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170726 9445561 viewsFinucane Island, sitting on the CD4 road, a loaded BHP iron ore train behind Progress Rail Muncie USA built SD70ACe/LCi unit 4475 'Mick Le Flohic' serial 20148001-008 with a sister unit as they await entry into he car dumper to unload. 26th July 2017.
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041014 142144561 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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268-13561 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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207-05560 viewsYandi One balloon loop, Goninan built ore waggon 4146 coupled to an original style Comeng waggon on the empty side of the load-out tunnel, August 1999.
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041014 142128560 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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150522 8183559 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M units 5638 serial 8281-02/92-127, 5640 serial 8281-05/92-129 and 5659 serial 8412-04/94-150, for full details of these units past lives see here .
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150619 9156559 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machines BR 33 and Tamper 3 both Plasser Australia units, BR33 is a ballast regulator model SSP302 serial M486 while Tamper 3 is a model 09-3X serial M480. 19th June 2015.
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151206 9649559 viewsBoodarie, parked up in a parking bay just out of town on a Sunday awaiting delivery on the following day, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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200914 7757559 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, Australian built by Comeng NSW an MLW ALCo M636 unit formerly owned by BHP 5502 serial C6096-7 built in July 1976, retired in 1994, donated to Society in November 1995. 14th September 2020.
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196-12558 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of the loadout balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M or Dash 8 motive power in the form of 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 rebuilt by Goninan as GE model CM40-8M from ALCo M636C number 5480 and two new Goninan built GE CM39-8 units 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and 5631 'Apollo' serial 5831-10 / 88-080 are the head end power with another two CM40-8M units mid-train. Train length is 240 waggons with a 120/120 split. Yandi Two ore stockpile and pedestal stacker boom tip visible in the background, the loadout operates via gravity and the train travels through a tunnel. May 1998.
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203-15558 viewsBing Siding, a loaded BHP Iron Ore train with double Dash 8 power behind Goninan rebuilds to GE CM40-8M models 5660 'Kure' serial 8412-05 / 94-151 and sister 5643 'Mt Whaleback' serial no 8281-08 / 92-132 as run along the mainline past an empty train.
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219-14558 viewsMunjina Gorge, view looking north towards Auski Roadhouse.
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223-11558 viewsPossum Siding sign on the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Paraburdoo line, located 228 km from Dampier. 21st October 2000.
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223-31558 viewsPossum Siding, a loaded train behind a pair of Hamersley Iron General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 7072 serial 47751 and 7074 serial 47753 with the crew change completed, the empty is starting to roll on the passing track. 21st October 2000.
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200914 iPhone IMG 8840558 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, view into the toilet cubicle. 14th September 2020.
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16953557 viewsBassendean, the rear of Goninan's workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 unit 5483 serial G6061-4 being prepped for rebuilding into 5659 with the 251 engine and alternator visible. October 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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Bradken bogie 040413 165855557 viewsNelson Point, ore waggon bogie, Bradken cast SSRC bogie which stands for Super Service Ride Control.
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1047 001557 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. Brand new Pilbara cab being constructed for GE CM39-8 locomotive 5633 serial 5831-12 / 88-082 under construction for Mt Newman Mining.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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151206 9654557 viewsBoodarie, parked up in a parking bay just out of town on a Sunday awaiting delivery on the following day, behind a Gavin Transport Mack Titan 600 on a Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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200914 7769557 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, former ALCo built demonstrator locomotive model C-415 serial 3449-1 built April 1966, currently carrying number 1000, it was originally numbered 008 when Hamersley Iron purchased the unit in 1968. It was retired from service on the 24th February 1982. It then spent some time carrying number 2000 while building the Marandoo railway line from Sept 1991. 14th September 2020.
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