The Yellow Indian

Just a quick post tonight of a shot from 'location X' showing NR18 in action today.

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Moss Vale Freighters

A couple of PN freighters approaching Moss Vale last week.

Double NRs on a late MB4 service.

Kefford Removals KF938

5-pack RRAY 7180 with the leadings container a former FCL reefer, now marked as BHSR for Brambles Shipping (Toll).

An SCFU Tank Container 251102.

A different SCFU Tank Container 875981.  Both are 22T6 type tanks.

A Tank Containers Australia TCAU tank 800236.

PS7 was on time with double NRs also.

A bird's eye view of a container on PS7.  This is a PN container PNXD 4198.

The down XPT heading away, with power car 2010 on the rear.

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Aurizon AEED Containers

A few different Aurizon marked AEED containers are starting to turn up.

The AEED stands for 

1. A = Aurizon
2. E = 48ft
3. ED = End Doors

AEED containers started in operation around January 2013, with them being in the white and orange SCF Rail Containers markings.  Below are some recent sightings of AEED containers.

A standard AEED container.  This one is 912546.  It would seem these are numbered 912300-912600.

This one is a little unusual.  It was SCFU 411074, but has been remarked as an AEED.  Shame they used white letters on a white container.

A former FCL container, it is now AEED 480144.  I suspect this container went from FCL to SCF and now to Aurizon.  

Here is an original shot of an FQDU FCL container in better days (2007).  

These only just started turning up.  They too are former SCFU containers that were mainly used over in the west and central Australia.  The painted out markings are NQX logos, and being marked as SCFU boxes, they would have been leased to NQX.  

This one is now AEED 407015.  There seem to be around 50 or so of this type of AEED.

Here is an original SCFU NQX container from back in 2007.  This would now be an AEED.

Finally, a Royal Wolf marked as AEED.  This one is 922057.  RWTU is the normal code and are still pretty common on Aurizon services.   Strangely, they put black letters on a dark blue container!

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Empty Grain

An empty mill grain from Maldon passed by this afternoon.  Running as 2333 with locos 8109 and 8129 on the lead.

Beautiful lighting late this afternoon.

NGPF 35914

NGPF 35929.

Both wagons were fitting with horizontal markings.  I believe these were used for loading trials, where sensors/lasers read the horizontal line height to determine the weight of the wagon.

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Aurizon Again

A nicely timed BM7 past my place provided some interest containers.

LDP005 leading another LDP.

Australian Container Removals box ACRU 200007.

CQGY 523 with a colourful mix.

A red CQMY with double Ceva boxes.

QQY 22006 with a QRN seacell.

A QQAY with a Royal Wolf RWPU 203774.

An interesting Royal Wolf contraption with a roller end door and what looks to be fold down side doors - maybe a mobile office or canteen?  RWKU 850213.

A white box with no prefix, but an interesting end door arrangement.

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Aurizon Weekend

Aurizons MB7 and BM7 ran to a nice timetable on Saturday, with very photographic opportunities around the Southern Highlands.

MB7 heading north through Aylmerton around 0830.

BM7 heading south through Bargo around 1615.

BM7 again, a few minutes later passing through Aylmerton.

On the train were two Aurizon reefers, each facing a different direction (thank you!).  Above is AFRF 413026 while below is AFRF 413051.

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Some Different Boxes

A few different boxes on MB4 on New Years Day.

A new FAMU (Frak Asset Management) 20ft box.

A former Cronos box, now marked as TTNT for Toll TNT.

Another former Cronos box now marked as an FUKU lease container.

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Omega Chemicals

Omega Chemical containers are pretty rare, (my only other shot is here) and I was lucky to get this on MB4 yesterday.

The tank is MGXU 000034 and is a 22K2 type tank.

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Wilmot Reefers

My first sighting of Wilmot reefer containers!  

A total of six were on 7SP5 today.  They are owned by SCF and leased to Wilmot.  The containers are coded SCFU and carry the 814000 number series.

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First for 2015

Headed out this glorious morning for a quick shot of PN's 4MB4 with double NRs.

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