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151206 9660504 viewsBoodarie, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. Underbody detail of the testing units.
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218-08503 viewsDe Grey River Bridge, a loaded Yarrie train crosses the river behind an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo to GE rebuild carried out by Goninan, originally ALCo C636 5458 to GE model C36-7M unit 5510 'Newman' serial 4839-07 / 87-075.
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218-18503 viewsDe Grey River Bridge, a loaded GML train with the original AE Goodwin designed and Tomlinson Steel Perth and Scotts of Ipswich built waggons.
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041014 142502503 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, former Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates RSC-3 model ALCo locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1951 for NSWGR as the 40 class 4002 serial 77733, purchased by CRRIA in 1971 and numbered 261.002, then 1705 and finally 9405. 4002 is preserved in an operational state and another claim to fame is it run the Royal Train in NSW February 1954. Donated to the Society in 1979. 14th October 2004.
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203-17502 viewsBing Siding, with the empty clear, BHP General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 powers its' train out of the passing track at Bing South.
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060723 7841502 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon sets IC-1 and IC-3 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. The compressors have been fitted to a swing cradle to limit the in-train forces during the unloading process. 7 Mile 23rd July 2006.
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180614 1281502 viewsAllen Siding, at the 45 km looking west, the original rail or steel train is stowed on the mainline, looking from the rear lead off waggon 6203, built by Comeng WA in January 1977. The chute arrangement for the discharging and recovery of rail is visible. 14th June 2018. GeoData.
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210510 1152502 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTS type chute and straddle crane carrying rail waggon RTS 001 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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197-07501 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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220-07501 viewsRubin Junction looking west from the eastern end, the line off to the right is the line to Nimingarra Mine with the straight continuing onto Hedland.
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150518 8120501 viewsBHP Iron Ore old and retired ore stacker #4 and bucket wheel reclaimer #4 are blown apart to aid in the scrapping process.
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100717 0652501 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6020, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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170726 9429501 viewsRedbank, a loaded BHP iron ore train from Yandi arrives past the arrival signals for Nelson Point yard on the west mainline behind Electro Motive built SD70ACe unit 4331 'Withnell' serial 20066862-060 leading an SD70ACe/LC with another two SD70ACe/LC units in the middle of the 264 waggon consist. 26th July 2017.
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180527 1207501 viewsPippingarra, near the 17 km on the former Goldsworthy line, BHP has stored some redundant service waggons, flat waggon AQPY 2916 , the two heavy weight waggons, the old winch and crib waggons from the steel train and Difco side dumps. Looking west. 27th May 2018. GeoData.
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150619 9160501 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 33 a Plasser Australia unit, BR 33 is a ballast regulator model SSP302 serial M486. 19th June 2015.
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200914 7769501 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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210510 1131501 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTB type end rail waggon RTB 022 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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040407 080354500 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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041225 064755500 viewsNelson Point Ore Car Repair Shop, original Magor USA built ore waggon 581, known as the 'Oro's', one of 144 built in 1963 and bought by the Mt Newman partners in 1968 from the Oroville Dam construction in California. 25th December 2004.
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200914 7788500 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Weelumurra' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2138. In 1975 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. 14th September 2020.
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