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246-13574 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons. 9414 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8206-11 / 91-124 from November 1991 and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo built new for Robe in December 1971 and numbered 262.005, later numbered 1714. 22nd May 2002.
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224-07573 viewsBing siding, 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie awaits the road to depart south. GeoData.
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224-16573 viewsBing siding, 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie awaits the road to depart south. GeoData.
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229-12573 viewsYandi Two at the 311.5 km, empty BHP train mid-train Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5657 'Fukuyama' serial 8412-02 / 94-148 trailing remote unit, cab side. GeoData.
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234-01573 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. As this series of rebuilds has no marker lights not the red lantern attached to the hand rail. Circa 1998.
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Sundowner EG Budd USA 050624 3349573 viewsGoldsworthy, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port.
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170729 0065573 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. July 29, 2017. GeoData.
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6981 001573 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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200914 7772573 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, ALCo built locomotive model S-2 serial 69214 built in 1940 for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle as their #21 and retired in 1964 before coming to Australia in September 1965, numbered 007 and called 'Mabel'. Retired in December 1972 and donated to the Society in 1976. 14th September 2020.
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247-08573 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River locomotive 9414 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8206-11 / 91-124 from November 1991 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo built new for Robe in December 1971 and numbered 262.005, later numbered 1714. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. Approximate location of the locos is here. 22nd May 2002.
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251-32573 viewsNelson Point, the final ALCo on the BHP roster, 5499 sits stored pending its future. Built by Comeng NSW in November 1975 as an ALCo M636 with serial number C6096-04. The unit was intended to be donated to Thursday Island, but this didn't eventuate due to logistical reasons. It is now at the Rail Heritage WA museum in Bassendean. 22nd April 2000.
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RTS002 210510 1118573 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTS type straddle crane carrying rail waggon RTS 002 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. May 10, 2021. Location.
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220-06572 viewsRubin Junction looking east from the western end, the line off to the left is the line to Nimingarra Mine with the straight continuing onto Yarrie.
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150523 8220572 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton diesel fuel tank waggon 0043 with safety slogan 'ASAP - As safe as possible', total capacity of 117 m3 for a nominal capacity of 113 m3 built in China by CNR - QRRS.
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239-11572 viewsOverview of Yandi One looking towards the stockpile along CV11 towards CV20 and the radial stacker and CV21 the boom conveyor and full stockpile indicating the impending arrival of a train. The steel laydown is visible on the right. GeoData.
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0202 USA 040419 102145572 viewsAbydos back track, riveted flat waggon 202 with three water tanks fitted, view of non-handbrake end, originally part of the 'camp train', modified by Mt Newman Mining railway workshops.
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0010 Comeng NSW 050724 4310572 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0010 from 1972, one of three such tank waggons.
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050421 1142572 viewsGillam Siding backtrack, BHP's ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia SSP 110SW model serial 401, 94.9 km marking on the rail. 21st April 2005.
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IC20 070908 0594572 viewsRobe River compressor waggon sets IC 20 with air receiver and IC 21 with two Ingersoll Rand air compressors and IC 22 with receiver and IC 23 with compressors. These waggons are ballasted to 100 tonnes each and are modified ore waggons and used on the pooled fleet rakes that come from HIY [Yandicoogina] and West Angelas mines. Cape Lambert yard, August 8 2007.
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23734572 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 unit, 5481 serial G6061-2 awaiting rebuilding into CM40-8M 5650 in July 1993, view of ALCo 251 prime mover and alternator. January 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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