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150523 8231172 viewsNelson Point Yard, view across BI-LO Crossing, a throw back to days that the supermarket was in fact a BI-LO, well before the current Woolworths, and Action before that. Dash 8 units in the yard, on the 5642 with the Steel Train and 5648 with another on a rake of index waggons. The 2 km post can just be made out at the third light pole from the right.
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150523 8234172 viewsNelson Point Yard, I Area, waggon scrapping by Sims Metal, a fork lift carries waggon no. 3340, one of 350 waggons built in Romania of which only about 60 made it into service, the rest rusting away in a caged embargo area out on the Broome Road until they were scrapped some years ago. There is a connection with these waggons and Lang Hancock and his former mine McCamey's Monster, now known as Jimblebar. 5665 looks on, its days also numbered.
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040409 122950172 viewsBoodarie, Goldsworthy service bottom discharge Portec USA built ore waggon 345 is one of ten that was purchased second hand in 1992 from Phelps Dodge Copper Mine, believed to be built in 1980s. View of discharge door. 9th April 2004.
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041014 142058172 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. 14th October 2004.
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197-07171 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, looking west with the end of the triangle or wye, signal post is GJ 7, empty iron ore train behind BHP's Goninan 1988 build GE CM39-8 unit 5632 'Poseidon' serial 5831-11 / 88-081.
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203-10171 viewsBing Siding, BHP General Electric built AC6000 class leader 6070 'Port Hedland' serial 51062 in the passing track as second unit on a Yandi empty working. The size of the BHP AC6000 model radiator is clearly evident here.
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218-13170 viewsDe Grey River, a loaded GML train with Gunderson USA (smooth) and Portec USA (ribbed) built waggon behind the C36-7M loco. The waggons are ex-Phelps Dodge Copper Mine.
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080621 2722170 viewsTabba South, new Lead-Off Lead-On waggon STTR class STTR 6214 on the end of the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, built by Gemco Rail WA, the chutes can be seen standing up with the squeeze rollers behind the mesh.
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180615 1411170 viewsBing Siding, BHP Billiton's Progress Rail built EMD model SD70ACe unit 4432 'Warlu' serial 20128866-001 leads a loaded towards the port. 15th June 2018.
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151111 9493169 viewsNear the 38 km post, an empty train lead by General Electric ES44DCi units 8160 and 8193 serials 60224 and 61852 and General Electric Dash 9-44CW 7074 serial 47743 power under the water supply pipeline on the Cape Lambert line.
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151111 9495169 viewsNear the 38 km post, an empty train lead by General Electric ES44DCi units 8160 and 8193 serials 60224 and 61852 and General Electric Dash 9-44CW 7074 serial 47743 power under the water supply pipeline on the Cape Lambert line.
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180615 1472169 viewsBing South, BHP Billiton's Progress Rail built EMD model SD70ACe unit 4455 serial 20138907-006 with 4356 second unit powers along the west mainline with a loaded rake heading for Finucane Island. 15th June 2018.
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040412 143811169 viewsNelson Point, Comeng WA built ore waggon shunters step and Ajax handbrake. 12th April 2004.
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207-03168 viewsYandi One balloon loop, Comeng WA built ore waggon 1442 coupled to a Goninan style waggon 4146 on the empty side of the load-out tunnel, August 1999.
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150522 8180168 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M units 5649 serial 8412-07/93-140 and 5638 serial 8281-02/92-127, for full details of these units past lives see here .
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150522 8188168 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5657 serial 8412-02/94-148 awaits the shears. Full details of this unit can be seen here .
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160128 00878168 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, a view down the side of Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M unit 5661, serial 8412-06, builders no. 94-152, a sharp eye will see that this frame was a Comeng built ALCo M636, while behind it is an AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 frame.
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22350168 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, loaded onto a ninety six wheel road transport float, Robe River rebuild GE CM40-8M unit 9424 serial 6266-07 / 89-84 is loaded awaiting transport to Cape Lambert. 9424 was rebuilt from former Spokane Portland & Seattle number 343 an ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 6010-4, to Robe River in May 1981 as 9424, kept this number when rebuilt here. September 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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041225 064654168 viewsNelson Point Ore Car Repair Shops, brand new Bradken NSW built ore waggon 9101 asset number 2031703. These waggons are the latest additions to the fleet with 20 on order in total. They are made from the same 5Cr12Ti steel that the Goninan Golynx waggons are made. 25th December 2004.
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150505 7988167 viewsFMG Solomon Line, bank engines Progress Rail EMD SD70ACe/LCi unit 716 serial 20118693-008 and EMD SD90MAC unit 901 serial 976833-1, this unit has been repowered with an 16-710G3 prime mover, at the 227 km as they bank the loaded train upgrade into the cutting, the train speed is now increasing as the front of the train has topped the grade. Geodata: -22.0187117 118.5850933 .
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