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241-08423 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5506 serial 4839-01 / 87-071 is in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. Drivers cab side view. 5506 was rebuilt from NSW AE Goodwin built C636 ALCo number 5455 serial G6012-04 and was delivered in Mt Newman orange livery and originally named 'Mt Whaleback', after repainting into BHP blue was named 'Ethel Creek', then finally 'Mt Goldsworthy'. June 2002.
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180616 1772423 viewsAt the 81 km on the Tom Price West mainline, Rio Tinto loco 7056 with serial 55881 a GE Erie built GE model Dash 9-44CW from the 8th order in HI Pilbara Iron livery with heavy rust on the visor and the AutoHaul™ light has actually dislodged from the cab roof, this unit was from the eighth order of Dash 9-44CW units built at GE Erie in April 2005. 16th June 2018.
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200914 7816423 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, four wheel waggon showing chopper coupler and chains of the this un braked rollingstock. 14th September 2020.
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247-17423 viewsCape Lambert overview of the fuel point, with a brace of four CM40-8M rebuilds finishing up refuelling before departing with another empty train. The workshops are to the left of the picture. Where I'm standing to take the picture is now all stockpile. Approximate location of photo is here. 22nd May 2002.
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247-37423 viewsNear Cooya Pooya at the 37.5 km on the Robe River Cape Lambert line an empty train passes under the town water supply pipeline and pass through Lockyer Gap behind the standard Robe power of quad CM40-8M or Dash 8 locomotives led by 9425 with 9410, 9420 and last unit 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. Location is here.22nd May 2002.
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252-03423 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, General Electric built 9-44CW unit 7088 with serial number 47767 from the original 1994 build idles away on the eastern end of the ballast train as it is loaded and slowly progresses into the back track siding Ballast plough BP 02 is behind the locomotive. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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219-33422 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, a loaded train powers along the mainline behind BHP C36-7M unit 5513 'Kalgan' serial 4839-02 / 88-078, an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5453 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan.
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224-29422 viewsBing siding, the afternoon empty to Yandi was a staple of the AC6000 units when delivered, operating the train as a pair, 112 waggons, AC6000 and 112 waggons. 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie departs the loop south with sister unit 6073. GeoData.
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225-29422 viewsBing siding backtrack, Tomlinson WA built GML ore waggon 8104 loaded with ballast, side view. GeoData.
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228-14422 viewsYandi Two mobile machine fuel point. A Caterpillar 16G road motor grader is receiving attention.
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229-13422 viewsYandi Two balloon switch, empty BHP train heading for the loadout with mid-train remote unit Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5660 'Kure' serial 8412-05 / 94-151. GeoData.
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151111 9539422 viewsAn empty train led by General Electric ES44DCi units 8162 serial 60226 and 8167 serial 60231 both in the Rio Tinto tiger strip livery leading Dash 9-44CW 7093 serial 47772, the last of the original build of Dash 9 units crossing Lake Poongkaliyarra.
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151111 9538422 viewsAn empty train led by General Electric ES44DCi units 8162 serial 60226 and 8167 serial 60231 both in the Rio Tinto tiger strip livery leading Dash 9-44CW 7093 serial 47772, the last of the original build of Dash 9 units crossing Lake Poongkaliyarra.
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239-16422 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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040805 095703422 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA CHQY type ballast waggon CHQY 741.
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050525 2990422 viewsMooka Siding, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #22, 6213, built by Comeng WA in February 1977 under order number 07-M-282 RY.
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050409 0385422 viewsShell Swagman Roadhouse, Lampson Mack Titan prime mover and eighty wheel float ready to deliver BHP's new mainline tamper a Plasser Australia 09-3X model with serial M480. 9th April 2005.
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150729 9457422 viewsBing Siding, loaded CNR-QRRS of China built 60 m3 capacity ballast waggon 0235, loaded with ballast.
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170729 0303422 viewsMaitland Siding on the former Robe River line an empty Mesa A bound train behind the standard Rio Tinto motive power for this line, double General Electric built ES44ACi units, 9117 serial 63830 and sister unit 9115 pull out of the passing siding and onto the mainline. 29th July 2017. GeoData.
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24902422 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 5504 serial C6104-2 sits out the back in a partially stripped state with fellow unit 5503. Both of these units was subsequently scrapped. July 1995.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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