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060715 6948427 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 03, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Atlas Copco XAS 97's. These are built on former ore waggons that have been cut down. Seen here just outside of 7 Mile. 15th July 2006.
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22926427 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo model M636 units 5473 serial G6047-5 and 5477 serial G6047-9 are undergoing rebuilding into a GE CM40-8M unit, 5473 would emerge rebuilt as 5649 in July 1993, while 5477 would emerge rebuilt in June 1993 as 5648. November 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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240-36427 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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242-27427 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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200914 7814427 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, cab side views of former Goldsworthy Mining locomotive 1 an English Electric ST95B model built in Qld and former Mt Newman Mining / BHP Iron Ore locomotive 5502 an ALCo M636 model built by Comeng NSW. 14th September 2020.
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110620 2020r427 viewsWalla Siding, empty BHP ore waggon 7000, a Goninan WA build of the Golynx design from April 2008. 20th of June 2011.
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222-03426 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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225-19426 viewsAt the 24.1 km grade crossing on the BHP Newman line, the afternoon departure for Yandi mine heads south behind the standard double General Electric AC6000 units with GE Erie built 6074 serial 51066 leading sister unit 6075 with another AC6000 unit mid-train. This was before the units were named. GeoData.
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228-00426 viewsNoranda, Perth, a Sigma sedan after running up the arse of my HJ75 Landcruiser. Only damage to the ute was a numberplate!
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228-09426 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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151111 9528426 viewsA loaded train behind General Electric ES44DCi units 8113 serial 59105 in the original silver livery and 8145 serial 58726 in the tiger strip Rio livery and Dash 9-44CW 9433 serial 54766 in ROBE Pilbara Iron livery runs along on the West Mainline bound for Cape Lambert viewed from Table Hill.
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232-16426 viewsYandi One backtrack, following a cyclone shutdown of the mainline and severe flooding around Yandi a 'mixed' freight train was operated to Yandi to deliver food, mail and diesel fuel to the mine and camp. Here BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M unit 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128 idles away in the backtrack awaiting its path back to Port Hedland with flat waggon 6703, four fuel tank waggons and a broken ore waggon. February 1997. GeoData.
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051001 5640426 viewsFlash Butt yard, side view of ballast plough converted from Magor USA built Oroville ore waggon 538, still visible is the ODCX 82160 number from original service building the Oroville Dam.
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050412 0781426 viewsHesta Siding south, builders plate of BHP's EX 01 high rail excavator, built in France by Geismar as a KGT 4RS model with serial 4559. 12th April 2005.
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170728 09895426 viewsWestern Creek, the disabled Mesa A train gets underway with relief power from General Electric built ES44DCi unit 8137 serial 59140 and Dash 9-44CW unit 7082 as the operate the train with the two ES44ACi units isolated. An empty train can be seen climbing the grade up through Emu. 28th July 2017. GeoData.
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23732426 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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150619 9096426 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno owned and operated rail grinder RG2 for BHP, rail grinding module, from the left blower fans and filter housing, 5000 litre water tank, 2500 litre water tank, electrical cabinet, grinding hoods each side of bogie.
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200914 7760426 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, 5450 a USA built EMD model F7A serial 8970 and frame 3006-A9, built Jan-1950 for Western Pacific Railroad as 917-A, imported for the Mt Newman Mining Co. to construct their Port Hedland to Newman railway in December 1967. Donated to the Society in 1978. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7817426 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, axle box with WAGRYS and the year 1925 on a four wheel waggon. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7820426 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, three four wheel waggons from the Point Samson PWD. All the PWD stock was of 3' 6" gauge. 14th September 2020.
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