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160523 2991280 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RQPW 60078 jumbo container waggon, 80' waggon built by Victorian Railways' Bendigo Workshops as a VQDW October 1984. Leased to NSW State Rail as NQMW type in 1986, recoded to RQDF in 1994, RQDW later in 1994 before RQPW in 1995. Loaded with a Austrans leased Rail Containers 40' 4EG1 type box AUSU 410187 [6] and Pedemonts 40' 4EG1 type box PHR 412.
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160523 3007280 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RQJW 60021 jumbo container waggon, one of fifty built by EPT NSW as NQJW type in 1984-85, loaded with 20' 2EG1 type Grace box GRRU 230269 [1], 40' 4EG1 type Cronos box CXSU 118665 and 20' 2EG1 type Pedemonts box PHR 645.
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160524 4021280 viewsBinduli, Melbourne bound steel train service 3PM4 behind Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class units NR 62 serial 7250-11/96-264 and NR 68 serial 7250-12/96-270.
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160529 8761280 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, on the mainline behind Goninan NSW built GE model Cv40-9i NR class unit NR 4 serial 7250-11 / 96-206.
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160530 9250280 viewsBinduli, 7SP3 intermodal service, container waggon RQHY 7075 one of seventy eight built in 2005 by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works in China, loaded with a Tank Containers Australia 20' tanktainer and an Cronos 40' TSPD 105831 container.
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160531 9924280 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKYY type wide steel plate tilt waggon RKYY 7105, one of twenty seven units built by AN Rail Islington Workshops in 1995-96. Loaded with steel plate.
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051101 6531280 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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160524 3696280 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, ARBY type ARBY 4467 refrigerated van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 as a VFX type covered van for Commonwealth Railways, recoded to ABFX, then RBFX and converted from ABFY by Gemco WA in 2004/05 to ARBY.
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160524 3708280 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, ABSY type ABSY 4458 covered van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX and RBFX to SCT as ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.
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160525 4626280 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PBGY type covered van PBGY 0101 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA.
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160527 5543280 viewsBlamey crossing loop at the 1692 km, SCT train 5PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0112 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA, with Independent Brake signage.
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160530 9103280 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0006 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 with the 'Greater Freighter' signage.
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160530 9149280 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0119 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA, with Independent Brake signage.
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161109 1891280 viewsMoule, train 4DD4 rumbles along the mainline behind Genesee & Wyoming locomotives Clyde Engineering EMD model JL22C units 1601 serial 71-728 and 1603 serial 71-730 and a pair of AE Goodwin ALCo model DE531 units 859 serial 84705 and 850 serial 84136 with 62 loaded waggons.
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161111 2504280 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQNY 32157 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, carrying two AGR 20' 22K2 type Eurotainer tanktainers EURU 112065 and EURU 112053 containing sodium cyanide solution.
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161116 5109280 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Shell fuel train 3442, tank waggon ATBY 14592, built by Westrail Midland Workshops 1981 for Bain Leasing as type JPB, 82 kL, on narrow gauge as JPBA, then SG WJPB, still visible on the roof, note vacuum brake pipe and type F InterLock coupler, also Westrail still visible on the side.
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060414 3467280 viewsNelson Point yard, compressor set no. 3, consisting of a weighted 'ballast' waggon closest to camera and the compressor car. Modified from former ore waggons and used on the end of rakes to keep the brakes of as they are run through the dumpers.
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050410 0521280 viewsNelson Point yard hard stand area rear view of brand new having only been delivered the day before, BHP track tamper to become Tamper 3, a Plasser Australia 09-3X model with serial M480. 10th April 2005.
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050801 4736280 viewsFlash Butt yard, BHP clip driving machine, modified from a former Plasser Australia USP 3000 ballast regulator. 1st August 2005.
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030404 083001280 viewsPort Germein, Perth bound steel and intermodal hurries through on the main with empty steel loading on the rear. 4th April 2003.
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