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251-32331 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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220-14330 viewsJust west of the 104.6 km crossing on the Yarrie line, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuilt ALCo C636 5431 into a C36-7M unit 5507 serial number 4839-03 / 87-072 seen here leading its loaded train through the curves.
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222-03330 viewsAt the 105.7 km grade crossing near Gillam Siding, a loaded Yandi train approaches behind two General Electric AC6000 units built by GE at their Erie plant, BHP 6071 serial 51063 leads sister unit 6074, 6071 has not been named as yet. This road was also the original road into Lynas Find Gold Project, back in the day. GeoData.
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238-10330 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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239-03330 viewsOverview of Yandi One mine from the end of the radial stacker boom looking south. GeoData.
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040407 073334330 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, Barclay Mowlem's R.E.L.A.M lease ballast plough, Knox Kershaw KBR 850 model travels east along the Goldsworthy line. 7th April 2004.
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060723 7825330 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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22333330 viewsBassendean, Goninan outside workshops, CM40-8M frame being modified on shop bogies. July 20 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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22662330 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, a GE CM40-8M rebuild under way within the workshops, possibly 5635. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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23732330 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. January 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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242-11330 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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242-35330 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, a view across the nose of former Western Pacific F7A unit 923A built by EMD in June 1951 with frame number 10805, this unit was purchased by Bechtel in 1967 for use in building the Mt Newman Mining's Port Hedland to Newman railway with M636 ALCo unit 5497 in the background. May 2002.
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200914 7803330 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, bogie view of 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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247-10330 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 1135330 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTW 018 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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222-05329 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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040806 103206329 viewsFlash Butt yard, heavily modified Magor USA built ex-Oroville Dam ore waggon 661, seen here modified for LocoTrol service and testing.
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170730 0528329 viewsIndee, at the 55 km on the BHP line a loaded train from Yandi is heading north behind Progress Rail Muncie USA built SD70ACe/LCi unit 4400 serial 20118575-010 with second unit 4348. 30th July 2017. GeoData.
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5948 001 Welshpool 1987Jan329 viewsBuilders plate on Goninan rebuilt GE C36-7M unit 5506 'Mt Whaleback' serial 4839-01 / 87-071 rebuilt using Mt Newman Mining AE Goodwin ALCo C636 5455 serial G6012-4. January 1987.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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240-36329 viewsSeven Mile, a pair of re-walled Nippon Sharyo built waggons, control waggon 697 on the right with slave waggon 5870 on a loaded train bound of the Parker Point tippler. 31st August 2002.
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