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100603 904955 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, crew accommodation coach QCAY 2 was built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1958 as Chalaki for The Overland as a corten steel roomette sleeping car. Purchased by Bluebird Rail in 2007 and converted to crew car for Queensland Rail ~2010.
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100605 908355 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.
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100605 914455 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZDY type crew accommodation car RZDY 100 'MOPOKE', started life as a Bluebird railcar driving trailer built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1955 as Mopoke. In 1986 coded 100, then to 107, in 2001 renumbered 100 and named 'Cabernet'. Converted to crew car for Pacific National as RZDY in 2006 at Islington workshops.
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100605 917455 viewsParkeston, SCT crew accommodation coach PSDS type PSDS 02280 'Peterborough Boys' converted by Gemco WA in 2008 from former Comeng NSW built SDS class sitting car SDS 2280 for the NSWGR.
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100611 052455 viewsMidland, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 208 on train 4PM6, built by Comeng NSW as ER type stainless steel air conditioned crew dormitory car ER 208 in 1969, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.
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0931 180616 187555 viewsRobe River ore waggon 931, built by Centurion Industries WA, fixed coupler handbrake side loaded view at Maitland Siding on the Deepdale line, June 16, 2018.
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1128 210322 939155 viewsRobe River ore waggon 1128, built by Bradken Rail Qld in March 2012, fixed coupler non-handbrake side loaded view at Cape Lambert yard, March 22, 2021.
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240701 242355 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31597 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36597 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.
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240701 247855 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31524 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36524 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.
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240701 250055 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31666 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36666 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.
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240701 250255 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31574 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36574 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.
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240701 250355 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31686 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36686 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.
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100603 896454 viewsParkeston, SCT crew accommodation coach PSDS type PSDS 02280 'Peterborough Boys' converted by Gemco WA in 2008 from former Comeng NSW built SDS class sitting car SDS 2280 for the NSWGR.
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240701 240054 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31668 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 35668 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.
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240701 242054 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31639 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36639 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.
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240701 248654 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31516 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36516 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.
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070613 007253 viewsWoodbridge, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 208 on train 4PM6, built by Comeng NSW as ER type stainless steel air conditioned crew dormitory car ER 208 in 1969, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.
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100602 871953 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 911, 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.
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100605 914353 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZDY type crew accommodation car RZDY 100 'MOPOKE', started life as a Bluebird railcar driving trailer built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1955 as Mopoke. In 1986 coded 100, then to 107, in 2001 renumbered 100 and named 'Cabernet'. Converted to crew car for Pacific National as RZDY in 2006 at Islington workshops.
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100606 945253 viewsParkeston, Pacific National crew car RZEY type RZEY 1 was built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1958 as Mururi for The Overland as a corten steel roomette sleeping car, coded JRA 1 in 1987, loaned to V/Line in 1992 for the Vinelander, scrapped in 1995 and sold to International Development Services, 1998 sold to West Coast Rail, sold to Australian Locomotive and Railway Carriage Company in 2004, then rebuilt into crew car by BlueBird Rail Operations in 2007.
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