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4' 8.5" gauge United Goninan 2000-4
Prospector
Driving cars WDA001-WDA003
Driving cars no buffet WDB011-WDB013
Motored non driving WDC021
AvonLink
Driving cars WEA031 WEB041

Transwa Prospector
Meredin 2007
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WEB041, WEA031 Herne Hill 2017
Phill Waller
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Transwa Prospector Cars WDA class cross at Merredin
R Dow
Dec 2017
WDA003 WDA002
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4' 8.5" gauge
WCA class railcar WCA901-WCA905
WCE class trailer WCE921-WCE923
Comeng Granville 1971
For the new Prospector service between East Perth & Kalgoorlie

WCA class railcar set "The Prospector" inaugural service
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29 November 1971
WCA class DMU three car set "Prospector"
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WCA class railcar set, "The Prospector", Kalgoorlie, at its launch
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1971
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ADP/ADQ class railcars
Comeng Bassendean 1987
3 ADP (101-103) cars driving cabs & two ADQ trailer carriages (121-122) - each car Cummins KTA19 engine
For 'The Australind' service Perth <> Bunbury

ADP class "Australind" railcar
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new 1987
Four car "Australind" set, comprising ADP class 101, ADP class 102, ADQ class 121, ADQ class 122, arriving Perth city
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ADP class Australind railcar, "Westrail" symbol on the front, Waroona, SWR line
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ADL class diesel rail car Cummins NT855 R4 x 2 (each bogie)
ADC class trailer car
1982-85 Goninan & Co 10 sets
ADL 801–ADL 810
ADC 851–ADC 860

ADL class 802 with ADC class 852 on a trial run from Pinjarra to Dwellingup, PN line
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c. 1980s
ADL class four car rail car set departing Fremantle for Perth
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ADL/ADC class four car railcar set, between Ashfield and Bayswater
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ADX class diesel railcar
10 built 1959 Midland Railway Workshops
Based on Cravens ADG/ADH AEC 11.3 litre
ADX661-ADX670

ADX class 661
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ADX class 670, blue and white livery, driver beside it on platform, ER line, trial run, c. 1959
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ADX class 670 railcar in blue and grey livery, ADA class trailer and AYE class trailer both in red white and green livery, loco sheds, East Perth, ER line
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c. 1960s
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ADH class diesel railcar
As addition to ADG order but fitted out for country services
4 built Cravens Sheffield 1955/56
ADH651-ADG654
AEC 9.6 litre
Mercedes-Benz from mid-1980s

ADH class 653 Midland Workshops green white and red livery
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ADH class railcar, interior view along corridor
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ADH view of passenger compartment
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ADH class 653 in original format, white front with red chevron
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ADG diesel railcars Cravens Sheffield 18 built 1954
ADG601-ADG618
9 AYE trailer cars Midland workshops
AEC 9.6 litre
some AEC 11.3 litre from mid-1980s
others Mercedes-Benz from mid-1980s

ADG class railcar on docks at Liverpool UK 1954
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ADG class 601 railcar in the original plain green livery with black and gold chevrons on the ends
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c. 1954
ADG class 611, plain green livery with black and yellow chevrons on the front, station buildings, Claremont, ER line
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c. 1950s
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ADF (Wildflower) class diesel rail car 6
ADU trailer cars 12
Midland Railway Workshops 1949/50
I power car 2 trailer cars normal set
ADF490-ADF495
ADU581-ADU591

Wild flower railcar set, ADF class 490 "Boronia", possibly on test run
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c. 1949
Named after wildflowers:
ADF490 Boronia
ADF491 Crowea
ADF492 Grevillea
ADF493 Hovea
ADF494 Leschanaultia
ADF495 Banksia

ADF class 492 "Grevillea" heading a four car "Wildflower" set, ,approaching Upper Swan storage siding
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ADF class 493 diesel railcar leaving the Swan View Tunnel working the 2.06pm service from Chidlow to Perth. ER line.
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ADE diesel-electric rail car WG Armstrong 1937 six
ADT trailer car Midland workshops 1939 six
ADE446-ADE451
ADT7-ADT12
Named after WA Governors

ADE class 446 Governor Class Diesel Electric Rail Car
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c. 1930s
ADE446Governor Stirling
ADE447Governor Lawley
ADE448Governor Hutt
ADE449Governor Weld
ADE450Governor Hampton
ADE451Governor Bedford

ADE class 449 "Governor Weld" with ADT class trailer, Goomalling, EM line
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ADE class 446 "Governor Stirling", bound for Merredin, passing through National Park, ER line, "B" end leading
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c. 1930s
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AI class petrol coach one only
Built Midlands Railway Workshops 1935
#432
based on a Dodge K 32 truck chassis 6 cylinder petrol
for Port Hedland–Marble Bar railway in the Pilbara

AI class 432 petrol coach PM line, c1935
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AI class 432 rail motor coach, station building, Marble Bar, PM line
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WAGR AI class petrol railcar no. 432, on the Marble Bar Railway
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It looks reasonable new so probably late c. 1930s
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AO class petrol
In service 1922
430-432

AO class 430 petrol engine rail coach
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430
AO class 432, towing AOT class trailer, Kalgoorlie
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AO class 432, Kalgoorlie/Boulder
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Western Australia 3' 6" (1,067 mm) gauge unless stated otherwise.
WA uses the term railcars in lieu of rail motors
EMUs & DMUs often referred as railcars.

As for most state systems a range of railcars.

Railcars & multiple units of the WAGR and successors
ASA class Sentinel Cammell steam railcar
1 only number 445
Manufactured in England and re-assembled in WA 1931
Commenced on Perth to Armadale service after trials.

ASA class 445 steam railcar, departing Perth for Pinjarra on a trial run 1931
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ASA class 445 steam railcar, when new before application of final paint scheme
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