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283-34553 viewsNear Woodbrook as quad Robe River CM40-8M units 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9525 work a loaded 202 waggons bound for Cape Lambert as they pass through the cutting at the 37.5 km pipe bridge. 9420 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8109-03 / 91-119 from March 1991 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an ALCo Schenectady built C630 serial 3486-4 and built new for Chesapeake & Ohio (USA) as their 2103. It is one of four C630 ALCo units purchased in 1974 and delivered to Robe in January 1975. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. 22nd May 2002.
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150523 8223552 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton diesel fuel tank waggon 0037 with safety slogan 'Safety is a core value', total capacity of 117 m3 for a nominal capacity of 113 m3 built in China by CNR - QRRS.
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6705 Comeng 041225 070523552 viewsNelson Point, Ore Car Repair Shop roads, flat waggon no. 5, later renumbered 6705. Originally in service with Goldsworthy Mining as a BC or BCV box van, built by Comeng WA in 1966.
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CHQY 730 050518 2071552 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 730.
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050625 3663552 viewsMooka North, BHP's new Tamper 3 track machine a Plasser Australia 09-3X model serial M480. 25th June 2005.
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170730 0589552 viewsIndee, at the 55 km on the BHP line a loaded train from Yandi is heading north behind mid-train unit Electro-Motive London Ontario built SD70ACe/LC unit 4338 'Pepper' with 4481. 30th July 2017. GeoData.
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080621 2800552 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 34 a Plasser Australia unit model 305 serial M490. 21st June 2008.
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200914 7793552 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, bearing journal box of the former NSWGR four wheel underframe. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7818552 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, wooden decked steel frame bogie waggon from the Point Samson PWD, the lever on the right bogie is the hand or foot brake. 14th September 2020.
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247-20552 viewsCape Lambert yard view with Robe River Comeng WA ALCo Schenectady NY model rebuild C636R unit 9426 dragging a loaded 101 waggon rake from the South Yard across Bells Crossing while a brace of four Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuilds wait at the fuel point for a departure with an empty train. Approximate location of photo is here. 22nd May 2002.
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250-11552 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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9026 Comeng 030712 143315552 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9026 with drop belly floor, originally built by Comeng in Mittagong NSW as a part of seven prototype ore waggons made from low carbon 301 stainless steel with an higher volume and aerodynamic flat sides and were bogieless with four independent radial wheel sets. Of the seven waggon, the first four had a flat floor and final three had a drop belly floor. The radial wheel sets were later replaced with conventional bogies. July 12, 2003.
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221-17551 viewsHardie Siding, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild unit CM40-8MEFI 5669 the last Dash 8 rebuilt for BHP and one of four fitted with an EFI prime mover, serial 95-160/8412-02, passes the Hardie Station 71 location cases and continues on the mainline bound for loading at Yarrie.
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228-04551 viewsYandi One, a loaded train coming off the balloon loop, this area is near the new MAC Junction. Stockpile and radio repeater in the background.
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150523 8247551 viewsNelson Point Yard, loaded ore waggon 0967, a CNR built QRRS style waggon built in 2012 out of T4003 stainless steel which does away with the need to paint the waggon interiors to prevent wear. The white circle around the corner from the number indicates the rotary coupler end, the number for this waggon also indicates it is filling a gap in the original waggon numbers. Capacity 138.4 T, Tare 21.6 T and Volume 62 m3.
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150523 8248551 viewsNelson Point Yard, loaded ore waggon 8428, a Golynx style waggon built by Goninan in 05-2005 serial no. 950141-008 and asset number of 2002738 out of 5Cr12Ti stainless steel which does away with the need to paint the waggon interiors to prevent wear. This waggon was originally a bottom discharge hopper for use on the Goldsworthy Line prior to the unloader at Finucane Island being replaced with a rotary cell dumper.
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160128 00584551 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M unit 5661 is now match for the 40 tonne Cat excavator model 330DL as the shears tear the cab to pieces.
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231-37551 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5638 'Mallina' serial 8281-02 / 92-127 a Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit is the lead remote mid-train unit as it loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5656, not the difference in the fuel tanks, 38 is rebuilt from an AE Goodwin NSW built C636 ALCo while 56 is rebuilt from a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo. GeoData.
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239-03551 viewsOverview of Yandi One mine from the end of the radial stacker boom looking south. GeoData.
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239-16551 viewsView of Yandi One OHP looking from the secondary crusher west back to the primary crusher system with CV3 and the reclaim tunnel and the pedestal mount for CV2 evident. The mine, trucks and waste dump can be seen in the background. GeoData.
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