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0747 180616 1721185 viewsRobe River ore waggon 747, built by Tomlinson Steel WA, rotary coupler end non-handbrake side empty view at the 38 km, Harding on the Cape Lambert line, June 16, 2018.

0823 180616 1852185 viewsRobe River ore waggon 823, built by Centurion Industries WA, fixed coupler handbrake side loaded view at Maitland Siding on the Deepdale line, June 16, 2018.

0889 180616 1737185 viewsRobe River ore waggon 889, built by Centurion Industries WA, rotary coupler end non-handbrake side empty view at the 38 km, Harding on the Cape Lambert line, June 16, 2018.

240619 0408185 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31525 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36525 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.

100602 8650184 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, crew accommodation coach QCAY 5 was built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1958 as Juki for The Overland as a corten steel roomette sleeping car. Sold to Blue Bird Rail in 1997, then to Grand Corporate Rail, renamed BMC 2, in 2003 sold to Great Southern Railway and renamed Sir John Forrest. Purchased by Bluebird Rail and converted to crew car and then sold to Queensland Rail.

100603 8811184 viewsParkeston; Pacific National RZDY type crew accommodation car RZDY 106 'Bittern' originally built by SAR Islington Workshops as a Bluebird railcar driving trailer in 1958 named 'Britten', in 1986 numbered 106, in 1990 converted to locomotive hauled and coded as BR type BR 106, written off in 1995 and sold off. In 1998 it was numbered 812. It was owned by a number of owners and then CFCLA. In 2006 converted to a Pacific National crew car.

100603 8866184 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZDY type crew accommodation car RZDY 103 'Ibis' 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.

100606 9476184 viewsParkeston, SCT PDAY type crew accommodation car PDAY 001 'Robert Mervin Yates', built by SAR Islington Workshops as a 250 type Bluebird second class railcar number 253 and named 'Pelican' in 1955, written off in 1995 and sold and eventually converted to a crew car by Bluebird Rail Services in 2005.

100608 9816184 viewsForrestfield, CFCLA leased crew accommodation coach CDBY type CDBY 255 'Curlew', originally built by SAR Islington Workshops in 1956 as a Bluebird railcar 'Curlew', later numbered 802 in National Rail service, then to CDBY 255 when converted to crew coach in 2007.

100608 9891184 viewsForrestfield, Pacific National BRS type crew accommodation coach BRS 223, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in March 1949 as an AS type first class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress AS 12, in July 1952 converted to ABS type first and second class Spirit of Progress car ABS 1, in October 1972 reverted to AS 1, in June 1983 converted to a combined sitting accommodation and a mini refreshment service as BRS type BRS 3, then in September 1985 renumbered to BRS 223. Sold to West Coast Railway mid 1990s, converted to crew car after 2005.

0083 170729 0268184 viewsRobe River ore waggon 083, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, fixed coupler handbrake side loaded view shows Centurion Industries style end with drop rib, at the 103 km, between Maitland Siding and the Fortescue River on the Deepdale line. July 29, 2017.

0200 060722 7525184 viewsRobe River ore waggon 200, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, handbrake side loaded view at the 78.8 km between Western Creek and Maitland on the Deepdale line. July 22, 2006.

0204 081209 0113184 viewsRobe River ore waggon 190, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, non-handbrake side loaded view at the 7 km location just south of Cape Lambert yard. December 9, 2008.

0215 110602 1733184 viewsRobe River ore waggon 215, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, rotary coupler end handbrake side loaded view at the 71 km, Western Creek on the Deepdale line. June 2, 2011.

0224 160306 1270184 viewsRobe River ore waggon 224, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, fixed coupler non-handbrake side empty view at Greenpool on the Cape Lambert line. March 6, 2016.

0272 170513 8624184 viewsRobe River ore waggon 272, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, handbrake side loaded view, Cape Lambert yard, May 13, 2017.

0279 141124 6832184 viewsRobe River ore waggon 279, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, fixed coupler handbrake side empty view at the 25 km at Arches Siding on the Cape Lambert line. November 24, 2014.

0280 160306 1330184 viewsRobe River ore waggon 280, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, fixed coupler non-handbrake side empty view at Greenpool on the Cape Lambert line. March 6, 2016.

0296 160306 1278184 viewsRobe River ore waggon 296, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, fixed coupler non-handbrake side empty view at Greenpool on the Cape Lambert line. March 6, 2016.