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160531 9950117 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 3PM4 steel train, empty container waggon VQCY 738.

160601 10116117 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRXY 9 platform 1 of 5-pack well waggon set, one of eleven built by Bradken Qld in 2002 for Toll from a Williams-Worley design with a 20' Transamerica Leasing tanktainer T 2614 and 20' Cronos bulker TSPD 122162.

160609 0419117 viewsWoodbridge, 5PM5 intermodal train, RRXY 9

160609 0474117 viewsWoodbridge, 5PM5 intermodal train, RRZY 7049 platform 1 of 5-pack well waggon set, one of thirty two sets built by Goninan NSW in 1995-96 for National Rail as RQZY type, recoded to RRZY when repaired with a sea2rail 40' 4EG1 type box TSPD 408236 and Linfox - FCL 48' MFG1 type container FXDU 328063.

051103 6700117 viewsSpencer Junction yard, ECA 162 built by Comeng NSW in 1964 for Commonwealth Railways as a BRE type second class, air conditioned, twin berth staggered corridor steel sleeping car BRE 162. Converted to ECA type crew car in 1991. Seen here under GWA ownership on loan to Pacific National and in use on East-West freighters. Finally it was scrapped at Dry Creek in December 2014.

060107 1726117 viewsTent Hill, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation coach RZAY 944 on train 5PM5, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1969 as a stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car, renumbered to 944 for Indian Pacific service, sold to National Rail Corporation in 1997 and converted to a crew coach.

060107 1782117 viewsSpencer Junction yard, Pacific National FAM type crew accommodation coach FAM 2389 on train 6MP4, built for the NSWGR by Comeng NSW in 1976 as part of a batch of ten FAM type twinette sleeper cars, FAM 2389 was also the Lithgow breakdown train accommodation car for a time, converted to a crew car by Bluebird Rail at Islington in September 2005.

060528 4152117 viewsParkeston, Pacific National BRS type crew accommodation coach BRS 221, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in November 1940 as an AS type first class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress as AS 6, in April 1983 converted to a combined sitting accommodation and a mini refreshment service as BRS type BRS 1, then in September 1985 renumbered to BRS 221. Sold to West Coast Railway mid 1990s, converted to crew car after 2004.

060528 4629117 viewsBinduli, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 911 on train 7SP5, built by Comeng NSW as ER type stainless steel air conditioned crew dormitory car ER 211 in 1969, renumbered to ER 911 in 1974, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.

160522 2224117 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0001 Greater Freighter, type leader of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005.

160523 2914117 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.

160525 4576117 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), ARBY type ARBY 2686 refrigerated van, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1973 as a VFX type covered van for Commonwealth Railways, recoded to ABFX, ABGY and finally converted from ABFY by Gemco WA in 2004/05 to ARBY.

160526 5290117 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, with 76 waggons for 5709.8 tonnes and 1795 metres with EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe unit SCT 012 serial 08-1736 as second unit to sister unit SCT 014 with the signal green they start the 650 kilometre run to Perth.

160530 9089117 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, second unit EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe unit SCT 006 serial 97-1730. SCT introduced these AC traction locomotives to reduce the normal power consist from three DC locos to two AC locos.

160530 9103117 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0006 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 with the 'Greater Freighter' signage.

160530 9171117 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0087 Greater Freighter, built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co China in 2014 without the Greater Freighter signage.

160530 9238117 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0049 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.

161109 1932117 viewsMoule, originally built by Kinki Sharyo as the NH type for the NAR in 1968, sent to Port Lincoln in 1978, then rebuilt and recoded ENH type in 1984, ENH 12 with heavy patching of body, new walls and fitted with hungry boards loaded with gypsum.

161111 2484117 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, container flat waggon AQWY 31037, built by Centrecon Ltd WA in 1981 in a batch of thirty five WFA type container waggons, another eighteen were also built by Westrail, to WQCY in 1987, to RHQY in 1994, back to WQCY in 1995, loaded here with two 20' 22G1 type Maersk boxes for lead nitrate, MSKU 351808 and 825739.