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160523 3337331 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30071 with CSA 0081, 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 to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth. CSA 0081 is one of twelve units built by Acid Plant Management Services, WA in 2015.

160601 10074331 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPF 573 fuel tank waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops 1974 for Shell as WJP type 80.66 kL one compartment one dome, capacity of 80500 litres, Shell Fleet No. 708.

160523 3615331 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30084 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0097, originally built by 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, part of loaded acid train 2406 arriving back in the yard. CSA 0097 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.

160524 4240331 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train 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.

160524 4320331 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKBY 20411 loaded with steel rods. RKBY 20411 is the class leader of some six hundred BDY / NODY type open waggons built by EPT in NSW between 1977 and 1981.

160522 2066331 viewsBinduli, 5MP2 steel train, RKQF 60229, originally built by Tulloch NSW as part of a batch of one hundred and thirty five JLY/JLX type louvre vans in 1969-70. Fifty six were converted at Bathurst to NQRX before further conversion to NKQX type steel plate waggon in 1989-90. Seen here loaded with steel plates.

160529 8780331 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQFY 80 container waggon, built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1980 as a batch of seventy five VQFX type skeletal container waggons, recoded to VQFY c1985, then RQFY May 1994, May 1995 to RQFF, then 2CM bogies fitted in Aug 1995 and current code Feb 1996, loaded with a 40' 4EG1 type Conos box CXSU 103748[8] and a 20' 2EG1 type Pedemonts box PHR 529.

160601 10146331 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRZY 7008 platform 2 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, double stacked with a Linfox 40' half height side door container LSDU 694007 and Rand Refrigerated Logistics 46' 6" MFR1 type reefer RAND 260.

051101 6470331 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.

070526 9118331 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation coach RZAY 944 on train 6PM6 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.

160526 5332331 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PWWY type PWWY 0020 one of forty well waggons built by Bradken NSW for SCT, loaded with a 48' MFG1 type container SCT unit SCTDS 4814 and a 48' SCT reefer SCTR 315.

161109 1945331 viewsMoule, originally Kinki Sharyo built NHA type NHA 978 for the NAR in 1968, to EP Division 1978, rebuilt with extended sides for gypsum traffic and recoded to ENHA type ENHA 2 in 1984 with heavy patch repairs and hungry boards fitted loaded with gypsum.

161109 1973331 viewsThevenard, train 4DD4 rumbles across Bergmann Drive as third and forth units Genesee & Wyoming locomotive AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 units 859 'City of Port Lincoln' serial 84705, built in 1963, 859 started life at Peterborough, spent some years in Tasmania and even spent time in Perth on standard gauge before being transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 2003 and 850 serial 84136, built in 1962, 850 has been based on the Eyre Peninsula system all its operating life.

161111 2535331 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30020 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0115, 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 2427331 viewsKalgoorlie, Malcolm freighter train 5029, waggon AQNY 32156 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with a Bis Industries roll-top 55UA type sulphur container SBIU 200605 and an undecorated Bis Industries hard-top 25U0 type sulphur container BISU 100065.

161112 3013331 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQWY type waggon AQWY 30214, one of forty five waggons built by WAGR Midland Workshops as WFX type in 1974, loaded with three TEU 22G1 type containers, FCIU 277768, RWLU 814079 and RWLU 704726.

161112 3016331 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQNY type waggon AQNY 32206 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, showing signs of recent workshops attention, new bogies and white paint, with an original style sulphur container with a sliding tarpaulin S40E with newly applied fleet no. 849 and Bis Industries hard-top 25U0 type container BISU 100099.

161112 3034331 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQNY type waggon AQNY 32174 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with a pair of original style sulphur containers with sliding tarpaulins, S144C G919 and S17V G907.

161116 5100331 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Shell fuel train 3442, ATPF 574 fuel tanker, one of nine built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 for Shell as type WJP, 80.66 kL one compartment one dome, original code and fleet no. TR709 visible, with a capacity now of 80000 litres.