Pilbara Railways Image Collection

The entire photo collection of images scanned from negatives and slides and digital images.


Home Login
Album list Last uploads Last comments Most viewed Top rated My Favourites Search
Home > Western Australian Negative and Digital Albums > Standard_Gauge_Waggons

Most viewed - Standard_Gauge_Waggons
060527_4131.jpg
060527 4131127 viewsScotia, AQCY 31014, one of eighteen WFA type container waggons built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1981, recoded in 1989 to WQCY, then RHQY in 1994 and back to WQCY in 1996. View of number board and bogie in nickel ore kibble service.
060528_4653.jpg
060528 4653127 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AFBF 33069 loaded with nickel kibbles as the examiner tends to the bogie brakes, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops as WGX type in 1967, re-coded to WGS for superphosphate traffic in 1970, in 1979 to WOAX, then in 1987 converted to WOSF for steel traffic.
070608_0081.jpg
070608 0081127 viewsMidland, string of AQHY with CSA sulphuric acid tanks, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
060527_4130.jpg
060527 4130126 viewsScotia, AQCY 30219 flat waggon, one of forty five waggons built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WFX type, recoded in 1979 to WQCX. Here carrying six loaded nickel ore kibbles.
070608_0102.jpg
070608 0102126 viewsMidland, AZDY 30757, one of about fourteen WBAX vans converted to AZDY type sodium cyanide container waggon, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops as one of seventy five WV/X type covered vans in 1967-68, converted late 1988/9 to WQDF.
060528_4439.jpg
060528 4439125 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AFBF 33178 in kibble service, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1970 as WGX type open waggon, re-coded for gypsum traffic in 1980 at WGG type, then in 1987 converted to steel carrying traffic as WOSF type.
070527_9172.jpg
070527 9172125 viewsParkeston, WFCS 30303 originally built as an WFX type flat waggon by Tomlinson Steel in a batch of one hundred and sixty one in 1969-70. Recoded to WOCX in 1980, in 1993 to WFCS. Fitted with bulkheads in Loongana Limestone traffic.
070609_0195.jpg
070609 0195124 viewsMidland, ATKY 541 fuel tank waggon originally built for H C Sleigh (Golden Fleece) in 1975 by Tulloch Ltd NSW as WJK type. Capacity now of 73000 litres in service with Caltex.
060528_4443.jpg
060528 4443123 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, OPC 385, originally built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1968 as an 8300 class brake van numbered 8372 on broad gauge, to standard gauge and recoded in Sept 1982 to AVAY 385, converted to AZXP accident van in c1986 and then in April 1993 recoded to OPC.
060528_4518.jpg
060528 4518123 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, RQFY 14 loaded with two Orica ORA tanktainers and riding on NSW type bogies, built by Victorian Railways Bendigo workshops in April 1978 in a batch of forty QMX type skeletal container waggons, in July 1980 re-coded to VQFX, in October 1994 re-coded to RQFX and 2CM bogies fitted.
060602_5164.jpg
060602 5164123 viewsMidland, AQNY 32169 and 32172 are two of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, on an empty up Malcolm freighter with empty sulphur bins.
070609_0191.jpg
070609 0191123 viewsMidland, ATEY 4728 ex NSW NTAF type tank waggon for AMPOL, recoded to WTEF when arrived in WA in 1995, then WTEY, in BP Oil service.
060117_2715.jpg
060117 2715122 viewsBardoc, AQNY type container waggons, four of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with 20' containers, tank tainers and a sulphur skip, train 2029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
060117_2716.jpg
060117 2716122 viewsBardoc, AQNY 32197, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with two Degussa 20' tank tainers DWAU 137030 and a similar unit, train 2029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
060527_4102.jpg
060527 4102122 viewsScotia, AQNY 32176, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S199A with original style door and modified top with tarpaulin lashed to sides, and S106L with original door and slide top tarpaulin on train 6029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
060531_5074.jpg
060531 5074122 viewsParkeston, OPC 381, originally built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1964 as an 8300 type brake van numbered 8365 on broad gauge, to standard gauge and recoded in Sept 1982 to AVAY 381, converted for LCL traffic Peterborough and Broken Hill in June 1987 as ABLP and then in April 1992 modified and recoded to OPC stores van.
060603_5275.jpg
060603 5275122 viewsMidland, ABAY 30911 covered goods waggon originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA as part of a third batch of one hundred and thirty five WVX type covered vans, recoded to WBAX in 1979 then to WBNX in 1985 and 1995 to RBPX.
070609_0187.jpg
070609 0187122 viewsMidland, AZDY 30714, one of about fourteen WBAX vans converted to AZDY type sodium cyanide container waggon, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops as one of seventy five WV/X type covered vans in 1967-68, converted late 1988/9 to WQDF.
060527_4097.jpg
060527 4097121 viewsScotia, AQCY 30214 container waggon, originally one of forty five built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1980. Carrying two COR type nickel residue containers with modified tops, COR 5885 and another.
070527_9220.jpg
070527 9220121 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, WOAX 33078 open waggon originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops in a batch of one hundred WG type open waggons in 1966-67, recoded to WGX in 1969, in 1970 converted to WGS type for superphosphate traffic, in 1980 recoded to WOAX.
522 files on 27 page(s) 3

Set Back to Pilbara Yard / Photo Gallery / Blog / Departure Yard / BHP Road / Fortescue Metals Road / Rio Tinto Road / Roy Hill Road / Comalco Siding
Your IP address is: Website and all images are © 1997-2024 www.pilbararailways.com.au Contact Us
Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional