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060528 4153111 viewsParkeston, bogie detail of 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.

060528 4452111 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Australian Southern Railroad ECA type crew accommodation car ECA 98, originally built for the Commonwealth Railways by Wegmann & Co. in West Germany in 1955 as the ARF type first class air conditioned sleeper with rounded observation end ARF 98, rebuilt and recoded in 1972 without the observation end as BB type BB 98. Converted to a crew car in 1991.

060602 5154111 viewsMidland, 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.

070526 9118111 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation coach RZAY 944 on train 6PM6 originally built by Comeng NSW in 1969 as a stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car, renumbered to 944 for Indian Pacific service, sold to National Rail Corporation in 1997 and converted to a crew coach.

070527 9237111 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation coach RZAY 986 on train 6SP6 originally built by Comeng NSW in 1972 as a stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car, renumbered to 986 for Indian Pacific service, sold to National Rail Corporation in 1997 and converted to a crew car.

070607 10040111 viewsMidland, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 911 on train 2SP5, built by Comeng NSW as ER type stainless steel air conditioned crew dormitory car ER 211 in 1969, renumbered to ER 911 in 1974, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.

160522 2239111 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBGY type PBGY 0009 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.

160522 2254111 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ABSY type ABSY 2479 covered van, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1972 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.

160523 2880111 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0059 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA without the Greater Freighter signage.

160524 3705111 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0030 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.

160524 3707111 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, ABSY type ABSY 2455 covered van, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1971 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX to SCT as ABFY before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.

160524 3713111 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0111 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA with Independent Brake signage.

160525 4613111 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PBHY type covered van PBHY 0097 Greater Freighter, built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co China in 2014 without the Greater Freighter signage.

160526 5305111 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PWXY type PWXY 0008 one of twelve well waggons built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co of China for SCT in 2008, loaded with two 48' MFG1 type containers, SCT unit SCTDS 4862 and Rail Containers SCFU 412590.

160526 5311111 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, originally built by V/Line's Bendigo Workshops in 1984 as one of fifty VQDW type 'Jumbo' Container Flat waggons built, PQDY 39 still in Freight Australia green livery loaded with a 40' 45G1 type CAI container CAIU 975074 and an SCT 40' reefer SCTR 105.

160527 5536111 viewsBlamey crossing loop at the 1692 km, SCT train 5PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, Gemco WA built forty of these PQIY type 80' container flat waggons in 2009, PQIY 0025 loaded with two SCT 40' half height curtainsiders SCT 1025 and SCT 1013 and two former Macfield 40' flat racks MGCU 660930 and MGCU 660###.

160530 9086111 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, seen here arriving to take the loop behind EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe unit SCT 004 serial 97-1728 and SCT 006 with 66 waggons for 2479 tonnes and 1603 metres length.

160530 9091111 viewsParkeston, return SCT working 1PM9 led by SCT 004 crosses opposing SCT Perth bound train 7GP1 with SCT 013 on the lead waiting on the mainline. Before SCT introduced these AC traction locomotives the original operations were powered by three of four 3000 hp DC locomotives.

160530 9179111 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, CFCLA lease CQWY type well waggon set CQWY 5038-2 with two 48' MFG1 type boxes, Rail Containers SCFU 912607 and plain blue Royal Wolf RWTU 922046 both with SCT decals. The CQWY was built by Bluebird Rail Operations in South Australia in 2008 as a batch of sixty pairs.

160530 9216111 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PWXY type PWXY 0005 one of twelve well waggons built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co of China for SCT in 2008, loaded with two 48' MFG1 type boxes, a Rail Containers SCFU 412560 and an SCT box SCTDS 4831.

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