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4169 Goninan 110620 2479383 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 4169 is a Goninan WA build from an order of one hundred and twenty-six waggons in 1997 with a tapered floor and rounded wall bottoms using 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate internal painting and reducing wear on the waggon body, these were designated HC7081. June 20, 2011.
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258-35383 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11/93-134. Early May 2002.
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240701 2787383 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, ALCo built locomotive model S-2 serial 69214 built in 1940 for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle as their #21 and retired in 1964 before coming to Australia in September 1965, numbered 007 and called 'Mabel'. Retired in December 1972 and donated to the Society in 1976. July 1, 2024.
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250501 0435383 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, empty Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2627 - GA 2628, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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226-20382 viewsShaw North, 216.5 km, all the departure signals in a row looking across the cutting. SWN 4R, SWN 4, SWN 6 and SWN 6R for north bound movements. GeoData.
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233-36382 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, new United Goninan WA built iron ore waggon 4161, delivered in March 1997 as part of a batch of 126 waggons made from 3CR12 steel with tapered floors. GeoData.
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234-32382 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View looking across the YT315.8 km grade crossing and 5658 back to the ore stockpile at the loadout. Circa 1998.
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0516 Magor USA 050518 2192382 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 516, 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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6705 051001 5621382 viewsFlash Butt yard, BHP flat waggon 6705 with EDI decal and ROA code of AQPY 2916, 55 tonne capacity, unsure of original owner, possible AN AOOX, then cut down to the Pilbara through CFCLA.
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6037 Gemco WA 100717 0684382 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6037, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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01059-02060 080304 2197382 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, new FMG ore waggon pair 1059 slave and 2060 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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01523 080304 2207382 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of slave waggon 1523, the yellow circle around the tare weight 22.6 t indicates the rotary coupler end, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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243-31382 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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253-06382 viewsDugite near the 64 km on the Dampier - Tom Price railway, second unit on a loaded Hamersley Iron train General Electric 9-44CW unit 7096 from the second order of locomotives with serial number 52843.
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254-18382 viewsFlash Butt yard, stored Mt Newman Mining 5499 was the last active ALCo on the BHP roster. Cab side shows ownership details and bogie. Built in November 1975 by Comeng NSW as an ALCo M636 model with serial number C6065-4. Unit was donated to Rail Heritage WA in 2001.
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256-12382 viewsMaitland Siding on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale railway has a late afternoon empty train with the quad CM40-8M working of 9425, 9410, 9420 and 9414 in the siding waiting for a cross with an opposing loaded train. At the time of this image Siding 3 or Murray Camp was unable to cross ore trains so Siding One - Harding or Siding Two - Maitland were used. May 2002.
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256-24382 viewsMaitland Siding, Robe River CM40-8M unit 9417 (2nd) leading an empty train passes sister units 9420 and 9410 on a loaded train. May 2002.
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257-04382 viewsFlash Butt yard BHP's stored Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5512 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1988 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from a 1970 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6041-1 and road number 5455 and assigned new serial number 4839-01 / 88-077. It was delivered in Mount Newman Mining orange and was named Hesta. Late 2001.
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283-03382 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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284-01382 viewsPort Hedland, Nelson Point hard stand area, BHP Billiton EMD SD40R unit 3097 serial 31569 and originally Southern Pacific SD40 SP 8409 is the final member of the SD40 units and has just been unloaded, August 7, 2004.
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