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100602 8652179 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 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.
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100603 9048179 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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100605 9070179 viewsMidland, Pacific National crew accommodation coach BRS 222, built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in 1952 as AS 16 First class, to BRS 2, then BS 222. Leased and then sold to West Coast Rail in 1995, and then sold to Pacific National in 2004.
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100605 9083179 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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100606 9487179 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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100602 8611178 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 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.
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100602 8721178 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.
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100606 9594178 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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140601 4784178 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.
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150530 8337178 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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100605 9068177 viewsMidland, Pacific National crew accommodation coach BRS 222, built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in 1952 as AS 16 First class, to BRS 2, then BS 222. Leased and then sold to West Coast Rail in 1995, and then sold to Pacific National in 2004.
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100605 9150177 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 9171177 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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100608 9804177 viewsMidland, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 910, built by Comeng NSW as ER type stainless steel air conditioned crew dormitory car ER 210 in 1969, renumbered to ER 911 in 1974, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.
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100611 0526177 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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100602 8651176 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 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.
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100601 8391175 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, crew accommodation coach RZEY 3, built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1956 as Tolkini for The Overland, renamed to Malkari in 1957 then coded JTA 3 in 1987, converted to crew coach in 2007 by Bluebird Rail Operations.
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100603 8865175 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.
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100605 9170175 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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100601 8386174 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, crew accommodation coach RZEY 3, handbrake end detail and number board view, built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1956 as Tolkini for The Overland, renamed to Malkari in 1957 then coded JTA 3 in 1987, converted to crew coach in 2007 by Bluebird Rail Operations.
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