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060603 5385121 viewsMidland, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 940 on train 4MP5 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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160522 2238121 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ABSY type ABSY 3089 covered van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX and ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY.
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160522 2259121 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ARFY type ARFY 2228 refrigerated van with a Ballarat built Maxi-CUBE body mounted on an original Commonwealth Railways ROX container waggon built by Comeng Victoria in 1970, recoded to AFQX, AQOY and RQOY before having the Maxi-CUBE refrigerated body added circa 1998 for SCT service.
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160522 2287121 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0157 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA, view of the rear of train as it runs up the hill towards West Kalgoorlie.
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160525 4576121 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), ARBY type ARBY 2686 refrigerated van, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1973 as a VFX type covered van for Commonwealth Railways, recoded to ABFX, ABGY and finally converted from ABFY by Gemco WA in 2004/05 to ARBY.
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160525 4579121 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PWWY type PWWY 0024 one of forty well waggons built by Bradken NSW for SCT, loaded with a 48' MFG1 type Rail Containers box SCFU 412562 and a 46' MFRG type former Wilmot Freeze Haul reefer WB 009, now SCFU 814029.
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160525 4584121 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PQIY type PQIY 0016 one of forty 80' container waggons built by Gemco WA, loaded with two 20' open top half height containers WH 18 and WH 27, and two 40' SCT RFRA type reefers SCTR 036 and SCTR 145.
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160530 9093121 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, SCT crew accommodation coach PSDS class PSDS 02248 converted by Gemco WA in 2008 from former Comeng NSW built SBH class sitting car SBH 2248 for the NSWGR.
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160530 9165121 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth departs on the mainline behind SCT class SCT 013 serial 08-1737 an EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe and sister loco SCT 001 with 71 waggons for 5275 tonnes and 1679 metres.
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161111 2520121 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30060 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0084, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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161112 3000121 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, CQZY type waggon CQZY 1653, built by CIMC at Dalian China for CFCLA and one of fifteen on lease to Aurizon with a pair of un-decaled hard-top type 25U0 containers BISU 100078 and 100045.
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161112 3008121 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, CQZY type waggon CQZY 1674, built by CIMC at Dalian China for CFCLA and one of fifteen on lease to Aurizon with an original style sulphur container S8W G925 with the load weight of sulphur over the top of the walking man logo, and un-decaled hard-top 25U0 type container BISU 100027.
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161112 3015121 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, CQZY type waggon CQZY 1655, built by CIMC at Dalian China for CFCLA and one of fifteen on lease to Aurizon with a pair of un-decaled hard-top 25U0 type containers BISU 100025 and BISU 100068.
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161112 3030121 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQNY type waggon AQNY 32192 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with an un-decaled hard-top type 25U0 container BISU 100023 and Bis Industries roll-top type 55UA container SBIU 200616.
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040815 171246121 viewsNelson Point, side view of fuel tank waggon 0020, 82 kilolitre capacity built by Comeng NSW for BP as RTC 2, used by Mt Newman Mining, unsure when converted to 0020.
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050414 0954121 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno Australia's RR24 model 24 stone rail grinder serial M20 before it had id stickers fitted, this unit was later stickered as RG 1, view of the second grinding module coupled. 14th April 2005.
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050625 3606121 viewsMooka North, BHP's new Tamper 3 track machine a Plasser Australia 09-3X model serial M480. 25th June 2005.
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060403 3272121 viewsTabba North, Barclay Mowlem high-rail Pettibone model 445-E Speed Swing, with the moniker Skinny's Bone. 3rd April 2006.
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060710 6238121 viewsAt the Broome Rd grade crossing Port Hedland, track machine BR 33 a Plasser Australia ballast regulator model SSP 302 serial M486. 10th July 2006.
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100717 0654121 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6041, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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