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151206 9655370 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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210510 1141370 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTC type centre rail waggon RTC 012 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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267-36370 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 stands on the Newman mainline with the train as the party alight for an inspection of the site.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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150518 8123369 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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171018 0734369 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 15, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Kaeser M57 Utility air compressors and the receiver waggon with two air tanks or receivers. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 18th October 2017.
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170915 0715369 viewsAt the 18.2 km as part of the empty Roy Hill fuel train, TA type diesel fuel tank waggon TA 1005 built by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co China with a capacity of 96000 litres. 15th September 2017. View map here.
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240-11369 viewsWickham, town entry statement with former Robe River Iron Associates Montreal Locomotive Works built ALCo model RSC3 serial 77737 of 1951, originally owned by New South Wales Railways as their 40 class 4006, to Robe River in 1971 as 261.001, then 1700 and finally 9401. Short hood end view on the rail plinth at the entry into town. 31st August 2002
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180616 1679369 viewsCooya Pooya, instrumented ore waggon 1031, part of a second batch of extra 'J' waggons built by Bradken in September 2008 and painted rather than the plain steel finish. Solar panels adorn the waggon sides. 16th June 2018. GeoData.
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200914 7787369 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Conference Car' originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1935 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2010. In 1975 it was purchased by Hamersley Iron and converted to an inspection vehicle SV 4. When donated to the Society it was repurposed as a conference car. 14th September 2020.
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251-00369 viewsNelson Point, BHP's retired Goninan WA's ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuilds, these were the first time in the world that an ALCo C636 had been rebuilt into an GE C36-7, are lined up near the service shop awaiting their fate. The line is 5510, 5506, 5508, 5512, 5513, 5507, 5509, 5511, and, 5513. They had recently been displaced due to the arrival of the AC6000 units which also took their name plates. Only two units would go on to survive 5507 and 5508. 22nd April 2000.
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170730 0476368 viewsBoodarie, a loaded Roy Hill train crossing the Great Northern Highway grade crossing with mid-train General Electric built ES44ACi unit RHA 1011 serial 62583. 30th July 2017. GeoData.
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040412 144513368 viewsNelson Point, Goninan built, Lynx Engineering designed ore waggon known as Golynx waggons, one of 345 such waggons constructed during 2001 out of 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate painting and to reduce wear on the waggon body. 12th April 2004.
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150619 9158368 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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151206 9650368 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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130720 1557367 viewsFlash Butt yard, out of service crib waggon a cut down Magor USA built Oroville ore waggon, seen here with a new Ausco donga replacing the original ATCO unit.
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170727 9516367 viewsNelson Point, BHP empty fuel train sits in the middle yard waiting to shunt the waggons across to the gantry to be reloaded for their next run to the mine, behind Progress Rail Muncie USA built EMD unit SD70ACe/LCi 4468 serial 20148001-001 and eleven 100,000 litre tank waggons. 27th July 2017.
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200914 7759367 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Goldsworthy Mining Ltd B class unit 1, an English Electric built ST95B model, originally built in 1965 serial A-104, due to accident damage rebuilt on new frame with serial A-232 in 1970. These units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover and built at the Rocklea Qld plant. Donated to Society in 1995. 14th September 2020.
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267-19367 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 leads the Sundowner Special on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in the middle and sister CM40-8M 5653 bringing up the rear.
This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 are holding track.
They can be seen behind the signal sitting on the transfer road.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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20956366 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, sitting outside the gates waiting to head to Cape Lambert, Robe River Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild unit 9411 serial 8206-02 / 92-125, retains its original Robe River road number on a hundred and twenty wheel road float. 9411 was rebuilt into the GE CM40-8M unit from AE Goodwin ALCo M636 serial G6060-2. February 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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040407 072053366 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, looking south west, relay room with RFID readers on the post, also the site of the in-motion weighbridge. This was the single track section between both sets of switches for the Goldsworthy line to join and cross the Newman line. 7th April 2004.
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