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070622 0224483 viewsMooka in the back track siding, 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.
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238-13482 viewsNelson Point, ex Southern Pacific tunnel motor locomotive 8335 an EMD SD40T-2 unit, serial 786175-9 built in April 1979 and retired by Union Pacific 23rd May 2001, purchased as a spare parts source for the other SD40 style units BHP Billiton purchased in 2003/04. 19th November 2003. Geodata .
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170730 0482482 viewsIndee, a loaded FMG iron ore train crosses Indee Rd grade crossing at the 48 km as it runs to the port behind NS Juniata Shops rebuild EMD SD90MAC-H unit 903 serial 976833-18 and General Electric built Dash 9-44CW class leader unit 001. 903 had the 245-H engine replaced with a 710 in 2014. The line to the right is the Roy Hill line. 30th July 2017. GeoData.
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060723 7684482 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon sets IC-6 and IC-7 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. Seen here on the causeway just outside 7 Mile. 23rd July 2006.
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242-28482 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved locomotives from the early days of the Port Hedland iron ore miners of Goldsworthy Mining and Mt Newman Mining. From left is a Goldsworthy Mining B class unit #2 built by English Electric serial number A-105, Mt Newman Mining 5451 which was built by EMD as an F7A model and started life with Western Pacific in the USA and Mt Newman Mining 5497, a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo unit. May 2002.
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6980 001482 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. View from No.2 end of under construction GE CM39-8 locomotive 5632 serial 5831-11 / 88-081 being built for Mt Newman Mining.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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150619 9161482 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine Tamper 3 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M480. 19th June 2015.
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02396 080116 1381482 viewsChapman Siding looking north inside ore waggon 2396. The visible angle iron welded to the floor are covers for the water drain holes.
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200914 7810482 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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219-31481 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, C36-7M unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072, an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5461 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan, leads an empty train along the siding with ore waggons from both Gunderson USA (smooth) and Portec USA (ribbed) all ex-Phelps Dodge Copper Mine.
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222-05481 viewsAt the 105.7 km grade crossing near Gillam Siding, a loaded Yandi train's remote units 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07 / 93-140 and sister unit 5639 both Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units. This road was also the original road into Lynas Find Gold Project, back in the day. GeoData.
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151111 9563481 viewsAn empty train struggles upgrade at the 84 km post on the Tom Price line behind double General Electric Dash 9-44CW units 9403 serial 53457 wearing ROBE Pilbara Rail livery and 7087 serial 47766 wearing the original Hamersley Iron livery.
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150505 7995481 viewsFMG Solomon Line, view looking east from station location board. Geodata: -22.0222833 118.5092267 .
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232-33481 viewsYandi One balloon loop cab-less BHP Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8ML (L for LocoTrol) 5665 'Rotterdam' serial 8412-10 / 94-156 in the mid train consist about to enter the tunnel on the 18th of February 1997. This loco was built cab-less to control remote consists and here is in use as a slave, being controlled by a unit with a cab. GeoData.
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239-01481 viewsView inside the diesel power station located at Yandi One of a freshly overhauled Caterpillar 3516 engine and Kato alternator. Genset no. 1. Shows the air operated skate system to manoeuvre the unit into position. GeoData.
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CHQY 734 040805 095638481 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA CHQY type ballast waggon CHQY 734.
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0019 Comeng NSW 110411 09990481 viewsNelson Point, fuel tank waggon 0019 82 kL capacity, built by Comeng for BP as RTC 1, first of two such tanks, used on Mt Newman line, unsure when converted to 0019.
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0044 CNR - QRRS China 160128 00331481 viewsMooka Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0044, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Don't drive distracted'.
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6995 001 Welshpool 19880819481 viewsWelshpool, Goninan workshops, under construction Mt Newman Mining's GE model CM39-8 loco 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079, 19th August 1988 image.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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170915 0718481 viewsAt the 18.2 km as part of the empty Roy Hill fuel train, TA type diesel fuel tank waggon TA 1011 built by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co China with a capacity of 96000 litres. 15th September 2017. View map here.
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