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon, 6002 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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060714 6815310 viewsHesta Siding, view from the rear of the rail recovery and transport train as it snakes around the curves. Crib waggon 665 a former Magor USA built ore waggon, heavily modified by Mt Newman Mining workshops and fitted with an ATCO donga.
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050625 3592310 viewsMooka North, BHP's new Tamper 3 track machine a Plasser Australia 09-3X model serial M480. 25th June 2005.
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050801 4731310 viewsFlash Butt yard, a Knox Kershaw KBR 850 ballast regulator. 1st August 2005.
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