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20861276 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, sitting outside the locked gates having just been bought down from Port Hedland, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin ALCo C636 unit 5454 serial G6012-3 on a ninety six wheel road float. 5454 will be rebuilt into CM40-8M unit 5641 by June 1992. Image taken January 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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6979 001276 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. New bogie and traction motor for the GE CM39-8 units.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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080621 2800276 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 34 a Plasser Australia unit model 305 serial M490. 21st June 2008.
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150619 9148276 viewsMooka, side section 3 of 5, BHP Iron Ore's track recording vehicle, EM80 which is a Plasser & Theurer EM-80 model and still wearing the old BHP blue and white livery, this unit was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and white, Mermec fitted a Tecnogamma system as part of a refurbishment.
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200914 7765276 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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200914 7784276 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 September 2020.
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247-10276 viewsCape Lambert, 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. Approximate location of train is here. 22nd May 2002.
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249-22276 viewsFortescue River Bridge on the Robe River line at the 115.8 km in flood looking upstream following Cyclone John on 18th December 1999. Approximate location.
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250-10276 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 on the loop as a loaded train with 210 waggons passes behind a sister pairing of 7072 serial 47751 and 7074 serial 47753. 1550 hrs 21st October 2000.
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267-19276 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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223-02275 viewsRosella Siding, the HI Access Road and locked gate sign with the Toy Titan HJ75 Toyota Landcruiser. 21st October 2000.
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223-03275 viewsRosella Siding, the HI Access Road and locked gate sign with the Toy Titan HJ75 Toyota Landcruiser. 21st October 2000.
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151111 9521275 viewsA loaded train behind General Electric ES44DCi units 8113 serial 59105 in the original silver livery and 8145 serial 58726 in the tiger strip Rio livery and Dash 9-44CW 9433 serial 54766 in ROBE Pilbara Iron livery runs along on the West Mainline bound for Cape Lambert viewed from Table Hill.
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151111 9559275 viewsGreen Pool, a loaded train holds the East Mainline behind triple General Electric ES44DCi units 8169, 8128 and 8163, serials of 60462, 59120 and 60227, the east line was booked out to track work between Green Pool and Harding.
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150523 8236275 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton SD70ACe unit leads a rake towards the dumpers. Lead unit 4327 'Hamersley' is from an order originally being built by Electro-Motive, London Ontario for BNSF, an US class 1 railroad, but BHP secured 10 of them during construction, this unit 4327 serial no. 20066862-056 was destined to be BNSF 9185 before coming to BHP, passes SD70ACe unit 4368 on the fuel tank shunt, a unit from the last order of 18 SD70ACe units for BHP Billiton from Electro-Motive, London Ontario, serial no. 20098203-013.
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050319 0139275 viewsNelson Point, a heavily cut down and modified Magor USA ore waggon, converted to a 50 tonne waggon and designated the winch waggon with generator set to power the winch and the crib car.
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060714 6813275 viewsHesta Siding, view from the rear of the rail recovery and transport train as it snakes around the curves. Crib waggon 665 a former Magor USA built ore waggon, heavily modified by Mt Newman Mining workshops and fitted with an ATCO donga.
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040408 162813275 viewsMooka Siding north backtrack, side view of BHP's mainline Tamper 1, Plasser Australia 09-32 CAT model with serial 306. 8th April 2004.
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170729 0065275 viewsCape Lambert South yard, a loaded train heads towards car dumper 7 behind General Electric built Dash 9-44CW unit 7043 serial 57094 wearing Pilbara Iron livery with HI reporting marks and two General Electric built ES44DCi units 8153 and 8107. 29th July 2017. GeoData.
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060723 7825275 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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