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Merredin Railway Museum > Records

SUPER PLUME TANKER

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c. 1929

Overview

Entered service with W,A,G.R. on 19/11/ 1929 & may be the only restored 3 cell fuel tanker in W.A

Historical information

Believed to be the only one left in restoration.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-156-1998.155

Item type

Material

Width

3.8000 m

Height or length

4 m

Depth

20 m

Inscriptions and markings

PLUME

Keywords

Plume fuel tanker

Place made

Midland, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Google Maps search term / URL

Merredin Railway Museum

Geotag

31.48171, 118.27939
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G CLASS ENGINE (0km away)

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Last modified

Monday, 20 December, 2021

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