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060527 4133381 viewsScotia, AFAF 30456 flat waggon, originally built by Tomlinson Steel WA as WFX type in 1970 from a batch of one hundred and sixty one waggons, recoded to WQCX type in 1980. Seen here carrying six loaded nickel ore kibbles.
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060528 4440381 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AZYF 933 is a CCE compressor waggon, originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB class in 1952-55 for Commonwealth Railways, converted to RGB type waggon, then re-coded to AOEF, then AOEY then finally AZYF.
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060530 4946381 viewsParkeston, WFB 33213 kibble flat waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1973 in a final batch of twenty five WGX type open waggons without end doors, in c1975 recoded to WOAX, in 1981 to WGG for gypsum traffic, then in 1987 to WOSF for steel traffic, then further cut down to for kibble traffic as seen here.
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060603 5244381 viewsMidland, WQDY 30713 one of about sixteen WBAX vans converted for sodium cyanide container traffic, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops as one of seventy five WV/X type covered vans in 1967-68, converted 1989 to WQDF, then WQDY, with two AGR empty sodium cyanide tanktainers SD 656 and SD 663.
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070530 9512381 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 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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070608 0091381 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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100608 9718381 viewsMidland, AQNY 32154, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S114B and S13X, both with replacement doors and blue roll top tarpaulins, on train 2430 empty Malcolm freighter.
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060527 4110380 viewsScotia, AQNY 32179, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S38A and S73K with original doors and modified top tarpaulins, S38A also stencilled 'OPEN BY HAND', train 6029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
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060528 4444380 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ECA 98 a former Commonwealth Railways ARF type first class air conditioned sleeper with rounded observation end built by Wegmann and delivered in 1956, converted to BB type with observation end removed in August 1972, converted to crew car in 1991.
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060531 5074380 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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070527 9221380 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ALHX 34 louvre van waggon originally built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1973-74 as a batch of thirty five SLX type louvre vans, recoded to ALHX.
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070529 9329380 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, WGLA 30027 originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1965 as WF type bogie flat waggon, to WFW in 1974, then converted to bagged nickel matte traffic WGLA type in 1984 and WGL 632 originally one of three units built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1976-7 as WGL type bogie flat waggon for Western Mining Corporation for bagged nickel matte traffic.
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100603 8859380 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, WGL 633 originally one of three units built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1976-77 as WGL type bogie flat waggon for Western Mining Corporation for bagged nickel matte traffic.
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100609 09958380 viewsMidland, APNY 31157 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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060530 4944379 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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060603 5245379 viewsMidland, WQDY 30728 one of about sixteen WBAX vans converted for sodium cyanide container traffic, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops as one of seventy five WV/X type covered vans in 1967-68, converted 1988 to WQDF, then WQDY, with two AGR empty sodium cyanide tanktainers SD 643 and SD 639.
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070609 0193379 viewsMidland, ATAY 14586 fuel tank waggon, one of a batch of eight built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1976 as JPA type tank waggon for furnace oil, converted to standard gauge and recoded WJPA in 1985, 82,000 litre capacity.
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100603 8854379 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOXY 33067, converted to carry nickel matte bulk bags, in WGL traffic. Built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1969 as part of a batch of one hundred WG type open waggons, reclassed as a group in 1969 to WGX, to WGS for superphosphate traffic then in 1980, in 1988 to WODX, then AOAY type.
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110710 7422 PD379 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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070608 0113378 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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