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160524 4323389 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQJW 21951, first of the fourth batch of twenty five built by Mittagong Engineering NSW in 1980/81 as the JCW type 80' container waggon, recoded to NQJW. Loaded with two Royal Wolf 40' boxes, 42G1 type RWTU 431644 and 4EG1 type RWTU 941222.

160529 8821389 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RRQY 8314

160529 8850389 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RRAY 7232

110710 7426 PD389 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQAY 2273, this orphan waggon started life as a Comeng Vic built GOX type open waggon for Commonwealth Railways in 1970, then coded AOOX. Under AWR ownership is was reduced to this 3 TEU unit container skeletal waggon. Peter Donaghy image.

070531 9709389 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 985 on train 4PM6 was built by Comeng NSW as an ARJ type stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car ARJ 285 in 1972. Allocated to the Indian Pacific Joint Stock in 1974 and renumbered to ARJ 985, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997 by AN Port Augusta Workshops.

160530 9107389 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0019 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 without the Greater Freighter signage but with Big W We Sell For Less logo.

161109 1916389 viewsMoule, originally built by Kinki Sharyo as the NH type for the NAR in 1968, sent to Port Lincoln in 1978, then rebuilt and recoded ENH type in 1984, ENH 22 with hungry boards loaded with gypsum.

161111 2503389 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQWY 30308 was originally built by Tomlinson Steel WA WFX type container waggon in a batch of one hundred and sixty one in 1970, later recoded to WQCX.

161111 2427389 viewsKalgoorlie, Malcolm freighter train 5029, waggon AQNY 32156 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with a Bis Industries roll-top 55UA type sulphur container SBIU 200605 and an undecorated Bis Industries hard-top 25U0 type sulphur container BISU 100065.

161116 5128389 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Shell fuel train 3442, container flat waggon AQWY 30329, built by Tomlinson Steel WA in a batch of 161 WFX type waggons between 1969 and 1970. Fitted with three 20' wheel set carrying frames.

050412 0771389 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 523, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.

050518 2081389 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 745.

050518 2094389 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 758.

051001 5722389 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #28, 2nd lead off waggon 6201, built by Comeng WA in January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY, with the Gemco built straddle crane.

060429 3763389 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon, built for Mt Newman Mining in 1970 by Scotts of Ipswich, one of a batch of nine, one of a batch of nine in the series 6005-6013.

060501 3873389 viewsTabba Siding, originally built by Difco USA for Goldsworthy Mining Ltd in 1967 as a batch of five, prefixed with 870 in BHP service, 8703 side dump waggon loaded with ballast.

050410 0517389 viewsNelson Point yard hard stand area sees 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.

050625 3665389 viewsMooka North, BHP's new Tamper 3 track machine a Plasser Australia 09-3X model serial M480. 25th June 2005.

110411 10022389 viewsNelson Point, fuel tank waggon 0020 82 kL capacity, built by Comeng for BP as RTC 2, last of two such tanks, used on Mt Newman line, unsure when converted to 0020.