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070529 9352417 viewsParkeston; Pacific National RZDY type crew accommodation car RZDY 103 'Ibis' on train 2PM6 originally built by SAR Islington Workshops as a Bluebird railcar driving trailer in 1956 named 'Ibis', in 1986 numbered 103, in 1990 converted to locomotive hauled and coded as BR type BR 103, written off in 1995 and sold off. It was owned by a number of owners and finally in 2006 converted to a Pacific National crew car.

161109 1942417 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 26 with hungry boards loaded with gypsum.

161111 2523417 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30056 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0083, 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 2426417 viewsKalgoorlie, Malcolm freighter train 5029, waggon AQNY 32177 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 200622 and an undecorated Bis Industries hard-top 25U0 type sulphur container BISU 100072.

161112 2988417 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQNY type waggon AQNY 32162 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with two original style sulphur containers S151G G943 and S54D G822 both with the siding tarpaulins and walking man logos.

161112 3447417 viewsBinduli, loaded Hampton acid train 7406 behind Q class Q 4009 with barrier waggon AZDY 30728, one of about fourteen WBAX vans converted to AZDY type sodium cyanide container waggon, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops as one of seventy five WV/X type covered vans in 1967-68, converted late 1988/9 to WQDF.

0206 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 040806 101952417 viewsFlash Butt yard, heavily stripped down riveted waggon 206, possible original ballast waggon, number 206 was originally a waggon in the 'Camp Train' and appears to have USA origin, view of number board and 50 t load stencil.

0523 Magor USA 050412 0771417 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 523, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.

6205 Comeng WA 051001 5720417 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #27, third lead off waggon, 6205, built by Comeng WA in February 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.

6201 Comeng WA 051001 5734417 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #28, 2nd lead off waggon 6201, built by Comeng WA in January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY, with the Gemco built straddle crane.

050724 4228417 viewsNelson Point yard, flat waggon #6? in service on the Pony re-laying train as a transport waggon for a gantry car as pictured. Originally in service with Goldsworthy Mining as a BC or BCV box van, built by Comeng WA in 1966.

8702 Difco USA 060501 3900417 viewsTabba Siding, originally built by Difco USA for Goldsworthy Mining Ltd in 1967 as a batch of five, prefixed with 870 in BHP service, 8702 side dump waggon loaded with ballast.

050411 0599417 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP track machine ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia SSP 110SW model with serial 401 comes off the former Goldsworthy line at signal GJ 9 with the Newman mainline in the foreground. 11th April 2005.

050801 4729417 viewsFlash Butt yard, a Knox Kershaw KBR 850 ballast regulator. 1st August 2005.

060403 3266417 viewsTabba North backtrack, BHP clip driving machine, modified from a former Plasser Australia USP 3000 ballast regulator. 3rd April 2006.

060501 3905417 viewsAbydos Siding backtrack, Speno rail grinders RG 2 coupled to RG 1. 1st May 2006.

060811 7966417 viewsNorth of Gillam is track machine BR 33 a Plasser Australia ballast regulator model SSP 302 serial M486. 11th August 2006.

0007 Comeng NSW 110411 10003417 viewsNelson Point, empty 82 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0007 one of six such tank waggons built in 1970-71.

0207 CNR - QRRS China 150620 9329417 viewsQuarry 8 ballast loading area, rake of CNR-QRRS of China built 99 tonne ballast waggons with the Difco USA built long and short side dump waggons with a Dash 8 loco on the rear.