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200914 7774401 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, former ALCo built demonstrator locomotive model C-415 serial 3449-1 built April 1966, currently carrying number 1000, it was originally numbered 008 when Hamersley Iron purchased the unit in 1968. It was retired from service on the 24th February 1982. It then spent some time carrying number 2000 while building the Marandoo railway line from Sept 1991. 14th September 2020.
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249-29401 viewsA loaded Hamersley Iron train runs across the plains north of Dugite Siding near the 70 km as it nears the destination of its cargo behind the standard pair of GE built Dash 9-44CW locomotives 7084 serial 47763 and 7079 serial 47758 both in the original Pepsi Can livery. Approximate location. 18th December 1999.
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267-09401 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure with second unit the last GE rebuild CM40-8MEFI 5669 'Beilun' serial number 8412-02 / 95-160 with General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 on the point with two CM40-8M mid-train units and 208 waggons powers along the Newman mainline. 1247 hrs 12th of April 2002.
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267-12401 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure mid-train unit Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5651 'Tobata' serial number 8412-08 / 93-142 104 waggons from the lead passes the Goldsworthy Junction relay room as Pope reads the newspaper. 1247 hrs Friday 12th of April 2002.
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267-22401 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE rebuild unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 turns on the power as it passes Goldsworthy Junction relay room and continues along the Newman Mainline with the Sundowner and sister unit 5653. The realigned former Goldsworthy line to the Yarrie and Nimingarra mines can be seen curving away to the left in front of 5634. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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268-12401 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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218-27400 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from Parker Point yard in Dampier. Bank engine units General Electric Dash 9-44CW models 7090 serial 47769 and 7089 idle away waiting their next loaded train to push out.
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224-13400 viewsBing siding, the extent of the General Electric AC6000 radiators is evident in this back to back image of a pair of units.
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227-27400 views30 km area, mid-train remote units 5659 and 5641 both Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuilds. GeoData.
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230-12400 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel exit side portal, Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M model 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 creeps out of the tunnel as its train is loaded at 1.2 km/h. The livery is the marigold version of the BHP Australia logo. The pipe is for the dust extraction system. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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230-25400 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, view of the stockpile area and pedestal stacker, train being loaded at 1.2 km/h behind two Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuilds from different ALCo builders. 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 is from Comeng ALCo M636 unit 5493 while 5637 'De Grey' serial 8181-01/92-123 is from an AE Goodwin ALCo C636 unit 5456. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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230-36400 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, Comeng built ore car 1309 one of 226 cars ordered in 1973, note the ladder. Loaded with Yandi Fines ore. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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231-12400 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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040814 092238400 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA ballast waggon CHQY type 740 just being delivered to BHP Iron Ore as part of the Rail PACE project.
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040815 171246400 viewsNelson Point, side view of fuel tank waggon 0020, 82 kilolitre capacity built by Comeng NSW for BP as RTC 2, used by Mt Newman Mining, unsure when converted to 0020.
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050518 2081400 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 745.
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050518 2094400 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 758.
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050518 2179400 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 520, the last of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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050704 3973400 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0017 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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050704 3979400 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0015 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, wearing the BHP Billiton Earth livery.
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