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249-22192 viewsFortescue River Bridge on the Robe River line at the 115.8 km in flood looking upstream following Cyclone John on 18th December 1999. Approximate location.
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250-33192 viewsCape Lambert South Yard and 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. 22nd October 2000.
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250-35192 viewsCape Lambert South Yard and 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. 22nd October 2000.
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5643 roster rhs 040627 140916192 viewsNelson Point, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan CM40-8M ALCo to GE rebuilt locomotive 5643 'Mt Whaleback' with serial number 8281-08 / 92-132 stands near Car Dumper Two. Rebuilt from AE Goodwin built ALCo M636C locomotive 5470 in 1992. 27th of June 2004.
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218-29191 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from Parker Point yard in Dampier, view looking at rear of empty train being loaded with fuel tanks and loco fuel point in middle of frame and mine stockpiles in the background.
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220-24191 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, a loaded train from Yarrie mine lead by BHP Dash 7 unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072 was rebuilt by Goninan WA from an ALCo C636 unit 5461 into GE model C36-7M in 1987.
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221-18191 viewsHardie Siding, as the train continues, Gunderson USA smooth sided cars and Portec USA ribbed sided cars make up the front portion of the train.
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225-08191 viewsBing siding, General Electric AC6000 model unit 6073 serial 51065 built at GE Erie is the mid-train remote for the afternoon empty Yandi mine train as it heads south. This was before the units were named. GeoData.
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226-07191 viewsRedmont, at the 202 km, a loaded Yandi train descends the .76 percent grade with the standard of the time Double Dash 8 combination with Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5653 'Chiba' serial 8412-10/93-144 leading sister unit 5643 down the grade. GeoData.
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228-09191 viewsYandi Two mobile machine parking bay, a new water cart for Henry Walker, operator of the BHP owned mine, WC201 is based on a Caterpillar 777B truck chassis.
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239-13191 viewsOverview of the Yandi One sizing plant looking north from above the middling crushers along CV4 (middle belt) to the screen house which houses six Jaques 'banana screens'. The feed bin and associated feed conveyors, travelling left and right can be clearly seen. The 'new side' is on the left and the 'old side' on the right. The feed along CV10 to the stockpile is obscured by the 'old side' structure and Sub-Station 3 can just be made out. GeoData.
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239-30191 viewsYandi Two, conveyor belt CV202 failure to the belt on the primary crushing circuit. Shows belt rolls bunched up near the gravity take-up tower. GeoData.
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040616 162224191 viewsNelson Point, 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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041225 070523191 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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040408 162741191 viewsMooka Siding north backtrack, side view of the driving cab end of BHP's mainline Tamper 1, Plasser Australia 09-32 CAT model with serial 306. 8th April 2004.
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5944 001 Welshpool 1987April191 viewsWelshpool, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining C636 ALCo unit 5453 serial G6012-2 built by AE Goodwin in 1969 is undergoing a world first as it gets rebuilt into a GE C36-7M locomotive. In this April 1987 view the process has started with the bogies and fuel tank removed. By February 1988 it would be the final C36-7M built for Mt Newman Mining as 5513. April 1987.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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5949 001191 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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240-18191 viewsWickham, left hand side number two end view of former Robe River and NSWGR MLW built ALCo RSC3 serial 77737 of October 1951, was originally 40 class 4006. Shows modified bogie to convert the A1A to a BO bogie type. 31st August 2002.
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200914 7809191 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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210510 1117191 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 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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