File:Don Rhodes Mt Newman Mining 5451, 2012.JPG
Summary
Ex-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pacific_Railroad" class="extiw" title="w:Western Pacific Railroad">Western Pacific Railroad</a>, ex-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt_Newman_railway" class="extiw" title="w:Mt Newman railway">Mt Newman Mining</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_F7" class="extiw" title="w:EMD F7">EMD F7</a> Bo-Bo diesel-electric loco no. 5451, at the Don Rhodes Mining and Transport Museum, Wilson Street, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hedland,_Western_Australia" class="extiw" title="w:Port Hedland, Western Australia">Port Hedland</a>, Western Australia.
This 1,120 kW unit was built in 1951 by General Motors - EMD at La Grange, Illinois, USA. In 1967, the WPR sold it to Mt Newman Mining, which used it in the construction of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt_Newman_railway" class="extiw" title="w:Mt Newman railway">Mt Newman railway</a> between Mt Whaleback and Port Hedland. Following the completion of the railway's construction, the locomotive was used to haul the service train until it was retired in December 1971.
(Source: the plaque adjacent to the exhibit.)
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| current | 07:14, 9 January 2017 | | 3,008 × 2,000 (2.35 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Ex-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pacific_Railroad" class="extiw" title="w:Western Pacific Railroad">Western Pacific Railroad</a>, ex-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt_Newman_railway" class="extiw" title="w:Mt Newman railway">Mt Newman Mining</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_F7" class="extiw" title="w:EMD F7">EMD F7</a> Bo-Bo diesel-electric loco no. 5451, at the Don Rhodes Mining and Transport Museum, Wilson Street, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hedland,_Western_Australia" class="extiw" title="w:Port Hedland, Western Australia">Port Hedland</a>, Western Australia. <p>This 1,120 kW unit was built in 1951 by General Motors - EMD at La Grange, Illinois, USA. In 1967, the WPR sold it to Mt Newman Mining, which used it in the construction of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt_Newman_railway" class="extiw" title="w:Mt Newman railway">Mt Newman railway</a> between Mt Whaleback and Port Hedland. Following the completion of the railway's construction, the locomotive was used to haul the service train until it was retired in December 1971. </p> <small>(Source: the plaque adjacent to the exhibit.)</small> |
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