A very useful tool on my Blog is the search tool in the top right corner. Put anything in there and it will find all my Blogs with that smae reference. e.g. if you want a photo of a Sadleirs van, try RLSY or Sadleirs as the search word.
Taken with a very short focal length, XW4 powers out of the shadows.
RQFX 5E (16/8) with a recently repainted grey coil container. Based on observations, the internal base of these containers is a flat deck, where as the orange containers are made for coil. The flat deck grey containers can be used to carry copper cathodes to Port Kembla.
A rare ROCY (34790) graces the rails, loaded with 7 x 2-piece YMC bogie frames. I recall seeing this wagon previously with bogie frames.
An NQFF with jumco coil container - note the cradle is over the bogies.
An RQMF with the same type of container but the cradles are over the middle of the deck.
Aquick trip to Port Kembla for a discharge inspection found these two beauties around near the Jetty Roads.
Freshly painted 8102 on shunt duties. 8102 is the only 81 painted by Adelaide Spray Painters, and is only the second not to have large side numbers (the ohter is 8118 painted by EDI Cardiff). These two units are part of the Intermodal Division, rather than PN Bulk.
ROKX 2914 (surprisingly still with doors!) has a repainted Commonwealth Railways board, and a repainted data panel. Interestingly there is no yellow strip on the side.
Another 24ft container. 4610 (So there are at least 10 - maybe only 10). This one is on an older 5-pack with a 40ft deck. Note how it is located on the twistlocks.
Leading the train was NR92. Fitted with inline fueling and still sporting side diamonds!
I worked a train on the weekend, so grabbed these shots when signing on at Chullora.
NDZF 40051 (and 40052) the most recently built Railcorp. These are made for carrying pre build track to worksites. They were built by BRO in Adelaide.
The Zepher LOK001 is under evaluation by Railcorp. It had previously been tested by PN.
C503 at UGR Chullora.
One of my favourite units, 7301, which has been a long term resident at Chullora. I remember this unit getting around the metro doing local XPT shunt jobs. Certainly a very nice livery!
8165 led the train through Mittagong NPRF 82035 with red/orange L7 logos NPRY 12142 in Frieghtcorp white NPRY 18217 in Freightcorp white NPRY 12067 with blue L7 logos NPRY 18221 with blue L7 logos
Two El Zorro owned wagons - ZQLX. These are fromer Austrac EQAX wagons, which were former BHP PT late steel wagons. Note one has National bogies and the ohter has Ride controls.
In the middle of the photo is a BG RLKX. Interestlingly it is fitted with DMC jumbo coil container cradles. I haven't seen these used on the BG previously. It looked like an entire consist was made of these. I can only asume they are moving jumbo coil to or from Western Port. Anyone with any more details??
Two G class, probably from the Griffith service.
A V/Line leased CHOY. This rake is fitted with remnote control equipment.
I was in Melbourne a week ago and got these photos of CFCLA wagons leased to MTM/Metro. The CF logos have been removed and the wagons and locos have been re-branded with the Metro logo.
The railset, Spoil set and ballast set storage in the Metro storage sidings Dynon.
The Rail Threader wagon CFCF1.
A re-branded T Class on the spoil train.
A CHOY bllast hopper with metro logos. These hoppers have LED lighting for night operations.
A photo of the 4 storage sidings that Meto use for the works trains.