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060723 7845275 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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3584 001275 viewsBassendean, Wood St, delivery of the final BHP CM40-8MEFI unit 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02 / 95-160. Unit was rebuilt as one of three with an electronic fuel injected prime mover by Goninan from Comeng built ALCo M636 unit 5486 serial C6084-2. Date July 1995.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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5947 001 Welshpool 1987Jan275 viewsWelshpool, Goninan workshops, freshly rebuilt and ready for delivery, Mt Newman Mining C36-7M locomotive 5506 serial 4839-01 / 87-071 sits on a road transport float awaiting delivery to Port Hedland, it was rebuilt using AE Goodwin built C636 ALCo 5455 serial G6012-4. January 1987.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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22668275 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, a stripped back ALCo locomotive frame under re-construction which will become a GE CM40-8M in the background and some ALCo Hi-Ad trucks being overhauled. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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242-10275 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 with engine and alternator removed. May 2002.
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180615 1575275 viewsWalla Siding, BHP ballast waggon 0226 built from JFE410RW steel by CNR QRRS China. 15th June 2018. Roland Depth image.
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110620 2284275 viewsChapman, the entire fleet of twelve FMG TK type fuel tank waggons all built in 2008 by CSR Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works plant in China hurry south on the loaded run of the fuel train to Cloud Break mine. 20th June 2011.
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200914 7808275 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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247-11275 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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210510 1150275 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTS type straddle crane carrying rail waggon RTS 003 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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221-10274 viewsHardie Siding, with the days of C36-7M operations numbered, Goninan rebuild 5513 serial 88-078 / 4839-02 from ALCo C636 5453 heads away from Hardie past the location equipment and the train crew shelter with a loaded train bound for Finucane Island.
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050409 0385274 viewsShell Swagman Roadhouse, Lampson Mack Titan prime mover and eighty wheel float ready to deliver BHP's new mainline tamper a Plasser Australia 09-3X model with serial M480. 9th April 2005.
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22669274 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, a stripped back ALCo locomotive frame under re-construction which will become a GE CM40-8M. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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242-17274 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 with engine and alternator removed. May 2002.
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180615 1513274 viewsIndee Station road grade crossing 53.3 km, loaded Roy Hill mid-train units General Electric built ES44ACi model RHA 1014 serial 62586 and sister unit RHA 1004. GeoData. 15th June 2018.
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6981 001274 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. View from No.2 end of under construction GE CM39-8 locomotive 5631 serial 5831-10 / 88-080 being built for Mt Newman Mining, masked up ready for painting.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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150619 9146274 viewsMooka, side section 1 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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150619 9162274 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine Tamper 3 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M480. 19th June 2015.
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080116 1365274 viewsChapman Siding at the 69 km on FMG's under construction line to Cloud Break mine, new waggons stabled in the passing track awaiting service, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007, here slave waggon 1395 and master waggon 2396 sit in the arvo sunlight. The yellow circle indicates the rotary coupler end and the tare weight of the slave waggon at 22.6 tonnes, while the master weighs 22.9 tonnes as it hosts the brake control equipment. 16th January 2008.
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200412 6069274 viewsBoodarie, part of a loaded FMG train, a mismatched waggon pair, both are CRRC Yangtze Rolling Stock Co. of China builds, 7535 is a slave waggon with rotary coupler and 23.1 tonne tare and carrying the wrong number as it should be 7635, coupled to control waggon 8636 23.3 tonnes tare. Earlier on the same day I saw another 7535 coupled to a 8536. Both should be 2018 builds. 12th April 2020.
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