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BHP/BLUESCOPE - PORT KEMBLA 

FLATS AND COILS

Following on from my earlier post covering the Torpedo ladels at the Port Kembla steelworks, here we look at some of the many types of flat and steel coil wagons in use around the works.
I do not know a huge amount about each of these wagons, but what is included here comes from the excellent book 'Railway Freight Wagons In New South Wales 1982' 

by John Beckhaus.
I have only included a couple of examples of each type here, however there is a significant amount more should you be interested. Feel free to email me, or join our BHP Rail History SIG where all these shots are gradually being added.

FLAT WAGONS

JL Type (80-106) - Slab wagons.
JL84 and 91 (along with 104) are seen stored here next the the Steelhaven loco workshop late last year. They sit here with an old ballast hopper and a former Victorian T class locomotive.
JL type were built by Perry Engineering in 1979 

PT80 (Plate Transfer)
PT Type were built by Comeng 1969-71, 1973
PT80 was part of he 1973 batch.

CR Type - CR38 CR45 CR54

PLR49 - Not a very common type.

CW2, 3 and4 sit in Waters Siding.
CW type believed built by Tulloch, these three in 1965-6.

R30 - Pardon the window reflection. Sometimes you just have to make do.
R type build by numerous manufacturers from 1934 to 1973.
R30 built by Horan (1945-46)

TR Type - TR8 in Waters Siding

PT Type - PT94 and PT22 in steelworks.

COILS

JR Type - JR27 JR46 around steelworks.

CR Type - CR23 CR33

CT Type - CT2 (in works), CT12 (Waters Siding)

LW Type - LW63 and 67 inside the steelworks.
LW type (61-79) built by Comeng in 1972.

RLW Type - RLW 40 and 52 inside the steelworks.

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