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100822 6275112 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31400 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 324 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations. This waggon was also converted to a WSM type ballast hopper by re-fitting the cut down top section and having bottom discharge doors fitted, converted back to WOB in 1998, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.
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PD 12590112 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY type iron ore waggon AOPY 32409 with fleet number 938, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF class by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB class in 1952-55.
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PD 12607112 viewsBinduli, WO type iron ore waggon WO 31209 is leader of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-001 and fleet number 105 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, and is a Goninan built replacement WO type waggon with a build date of 05/2000, this replaces the original WAGR built WO type waggon with a WOD type with square features opposed to the curved ones as on the original WO. Also note the angled lip extension to the top of the body.
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100609 09986112 viewsMidland, AZDY 30733, 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. Loaded here with two empty AGR sodium cyanide tanktainers SD 662 and SD 643.
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100609 10012112 viewsMidland, AQWY 30412 container waggon originally one of one hundred and sixty one built by Tomlinson Steel in 1970 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1989, to WQA in 1995 and WQTY in c1996. Loaded with two 20' containers for Mediterranean Shipping MEDU 196173 type 22G1 and Triton TRIU 155955 a type 2210.
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100611 0319112 viewsMidland, AQHY 30079 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0054, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 at WF type flat waggons, then following several codes and modifications in 1997 seventy five were converted to WQH to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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100731 3202112 viewsBinduli, WNB 541, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, type leader of six built by Bluebird Rail Services SA in 2010 for BHP Billiton.
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160523 2785112 viewsParkeston, APNY 31152, one of twelve built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.
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160524 4290112 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKLY 20209, totally unrecognisable from original build by EPT NSW 1979-81 as part of a batch of two hundred BDY type 14.20 metre open waggons, had several recoding's prior to its current guise, loaded with two RH type coil containers or 'butter boxes' RH 458 and RH 390.
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160524 4296112 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQFY 106 container waggon, built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1980 as a batch of seventy five VQFX type skeletal container waggons, recoded to VQFY in 1985, recoded in April 1994 RQFY and 2CM bogies fitted August 1995. Loaded with two RV type coil containers or 'butter boxes' RV 070 and RV 066.
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160524 4298112 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQHY 7014 built new for Pacific National 2005-05 by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works China in a batch of seventy eight units 19.40 metre container waggons. Loaded with two RV type coil steel carrying containers or 'butter boxes' RV 036 and RV 035.
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160524 4305112 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKAX 13, 2-pack rail transport waggon, Platform 2, this waggon was converted by Port Augusta Workshops from two original FBX type waggons built in 1968-69 by Islington Workshops in a batch of twenty later coded AFCX. AFCX 13 & AKAX 5 where the donors for this waggon. Loaded with a full load of rail strings.
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160524 4322112 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQJW 21989, one of a batch of twenty five built by Mittagong Engineering NSW in 1980 as the JCW type 80' container waggon, recoded to NQJW.
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160531 9858112 viewsBinduli, 3PM4 steel train, RKXF 60213 a jumbo plate waggon, RKXF 60213 was originally built by Comeng NSW in 1971/72 as part of a batch of fifty BCX type waggons of 75 foot length and originally numbered BCX 21818. Other codes carried were NQDX, NKDX then RKXX before 70 tonne bogies were fitted in 1995 for the current code. 31st May 2016 at West Kalgoorlie.
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160531 9859112 viewsBinduli, 3PM4 steel train, RKXF 60094 a jumbo plate waggon, RKXF 60094 was originally built by the NSWGR at Chullora Workshops as part of a batch of ten BC type waggons of 73 feet and 6 inches long and was originally numbered BC 21018. Other codes carried were NQDX, NKDX then RKXX before 70 tonne bogies were fitted in 1995 for the current code. 31st May 2016 at West Kalgoorlie.
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160531 9933112 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQJW 60037 container waggon, one of fifty built by EPT NSW as NQJW type in 1984-85,
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160531 9937112 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 3PM4 steel train, Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class unit NR 94 serial 7250-06/97-300 shunts empty container waggons from the yard to put on the front of its train for the journey back east.
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060107 1878112 viewsSpencer Junction, SCT VPAY type crew accommodation car VPAY 1 'Federation Straight' on train 6MP9, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW in 1968 as a narrow gauge brake van with sleeping accommodation as NHRD type NHRD 78, converted to standard gauge in 1981 and coded HRD type HRD 360. Sold to WCR, then in October 2000 overhauled for crew car use and coded VPAY 1 on SCT services and owned by Freight Australia. Was later sold to Pacific National and subsequently scrapped 2016.
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070529 9352112 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.
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161111 2477112 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, NTAY type fuel tank waggon NTAY 5452, orignally built by Indeng Qld for Mobil as part of a batch of seven NTAF tanks in 1981 as NTAF 452. Refurbished by Gemco WA for BP Oil, capacity of 61000 litres.
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