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100602 872212 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.

100603 879512 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.

100603 881112 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.

100603 886512 viewsParkeston, 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.

100603 887512 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.

100603 904912 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.

100606 945212 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.

100608 981512 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.

100611 040012 viewsMidland, crew accommodation coach QCAY 5 was built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1958 as Juki for The Overland as a corten steel roomette sleeping car. Sold to Blue Bird Rail in 1997, then to Grand Corporate Rail, renamed BMC 2, in 2003 sold to Great Southern Railway and renamed Sir John Forrest. Purchased by Bluebird Rail and converted to crew car and then sold to Queensland Rail.

100611 047112 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.

140601 478412 viewsWoodbridge, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation coach RZAY 944, 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.

240619 033712 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31685 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36685 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.

240619 034212 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31562 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36562 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.

240619 034312 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31625 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36625 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.

240619 034912 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31523 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36523 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.

240619 035012 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31571 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36571 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.

240619 035712 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31545 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36545 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.

240619 035912 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31553 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36553 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.

240619 036712 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31549 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36549 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.

100601 836411 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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