SRT Logistics 41'5 Reefers

Over the past few weeks SRT Logistics reefers have started appearing on MB/BM Pacific National services on the east coast.  SRT is a Tasmanian logistics business. 

These reefers are marked as 41'5" in length and are a common 40' Plus style which is popular with Tasmanian shipping lengths.  The reefer units on these containers are Thermo King A500 series.  

This particular series appears to be SRTF with a number range of 401641-1680, having been manufactured only a few months ago.  

From social media pages, it appears that there are at east 180 reefers with SRT, with the original ones being 401501 (built in 2022), and a second batch being built in 2023 but to a 40'7" design with a more 'in-built' square reefer unit on the end (which is very Tasmanian and follows along the Toll Tasmania and SeaRoad designs).

These boxes are designed by RailBox.

Enjoy!

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AusTube Mills (ATMU) returning empty...

After posting a few weeks ago about the new AusTube Mills flatracks (42PJ model) and their various loading, I managed to get some shots the other day of them returning empty to Newcastle and Brisbane.

They are loaded in stacks three high, with 12 x 5000kg and 2500kg Silverback straps tying the top two down to the base flat.  It doesn't seem to matter if they are loaded front or rear in their stacking.

The middle posts are also lowered.  Pretty neat stacking.

Enjoy! 

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Aurizon Inline Fueller

Aurizon's second Sydney to Perth service recently commenced and this particular service operates an inline fuel arrangement, where as the original service doesn't.

After seeing it a few times, I finally got a photo last week.  The set up is mounted on wagon QQYY 57834-S, with tank QRIF 0004 mounted on skid platform QRIP 04.  The skid arrangement allows the ISO tank container to be pretty stock-standard rather than having a specialised tank containers, with all the smarts built into the skid platform under the tank.  

This concept goes back to at least the early 93 class and Pacific National from around 2010.  I have a few shots on my Blog (search for 'inline') and also scored a photo 10 years ago of the PN setup here.

In addition to the tank and skid, the QQY carries a modified Cronos flatrack CRTU 751705-8.  This is probably Aurizon owned from a pre-cast concrete transport job a few years ago in QLD.  They have modified this 22P3 flatrack with concrete slabs obviously to prevent dynamic unloading on the very front axle of the wagon, as an empty flat would be trouble on a downhill grade with heavy dynamic braking and a decent trailing load.  The flat rack also features an MU cable, main res connection, and fuel hose.  The MR and MU likely power and control the fuel skid.

Enjoy!  

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