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258-04352 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5513 serial 4839-02 / 88-078 is in the process of being removed from site bound for Goninan, Bassendean, Perth. May 2002.
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284-28352 viewsBing Siding, 18 km south of Nelson Point with a loaded train holding the mainline with newly delivered BHP Billiton EMD SD40R unit 3095 serial 33677 as the second unit behind an AC6000. Late 2004.
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250501 0306352 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2985 - GA 2986, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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250501 0546352 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, empty Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2131 - GA 2132, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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07687-08688 200412 6176352 viewsBoodarie, part of a loaded FMG train, painted ore waggon pair 7687 - 8688 built by CRRC Yangtze Rolling Stock Co. of China in 2018, it features mural painting by students of South Hedland High School and was painted in August 2018. April 12, 2020.
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07687-08688 210321 9038352 viewsBoodarie, part of a loaded FMG train, painted ore waggon pair 7687 - 8688 built by CRRC Yangtze Rolling Stock Co. of China in 2018, 7687 waggon view, it features mural painting by students of South Hedland High School and was painted in August 2018. March 21, 2021.
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252-15351 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, General Electric built 9-44CW unit 7087 with serial number 47766 from the original 1994 build idles away on the western end of the ballast train as it is loaded and slowly progresses into the back track siding Ballast plough BP 01 is behind the locomotive. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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254-16351 viewsFlash Butt yard, stored line-up of the eight Goninan ALCo to GE rebuild C36-7M units, 5506 with serial number 4839-01 / 87-071. This was the first unit in the world to be built into a C36-7 from an ALCo C636 locomotive. It was rebuilt 1987 from AE-Goodwin built ALCo C636 numbered 5455 with serial number G6012-4.
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256-15351 viewsMaitland Siding, early morning loaded train waiting for a meet with an empty behind the quad CM40-8M working of 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425. May 2002.
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284-08351 viewsNarngulu yard, XW type grain hopper waggon XW 21848 built by Westrail Midland Workshops in a batch of eighty between 1978 and 1980, converted to XWA in 1984? The 'C' and the circular sight glass is for canola loading. November 8, 2004.
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284-34351 viewsBing Siding, 18 km south of Nelson Point and BHP's GE built AC6000 unit 6075 'Newman', serial number 51097, holds the mainline with a loaded train and EMD SD40R unit 3095 as second unit. Late 2004.
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284-37351 viewsBing Siding, 18 km south of Nelson Point and BHP's GE built AC6000 unit 6075 'Newman', serial number 51097, holds the mainline with a loaded train and EMD SD40R unit 3095 as second unit. Late 2004.
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250501 0382351 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 3161 - GA 3162, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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250501 0491351 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, empty Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2823 - GA 2824, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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250501 0544351 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, empty Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2493 - GA 2494, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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150314 7783351 viewsWedgefield, following the delivery of Roy Hill's 1196 new GA type CCK138 model waggons, they were stored in several site whilst awaiting for enough track to be laid to allow delivery onto rail. GA2079 builders plate shows CSR Yangtze, stamped for 12/2014. March 14. 2015.
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255-15350 viewsAt the 162.2 km looking north are the remains of the second Robe River loadout facility which was installed in 1975 to mine the Mesa 2402E mining area, the line was a four kilometre U shaped spur. The Deepdale lone is on the left while the spur runs behind the photographer and curves away from the Deepdale line. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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256-18350 viewsMaitland Siding, early morning loaded train waiting for a meet with an empty behind the quad CM40-8M working of 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425. May 2002.
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258-22350 viewsNelson Point, old Loco Prep, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. May 2002.
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250501 0326350 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 3281 - GA 3282, built in China by CRRC Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon in Breast Cancer Awareness pink livery. May 1, 2025.
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