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070608 0114421 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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060527 4096420 viewsScotia, AQCY 30348 container waggon, originally built by Tomlinson Steel WA as WFX type in 1970 from a batch of one hundred and sixty one waggons, to narrow gauge as QWF type in 1970, back to SG in 1972 as WFX, recoded in 1979 to WQCX type. With two COR type nickel residue containers with modified tops, COR 5818 and another.
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060530 4913420 viewsParkeston, AHBY 0055 one of sixty five AHBY class ballast hoppers built by EDI Rail at their Port Augusta Workshops for ARG in 2001-02 for the Darwin line, also the FMG construction in 2008, here in limestone quarry products service.
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060530 4934420 viewsParkeston, AHQY 31435 seen here in Loongana Limestone service, originally built by Goninan WA for Western Quarries as a batch of twenty coded WHA type in 1995. Purchased by Westrail in 1998.
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100609 10012420 viewsMidland, AQWY 30412 container waggon originally one of one hundred and sixty one built by Tomlinson Steel in 1970 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1989, to WQA in 1995 and WQTY in c1996. Loaded with two 20' containers for Mediterranean Shipping MEDU 196173 type 22G1 and Triton TRIU 155955 a type 2210.
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060531 5076419 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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110710 7430 PD419 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQAY 2273, this orphan waggon started life as a Comeng Vic built GOX type open waggon for Commonwealth Railways in 1970, then coded AOOX. Under AWR ownership is was reduced to this 3 TEU unit container skeletal waggon. Peter Donaghy image.
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060530 4944418 viewsParkeston, AFBF 33121 kibble flat waggon, built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1969 in a batch of fifty eight WGX type open waggons without end doors, in 1975 to WGN for nickel traffic, back to WGX in 1976, to WOAX, then in 1987 to WOSF for steel traffic, then further cut down to for kibble traffic as seen here.
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060531 4986418 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQNY 32176 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S43 and S103 with original door and sliding tarpaulins.
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070608 0088418 viewsMidland, APKY 30641, type leader of two built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1970 as WK type pneumatic discharge bulk cement waggon, seen here in Cockburn Cement traffic.
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070608 0113418 viewsMidland, ATJY 531 fuel tank waggon built by Comeng NSW in 1971 for AMPOL, the same as a sister tank built at the same time for Caltex both as WJJ type two compartment two dome. Seen here in service with Caltex. 91,000 litres now single compartment.
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070608 0120418 viewsMidland, AZVY type departmental wheel set carrier waggon AZVY 2829, built by Transfield WA 1976 for Commonwealth Railways as one of two hundred GOX type open waggons. Recoded to AOOX, then in 1992 modified to AZVY.
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060527 4109417 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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070527 9223417 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, OPC 397, originally built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1963 as an 8300 class brake van numbered 8349 on broad gauge, recoded in 1982 to AVAY 50, to standard gauge in Feb 1983 as AVAY 397, converted to AZXP accident van in Feb 1986 and then in Feb 1993 recoded to OPC.
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070529 9404417 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPY 602, fuel tanker, built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1976 as WJP class for BP Oil, capacity of 80500 litres.
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070608 0091417 viewsMidland, APNY 31160, one of twelve built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.
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100603 8855417 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, WGL 636 originally one of ten units built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1976 as WFN type bogie flat waggon for Western Mining Corporation for nickel matte kibble traffic as WFN 608 and converted to WGL for bagged nickel matte in 1979.
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060603 5248416 viewsMidland, AQCY 30211 container flat waggon, built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as a batch of forty five WFX type container flats. Recoded to WQCX in 1980 loaded with two 20' roll top containers Westrail COR type COR 5818 and COR 5154.
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070531 9715416 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, APKY 30641, leader of two waggons built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1970 as WK type pneumatic discharge bulk cement waggon.
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100608 9728416 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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