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100605 906751 viewsParkeston, Pacific National BRS type crew accommodation coach BRS 225, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in November 1937 as a rivetted second class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress, in August 1939 coded to BS type BS 4, in July 1977 converted to a mini buffet and coded MRS 1 and then in October 1983 recoded to BRS 225. Painted in V/Line livery in 1992. Ended up with West Coast Railway in the late 1990s, painted in WCR livery Sept 2001, prior to Pacific National ownership and conversion to a crew car.
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100605 914351 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 917051 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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100603 904749 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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100606 945249 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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100606 948749 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.
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100602 872148 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 940 was built by Comeng NSW as an ARJ type stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car ARJ 240 in 1968, allocated to the Indian Pacific Joint Stock in 1970, renumbered to ARJ 940 in 1974 and sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.
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100606 959148 viewsGolden Ridge, 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.
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100608 989148 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.
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100603 884747 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 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.
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100601 838945 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 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.
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100605 906844 viewsMidland, Pacific National crew accommodation coach BRS 222, built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in 1952 as AS 16 First class, to BRS 2, then BS 222. Leased and then sold to West Coast Rail in 1995, and then sold to Pacific National in 2004.
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100601 839041 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, crew accommodation coach RZEY 3, built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1956 as Tolkini for The Overland, renamed to Malkari in 1957 then coded JTA 3 in 1987, converted to crew coach in 2007 by Bluebird Rail Operations.
     
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