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252-08136 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, General Electric built 9-44CW unit 7088 with serial number 47767 from the original 1994 build idles away on the eastern end of the ballast train as it is loaded and slowly progresses into the back track siding Ballast plough BP 02 is behind the locomotive. View of the long hood, fuel tank and lettering. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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030712 142543136 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. Unsure of the MS6-82 code, the DZ 11-95 code was the late time it was internally painted to reduce wear and the SL 76 with 92 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.
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235-19135 viewsYandi One, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11 / 93-145 sits on a loaded train awaiting departure time with second unit also a Goninan GE rebuild 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128, note the differences in the two locos as 5653 is rebuilt from a Comeng built ALCo M636 while 5639 was an AE Goodwin built ALCo C636. 5654 also has the late marigold style BHP logo.
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235-22135 viewsYandi One, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11 / 93-145 sits on a loaded train awaiting departure time with second unit also a Goninan GE rebuild 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128, note the differences in the two locos as 5653 is rebuilt from a Comeng built ALCo M636 while 5639 was an AE Goodwin built ALCo C636. 5654 also has the late marigold style BHP logo.
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236-25135 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, with AC6000 units 6072 being driven out.
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050518 2202135 viewsBing Siding. Rear 3/4 view of ballast train and of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 536, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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051001 5707135 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #22, 6213, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from February 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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050522 2732135 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #22, 6213, built by Comeng WA in February 1977 under order number 07-M-282 RY.
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050522 2738135 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #28, second lead in waggon 6201, built by Comeng WA in January 1977 under order number 07-M-282 RY, the mesh guarding is for the winch cable. The chute arrangement for the discharging and recovery of rail is visible.
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060429 3727135 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon, builders plate of Mt Newman Mining waggon built in 1970 by Scotts of Ipswich, one of a batch of nine in the series 6005-6013.
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100717 0696135 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6027, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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110411 09996135 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0012 from 1972, one of three such tank waggons.
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110411 10023135 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0015 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, wearing the BHP Billiton Earth livery.
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171121 0967135 viewsBarker Siding, Loram rail grinder MPC 2, grinder cart. 21st November 2017.
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080304 2183135 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of control waggon 2338, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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247-28135 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River Dash 8 power 9425 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 6266-8 / 89-85 from August 1989 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo serial C-6041-4 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in April 1970 and numbered 5468, sold to Robe and delivered by road 17th August 1982. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. Approximate location of the locos is here. 22nd May 2002.
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249-15135 viewsTable Hill on the Robe River railway line, a microwave radio communications site powered by solar panels. Approximate location.
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251-06135 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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251-16135 viewsNelson Point, the South Yard 'prep shed' located on the dumper exit roads 102, 103 and, 104. Goninan GE rebuild unit 5656 a CM40-8M unit with serial number 8412-01 / 94-147 sits on shed with a sister units. This facility was used to service and fuel locomotives while their respective waggon rakes were being tipped through the car dumpers. 22nd April 2000.
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255-03135 viewsSiding Three back track, Fairmont Tamper sleeper inserter machine. May 2002.
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