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160609 0396498 viewsWoodbridge, 5PM5 intermodal train, RLSY 18710 louvre van, built by Comeng NSW in 1975-76 as KLY type, recoded over the years to NLKY, NLWY and RLUY, now wearing Sadleirs green.
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160522 2233498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0113 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA with Independent Brake signage.
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160522 2241498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ABSY type ABSY 2454 covered van, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1971 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX to SCT as ABFY before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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160523 2891498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0034 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160523 2914498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PQIY type PQIY 0016 one of forty 80' container waggons built by Gemco WA, loaded with a 40' RFRA type reefer SCTR 131 and an open top half height container WH 24.
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160524 3711498 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0093 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA.
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160525 4560498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), originally built by Victorian Railways Ballarat North Workshops in March 1980 as one of seventy five VQCX type container flat waggons built, now in private ownership and reclassed PQCY type, PQCY 959 is now fitted with bulkheads and loaded with a truck flat deck with a collection of items.
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160525 4610498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PBHY type covered van PBHY 0019 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 without the Greater Freighter signage but with Big W We Sell For Less logo.
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160526 5355498 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, with no lettering visible of this side, ARFY type ARFY 2233 refrigerated van with a Ballarat built Maxi-CUBE fibreglass body that has been fitted to a Comeng Victoria 1971 built RO type flat waggon that was in service with Commonwealth Railways and recoded though ROX - AQOX - AQOY - RQOY codes before conversion.
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0020 Comeng 040627 080053498 viewsNelson Point, fuel tank waggon 0020 82 kL capacity, built by Comeng NSW for BP as RTD 2, last of two such tanks, used on Mt Newman line, unsure when converted to 0020.
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0665 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 050319 0137498 viewsNelson Point, view of the Steel Train set sitting out in the South Yard, cut down Magor USA built former Oroville Dam 91 ton ore waggon, now used as the crib waggon on the rear of the Steel Train.
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030415 150437498 viewsFerguson, located at the 469 km on the Trans Australian Railway, looking west along the 1800 metre long crossing loop, siding point work on timber sleepers for west end of goods siding with the remains of another set of points. GeoData location.
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040407 072053498 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, looking south west, relay room with RFID readers on the post, also the site of the in-motion weighbridge. This was the single track section between both sets of switches for the Goldsworthy line to join and cross the Newman line. 7th April 2004.
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1760 Comeng 040412 143532498 viewsNelson Point, Comeng WA built ore waggon 1760 one of 288 waggons built in 1974. 12th April 2004.
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190107 0431498 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00211 built by CSR Yangtze Co China in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190107 0432498 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00212 built by CSR Yangtze Co China in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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151206 9655498 viewsBoodarie, parked up in a parking bay just out of town on a Sunday awaiting delivery on the following day, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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250-25498 viewsCape Lambert South Yard and Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard dragging a loaded rake down to the car dumper. 22nd October 2000.
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130710 1023498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, 80' jumbo container waggon PQDY 6 was originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in August 1975 as one of twenty five FCF type 'Jumbo' container waggons, recoded to FCW in 04/1977, recoded to VQDW in 01/1980 then to National Rail in April 1994 as RQDW, then RQDY. Ended up with Freight Australia, and now as PQDY 6 with SCT. Carrying two 20' containers, a Cronos 2EG1 type CRXU 076834, a 22G1 type BSIU 237290 and a 40' SCF 45G1 type container SCF 996860.
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119-11497 viewsNorth Geelong C Box, V/Line broad gauge G classes G 540 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1273 and sister depart with down empty grain train 9125, looking across Separation Street, semaphore signal post 16 is pulled off for move, grade crossing, 2nd person climbing aboard with staff.
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