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060527 4132406 viewsScotia, AFAF 30461 flat waggon, originally built by Tomlinson Steel WA as WFX type in 1970 as the final member of one hundred and sixty one waggons, recoded to WQCX type in 1981. Seen here carrying six loaded nickel ore kibbles.
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070527 9171405 viewsParkeston, ALGY 40 built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1968 as a batch of fifty six LX type louvre vans, recoded to ALGX. Here it was in use on Loongana Limestone traffic.
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070527 9173405 viewsParkeston, AQCY 30214 container waggon, originally one of forty five built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1980 in Loongana Limestone traffic.
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070529 9420405 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATMF 551 fuel tank waggon, one of three built by Tulloch Limited NSW as WJM type in 1971 with a capacity of 96.25 kL one compartment one dome, current capacity of 80500 litres. 551 and 552 for Shell and 553 for BP Oil.
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060528 4519404 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, RQFY 14 number board detail, 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.
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070527 9175404 viewsParkeston, AZQF 1966 heavy weight waggon, originally built by Commonwealth Railways Port Augusta Workshops in November 1966, issued as 1966, coded Q, then later to AZQF, fitted with narrow gauge rails on deck for conveyance of rollingstock between Port Augusta and Marree. View of six wheel bogie and code board.
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060527 4109403 viewsScotia, AQNY 32169, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S135D with original style door and sliding tarpaulin, and S124J with original door and modified roll top tarpaulin, train 6029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
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060528 4441403 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.
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060530 4870403 viewsParkeston, AZYF 932 is a CCE compressor waggon, originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB class in 1952-55 for Commonwealth Railways, converted to RGB class, then current code in 1989.
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060531 5076403 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.
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070609 0195403 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.
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060527 4104402 viewsScotia, AQNY 32166, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S83S and S14R both with original style doors and sliding tarpaulins, train 6029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
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070609 0185402 viewsMidland, AZDY 30726, 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.
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060117 2716401 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.
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070608 0114401 viewsMidland, WJHY 521, leader of two WJH type fuel tank waggons built by Comeng NSW in 1971 for Caltex with a 90,000 litre capacity three compartment and three domes, now a single compartment unit and still with Caltex.
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100608 9709401 viewsMidland, AQNY 32208, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S97Q with original style door and sliding tarpaulin, and S64L with replacement door and roll top tarpaulin on train 2430 empty Malcolm freighter.
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100608 9710401 viewsMidland, AQNY 32160, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S35T and S164S, both with replacement doors and roll top tarpaulins on train 2430 empty Malcolm freighter.
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100608 9728401 viewsMidland, AQNY 32172, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S95V with replacement door and roll top tarpaulin and S70G with replacement door but original sliding tarpaulin on train 2430 empty Malcolm freighter.
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060117 2712400 viewsBardoc, Q 317 leads the loaded Malcolm freighter train 2029, AQCY type container waggon with nickel residue container COR 5727. The AQCY type waggons were built by WAGR Midland Workshops as WFX class between 1969 and 1974.
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100609 09954400 viewsMidland, AQWY 31020 container waggon, one of thirty five built by Centrecon Ltd WA in 1981 as WFA type, recoded in 1987 to WQCY, then RHQY in 1994 and back to WQCY in 1996, then to AQCY.
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