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160523 3043442 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RLSY 18673 louvre van, one of one hundred fifty originally built by Comeng NSW as KLY in 1975-76, then recoded to NLKY, NLUY, RLUY.

160529 8839442 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQJY 4

160531 9861442 viewsBinduli, 3PM4 steel train, RKYY type wide steel plate tilt waggon RKYY 7101, one of twenty seven units built by AN Rail Islington Workshops in 1995-96. Returning east empty.

160601 10108442 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRZY 7019 platform 3 of 5-pack well waggon set of twenty six waggon sets built by Goninan in 1995-96 for National Rail as RQZY, later rebuilt and recoded as RRZY, double stacked with an FCL 48' box FBGU 480308[5] and Linfox 46' 6" MFR3 type reefer FCAD 9106119.

160601 10149442 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRZY 7008 platform 5 of 5-pack well waggon set, the prototype of the RQZY type, first of twenty six sets built by Goninan in 1995-96 for National Rail, later rebuilt and recoded RRZY. Scott's Refrigerated Railways 46' 6" MPR1 type reefer SRR 002 with a 48' Toll MEG1 type box TCML 48519.

160609 0445442 viewsWoodbridge, 5PM5 intermodal train, RRZY 7019 platform 1 of 5-pack well waggon set of twenty six waggon sets built by Goninan in 1995-96 for National Rail as RQZY, later rebuilt and recoded as RRZY, double stacked with two 48' boxes, FCL FBGU 480138[0] and SCF SCFU 415200[3].

051101 6457442 viewsParkeston, South Spur Rail AVDP type crew accommodation coach AVDP 277, built for the Commonwealth Railways by Comeng NSW as a brake van with sleeping accommodation as HRD type HRD 277 in 1971, modified for relay working in 1977, recoded to AVDY in 1983, then in 2002 leased for MurrayLander service before being sold to South Spur Rail and in this livery from mid 2005.

060107 1739442 viewsTent Hill, GWA ECA type crew accommodation coach ECA 133 on Pacific National train 6SP5. PN had hired the car off GWA at the time. ECA 133 was built by Comeng NSW in 1964 as a BRE type second class, air conditioned, twin berth staggered corridor steel sleeping car BRE 133. Scrapped at Dry Creek in December 2014. 7th January 2006.

060107 1863442 viewsWinninowie, SCT VPAY type crew accommodation car VPAY 1 'Federation Straight' on train 6MP9, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW in 1968 as a narrow gauge brake van with sleeping accommodation as NHRD type NHRD 78, converted to standard gauge in 1981 and coded HRD type HRD 360. Sold to WCR, then in October 2000 overhauled for crew car use and coded VPAY 1 on SCT services and owned by Freight Australia. Was later sold to Pacific National and subsequently scrapped 2016.

060604 5579442 viewsMidland, SCT VPAY type crew accommodation car VPAY 3 'Croissant' on train 1PM9, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW in 1971 as a brake van with sleeping accommodation as HRD type HRD 276. Recoded to AVDY in December 1983, then to AVDP. In October 2000 hired to Freight Australia for crew car use as code PVDP, was later sold to Pacific National and subsequently scrapped 2016.

161111 2478442 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, ATKY 515 fuel tank waggon built by Tulloch Ltd NSW in 1971 along with sister 516 for BP Oil as WJK type 93,000 litres three compartment and three domes, refurbished by Gemco WA Dec 2015, current capacity is probably 80500 litres in line with the rest of the fleet.

161111 2528442 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30090 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0092, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.

161111 2529442 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30110 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0118, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.

161116 5114442 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Shell fuel train 3442, ATQF type tank waggon ATQF 611, built by Indeng Qld 1982 for Shell as type WJQ, 79.34 kL one compartment one dome, fitted with type F InterLock couplers. Indeng name still visible at far end.

161116 5549442 viewsBinduli, empty Shell fuel train 4443, NTBF type tank waggon NTBF 6120, built by Comeng NSW in 1975 as an SCA type bitumen tanker for Shell Bitumen NSW as SCA 271.

Sundowner EG Budd USA 040616 162248442 viewsNelson Point, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port.

060429 3719442 viewsFlash Butt yard, a view along the Harsco 'Pony' track resleeping and relaying machine and sleeper carting waggons and gantry trolley.

040407 073324442 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, Barclay Mowlem's R.E.L.A.M lease ballast plough, Knox Kershaw KBR 850 model travels east along the Goldsworthy line past the dual headed GJ 9 signal. 7th April 2004

050409 0385442 viewsShell Swagman Roadhouse, Lampson Mack Titan prime mover and eighty wheel float ready to deliver BHP's new mainline tamper a Plasser Australia 09-3X model with serial M480. 9th April 2005.