SCT PBHY - Greater Freighter

Time for a blast from the past.  With a new HO model due soon, I thought I might share some SCT PBHY Greater Freighter photos with you, as well as some livery details.  

 

Class leader PBHY 0001 at Islington on 29/07/2006.  At this stage, these wagons were pretty new. , having only entered service in late 2005 or early 2006.  0001 is the only wagon to have the Greater Freighter lettering and the BIG W logo.

 

PBHY 0002 at Islington on 04/02/2009, shows the Greater Freight lettering only.  0003 and 0004 also carried this lettering.  There are a few PBHYs getting around with scuffs on the 'T' letter - probably due to the door latch scraping. 

 

PBHY 0024 was very fresh on 29/07/2006 departing Islington.  From what I have photoed, it seems that wagons 0018 to 0027 inclusive were fitted with the BIG W decals. 

 

PBHY 0062, was part of the second order of these wagons (two batches of 32).  I'm pretty sure there are 64 vans (0001-0064), with the vast majority looking the same as 0062.  There are a few minor variations in the later build.  The main items being the slightly different number board and the reflectors.  Certainly nothing major.  Here is 0062 at Forrestfield on 20/11/2007.

 

Enjoy!

Hunter Loco Portraits

 

A few loco portraits of locos around the Hunter.  Not a huge selection, but pretty good for an hour at Tarro.

 

 

 

5020 class, 5035.

 

 

5000 class leader 5001.

90 class 9034 - one of the 'extras' built and in the PN livery.

 

92 class 9204 leading two other 92 class units.

 

Relatively new TT125, leading two other TT locos off the north with an ECP train.

 

Enjoy!

Newcastle Bits

Some bits and pieces from Newcastle a few weeks back.  The sun wasn't always out, but the interest factor was high. 

 

A good modelling project - a repaired CAI container with a grey panel.

 

The old and the not so old CSA containers heading for Cobar on a CQSY wagon.

 

The old and the new CSA containers on a SQDY.

 

Now this is an odd one - a single NHRH!  NHRH 50171.

 

Quite a few of the PHCH wagons have very clean bogies, showing the original green colour scheme on the CRA coded bogies.  These have possibly been cleaned to allow for axle inspection following a series of broken axles over the last 12 months.

 

An early QR 120t coal hopper - QHAH.

 

Fast forward to the newest build for QR, the QHCH.

 

Finally, one I've been wanting to catch - RKWY 2259. 

 

Enjoy!

NHDH

An interesting collection of CNR built NHDH hoppers on the same unit train photographed in the Hunter a few weeks back.

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Weathering an SCT ABSY

Here was a classic on BM7 last week.  An ABSY with an original roof.  Most have been replaced with corrugated sheeting, but a few remain with the original smooth sheeting.  This one also has the roof hatch which I believe was fitted to allow paper loading.

 

Enjoy!

 

RLSY 18735

A bit unusual considering most vans have been repainted when overhauled, but obviously this van went through for a service elsewhere and got the yellow side sill treatment.  The only one I have seen to date.

 

Enjoy!

 

Steelink Catch-Up

A few NY3 photos from earlier this month. 

 

A shabby NR75 continues to turn up in NSW.  On this occasion it was leading another regular of mine - NR45. 

 

The same job a few days later had an EL for a ride to AHSC in Adelaide.

 

Sleeper wagons were being conveyed to locations unknown on NY3.  Here is RDTF 60281 and below is 60352.

 

 

RKHF 20464 with a yellow sill.

 

Enjoy!

Tahmoor Coalie

A spring shot of the rear of the Tahmoor coalie, with with Unit Train 52 earlie this month.

 

Enjoy

 

Oops - Forgot ROKX 2276

Forgot to add this shot to the last Blog re 5NY3. 

 

ROKX 2276 in a very clean CR red was also on the train.

 

Enjoy!

 

5NY3 - 11/10/12

Managed a few sunnies today despite the horrid forcast of rain (and lots of it).

 

5NY3 crossing a local pass.

 

RKCX 29 with a three-tone PN tarp.

 

RKLY 20973 with some earlier Royal Wolf container.

 

RKMY 1076 with some newer Royal Wolf containers marked with PN logos.

 

Enjoy!