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110620 2479r121 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. 20th of June 2011.
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030712 143222121 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9025 with drop belly floor, 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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233-34120 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial 8151-07 / 91-120 shows the ALCo heritage from the frame down and is wearing the teal and marigold logo. 5634 was the first CM40-8M rebuild for BHP. GeoData.
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234-26120 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 from 5658 back to the ore stockpile at the loadout. Circa 1998.
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080124 1632120 viewsChapman Siding, side view of slave waggon 1313, 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. 24th January 2008.
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247-29120 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River locomotive 9410 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 2160-03 / 96-202 from March 1996 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo serial C-6096-5 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in November 1975 and numbered 5500. Everything below the frame is ALCo, with the Comeng build style flat fuel tank, while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. Approximate location of the locos is here. 22nd May 2002.
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249-10120 viewsYule River bridge south abutment showing the chainage of the railway line. Approximate location.
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250-18120 viewsWater hole somewhere in the Pilbara around the Dampier - Tom Price railway area. 21st October 2000.
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210322 9570120 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is Chinese built ballast waggon BAH 095 on a loaded ballast rake, close up of the B end. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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210322 9585120 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is CRRC Yangtze Rolling Stock Co of China built ballast plough waggon BP 04 on a loaded ballast rake, view of A end. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.
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255-27120 viewsWestern Creek at the 71 km on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale line an empty Robe River train powers upgrade as it heads to Mesa J for loading behind the standard quad CM40-8M lash up led by Goninan CM40-8M unit 9425 with serial number 6266-08 / 89-85 and sisters 9410, 9420 and 9414. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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256-08120 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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267-10120 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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268-03120 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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269-12120 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 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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283-06120 viewsNelson Point, BHP 's retired Goninan ALCo to GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5508 serial number 4839-04 / 87-073 is being prepared for road transport to Goninan in Perth. It will go on to be rebuilt and leased to Rio Tinto as 5052. May 2002.
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283-29120 viewsNear Woodbrook as the train rounds the curve just north of the 38.5 km grade crossing and through the cutting that will see it pass under the water pipe bridge behind the quad Robe River CM40-8M working of 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9525 with 202 waggons bound for Cape Lambert. 22nd of May 2002.
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110620 2396r120 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 4001, an example built May 2005 of the Golynx design as built by Goninan WA in large numbers This Golynx body replaced an earlier Comeng waggon with the same number. 20th of June 2011.
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110620 2456r120 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 142923120 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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