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040412 144448204 viewsNelson Point, Comeng WA built ore waggon 2257 one of 183 waggons built in 1970. 12th April 2004.
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250-23204 viewsCape Lambert South Yard and Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard dragging a loaded rake down to the car dumper as yard expansion works are underway to the left. 22nd October 2000.
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150522 8183203 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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160128 00654203 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M unit 5661 cab has had the drivers side torn out revealing the remains on the control stand.
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160128 00878203 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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160128 00880203 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, view of the ALCo Hi-Ad bogie shows the external coil secondary suspension.
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040412 144343203 viewsNelson Point, Comeng WA built ore waggon handbrake end view. 12th April 2004.
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041014 142636203 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, Australian built by Comeng NSW an MLW ALCo M636 unit formerly owned by Mt Newman Mining and BHP Iron Ore 5502 serial number C6096-7 built in July 1976, retired in 1994, donated to the Society in November 1995. 14th October 2004.
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3091 roster lhs 040627 080506203 viewsNelson Point, BHP Billiton's EMD SD40R unit 3091 serial number 31496 / 7861-6 and was originally Southern Pacific SD40 unit SP8415 built at McCook Illinois in February 1966, rebuilt to SD40R by SP. 27th of June 2004.
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170726 9504202 viewsBoodarie, an empty train departs the unloader balloon loops and heads back to Thomas Yard behind NS Juniata Shops USA rebuild EMD SD9043MAC unit 906 serial 976833-09, which was originally a Union Pacific SD90MAC-H2 #8530 prior to rebuild, leads an SD70ACe/LCi unit in the last rays of daylight. 26th July 2017.
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240-23202 viewsWickham town entry statement, concrete plinth with plaque outlining the history of the MLW built ALCo model RSC3 units operated by Robe River prior to preservation and on the NSWGR as originally 40 class 4006. 31st August 2002.
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240-24202 viewsWickham town entry statement, concrete plinth with plaque outlining the history of the MLW built ALCo model RSC3 units operated by Robe River prior to preservation and on the NSWGR as originally 40 class 4006. 31st August 2002.
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160128 00876201 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, the almost unmarked front of Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M unit 5661, serial 8412-06, builders no. 94-152 is surrounded by the twisted scrap that earlier formed the rest of the locomotive.
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040407 080354201 viewsToy Titan on the lean when the LHS rear wheel parted company and went bush. 23 km Newman mainline. Wednesday 7th April 2004.
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207-24200 viewsHardie Siding, BHP locomotive 5513 is the final member of Goninan rebuilds from ALCo C636 5453 into a GE C36-7M unit 5513 serial 4839-02 / 88-078, with 'Kalgan' nameboards removed for fitting to AC6000 class 6074, holds the main with a loaded Yarrie train awaiting a cross.
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040407 075425200 viewsMooka Siding, LED colour light signal head MAN 6 located at the north end of the passing siding, departure signal.
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040412 143415200 viewsNelson Point, BHP ore waggon 3295, one of three hundred and fifty waggons built by Astra Vagoane in Arad Romania during 1988, only seventy-five of these waggons found their way into service. 12th of April 2004.
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040413 165855200 viewsNelson Point, ore waggon bogie, Bradken cast SSRC bogie which stands for Super Service Ride Control.
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150523 8274199 viewsFinucane Island, loaded train arriving at the Island behind Progress Rail SD70ACe unit 4434 'Koombana' serial 20128866-003 and same batch sibling 4435 serial 20128866-004 train is running under new Roy Hill conveyor and road bridge. Geodata: -20.3363383 118.5497850 .
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040530 143906199 viewsNelson Point, compressor waggon set No. 6, made from a pair of cut down Magor USA built 91 ton ore waggons, originally ex Oroville Dam, California.
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