SNF Australia Tank

Haven't seen these SNF tanks around much at all, so was please to get this SNFU ISO tank the other day.  This one is 100113 which suggests there may be at least 13 of them!  

The side ribs are an interesting feature of this tank.

Enjoy!

SLZU Block

Following the Qube derailment on the Illawarra Mountain in December 2020 and the destruction of 39 grain hoppers, Qube have resorted to moving bulk grain in bulk containers.

The CS Leasing SLZU containers have generally been running as a block from western NSW to Port Kembla.  

The other day on 3112, it appeared that a number were being moved from the south to Sydney for transfer.

CQMY 3079 with a solid block of four SLZU 511 series containers.  These are 2EG9 bulk type.

A bit of an oddity to get a general domestic box between two shipping containers.  

Enjoy!

Seaco SeaPC+

These have been around for a little while but have evaded me on the rail.  

Seaco have called their pallet-wide (CPC) containers SeaPC+.  There are some 40ft versions getting around as well.

This one is coded SBOU rather than the more common SEGU Seaco BIC code.

Enjoy!

New Linfox Reefer

Snapped this just the other day.  It is coded FRLM which is a bit of departure from the second letter being T for Thermo King fridge unit.    

Externally, it appears the same as the FTLD 48'11 reefers delivered back in early 2020 for Linfox.  

Enjoy!

A few more trains

 Here are a few more shots around the Southern Highlands in April 2021.

Qube's 1311 service back to the Riverina for Visy.

Tahmoor coalie TM71 passing Mittagong Junction.

A Perth to Sydney service coming though Mittagong station.  The bridge where this shot is taken from is currently being demolished and replaced.  I don't think this should will be available until next year now. 

NY3 with a pretty combo passing the Mittagong maltings.

Enjoy!

Interesting Combos and Autumn Colours

A couple of interest combos and autumn colours in late April.

A funky SSR lashup on 3940 grain service to Enfield.  SSR101 is out for major servicing.  This shout was at Tahmoor.

Another SSR combo on an ARTC ballast train at Yass.  CLF1 looks fine in SSR livery, with some 48/830 locos behind and on the rear.  

Elephant style SCT, both very clean, coming through an Autumn coloured Mittagong station.  48hrs, a single SCT long end leading worked back south!

Enjoy!

 

What is it?

Came across this heading north a few weeks back.  HVS5 is the number.

Any ideas what it is and what it does?

Enjoy!

 

New Linfox 48ft Boxes

 Another new batch of 48ft Linfox boxes are started showing up in service over the past few months.

These appear to all be coded LFDU and run in a series from around 3081300-3081450.  These new boxes will probably spell the end for most of the older brown FCL boxes still getting around in GP service.

Enjoy!

New Royal Wolf 48ft

It's safe to say it has been a little busy in the household since December, and as such, not a single post so far for 2021!  This is easily the longest drought of posting since I started blogging way back in March 2010, but hopefully I can turn that around for the rest of the year.  

It also hasn't helped that the weather has been pretty poor, trains have been a bit thin due to major track closures after severe weather events, and in general, the rail scene in my area has not been all that inspiring.    

I have had a pretty busy April, with plenty of trains in good lighting, and have noted quite a number of fresh containers running around, so I thought I might start these next few posts with some of the new containers hitting the tracks.  

This one is a Royal Wolf 48ft general purpose dry box.  While all the previously ones have been blue, these have come out grey.  They appear to be identical to the new Linfox 48ft boxes getting around, and feature the container size marked on the side.  There seems to be at least 10 or so of these in traffic.  This one is RWTU 922146-1

Enjoy!

42G1 - The unusual

Snapped these 42G1 (8'6") 40ft containers on a Qube job last week.  These are getting more and more uncommon in Australia, but obviously these were for a specific booking as they were all COSCO Shipping boxes.  

Interestingly there was a good collection of all the former and current liveries of Cosco Shipping include the Cosco grey, China Shipping green, OOCL grey, and the new Cosco Shipping bright blue.

Enjoy!

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