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100608 9816288 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.
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100608 9891288 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 9046285 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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100603 8849284 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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100603 8875283 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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100606 9605281 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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130710 1008279 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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100611 0471277 viewsMidland, QR National / Aurizon QCBY type crew accommodation car QCBY 8, built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in 1955 as BS type Second Class Sitting Car BS 8, renumbered in 1984 to BS 208. Sold to West Coast Railway in 1995, then in 2004 to Queensland Rail [Aurizon] and converted to a crew car. Car ended up in SCT ownership in 2020.
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100606 9476276 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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150530 8337276 viewsWoodbridge, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 283 was built by Comeng NSW as an ARJ type stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car ARJ 283 in 1972, sold to National Rail and converted to a crew car in 1997. Destroyed at the Jumperkine collision in December 2019.
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070613 0033275 viewsWoodbridge, 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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100606 9487275 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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100611 0527275 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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100606 9591274 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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100605 9083273 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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100603 9049272 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 9485272 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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100605 9150271 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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100605 9170271 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 8811270 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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