Website: Brad Peadon
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Photos: Both Brads.
October 2025
| 100 Bluebird | |
|---|---|
| Road Numbers | 100(107) - 106 |
| Builder | Islington Workshops |
| Model | Railcar Trailer |
| Engine | N/A |
| Gauge | Standard/Broad |
| Wheels | (2-2) |
| Power | N/A |
| Length | 23850mm |
| Mass | 43.2t |
| 250 Bluebird | |
|---|---|
| Road Numbers | 250 (261) - 260 |
| Builder | Islington Workshops |
| Model | Railcar |
| Engine | Cummins NT-855-R2 (x2) |
| Gauge | Standard/Broad |
| Wheels | Bo-Bo |
| Power | 300HP x2 (224kW x2) |
| Length | 22850mm |
| Mass | 60t |
| 280 Bluebird | |
|---|---|
| Road Numbers | 280 (283) - 282 |
| Builder | Islington Workshops |
| Model | Baggage Railcar |
| Engine | Cummins NT-855-R2 (x2) |
| Gauge | Standard/Broad |
| Wheels | Bo-Bo |
| Power | 300HP x2 (224kW x2) |
| Length | 20420mm |
| Mass | 60t |
| Unit | Name | Entry | Owner | Crew Car | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Mopoke | 9/5/1955 | Pacific National | 9/26/2006 | RZDY100 | AKA 107, BR107, 811 |
| 101 | Grebe | 10/10/1955 | Aurizon | 12/19/2004 | FDDY01 | aka BR101, FDAY1 |
| 102 | Plover | 11/21/1955 | Aurizon | 9/20/2023 | ADHY102 | AKA BR102, Shiraz |
| 103 | Ibis | 6/16/1956 | Pacific National | 10/24/2006 | RZDY103 | AKA BR103 |
| 104 | Avocet | 2/11/1958 | Aurizon | 00/11/2003 | FDDY02 | AKA FDAY2 |
| 105 | Snipe | 7/16/1958 | Aurizon | 00/12/2003 | FDDY03 | AKA BR105, FDAY3 |
| 106 | Brittern | 8/27/1958 | Aurizon | 10/10/2006 | RZDY106 | AKA BR106, 812 |
| Unit | Name | Entry | Owner | Crew Car | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | Quail | 00/10/1954 | Genesee & Wyoming Aust. | 00/11/2023 | Scrapped | AKA 261, FDAY4 |
| 251 | Lowan | 00/11/1954 | Aurizon | 1/18/2024 | ADHY251 | AKA Chardonnay |
| 252 | Blue Wren | 8/16/1955 | Aurizon | 10/12/2023 | ADHY252 | AKA Merlot |
| 253 | Pelican | 8/16/1955 | SCT | 00/00/2005 | PDAY1 | Rrobert Mervin Yates |
| 254 | Brolga | 9/5/1955 | CFCLA | 11/5/2007 | CDBY254 | AKA 801 |
| 255 | Curlew | 3/29/1956 | Pacific National | 11/5/2007 | RZDY255 | AKA 802, CDBY255 |
| 256 | Kookaburra | 12/21/1956 | Aurizon | 00/11/2003 | FDDY05 | AKA FDAY5 |
| 257 | Krestral | 2/13/1957 | National Rail Museum | N/A | Operational | Preserved |
| 258 | Goshawk | 4/18/1957 | SCT | 00/00/2005 | PDAY3 | Monica Ivy Smith |
| 259 | Penguin | 11/4/1957 | Aurizon | 7/22/2024 | ADHY259 | AKA BM259 |
| 260 | Corella | 11/12/1959 | SCT | 00/11/2005 | PDAY2 | Peter Terence Mason |
| Unit | Entry | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | 12/12/1958 | Scrapped | renumbered 283 |
| 281 | 12/12/1958 | Scrapped | |
| 282 | 5/8/1959 | Scrapped |
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