Australian Domestic Containers

Just like America, Australia also has a lot of domestic containers. Most are based on standard ISO containers, but the Aussies also have 45', 48' and 53' domestic containers too. These containers have much more extravagant liveries than their American counterparts.

James Koretsky was kind enough to provide this sizeable collection of containers from down under, so all photos are by him unless noted:

20' briquette containers

20' ASP Bulk container

20' BHP Steel half-height open top containers (used for steel coils)

20' BHP Steel half-height open top containers

20' CSR Sugar open-side container

20' and 40' FCL dry van containers

20' ICI containers riding on a COFC train (carrying sodium cyanide)

20' MAC Rail open-side containers (also known as SuperPaks)

20' Pacific Direct Line dry van (8'-6" wide, 9'-0" tall). Photo courtesy of Bruce Scott.

20' TNT all-door containers

20' TNT open-side container and Superpak open-side container

20' TNT dry van container

30' Shell plastic pellet containers (these have a silo inside that is unloaded by tilting the container on its end)

30' Shell container riding in a gondola

40' caged flatrack container

40' FCL half-height flat rack containers

40' Interlink dry van containers

40' Intermodal Solutions extra-wide high cube container. Container is 2.5m wide and 9'-10" tall. Photo by Michael Horne.

40' K&S Freighters platform container with load

40' New Idea dry van container (New Idea is an Australian weekly magazine for women)

40' Railex containers

40' Railex half-height open-side containers

40' Reflex Paper open-side containers

40' Roadways Road N Rail insulated container

40' TNT dry van container

40' TNT-Contrans dry van container

40' TNT-Contrans open-side container

40' TNT-Contrans open-side container

40' TNT Freight Services open-side container

40' TNT Freight Services open-side container (right) and dry van container (left)

40' TNT - HoldenWise open-side container

40' Toll dry van container

40' Toys R Us container

45' K&S Freighters open-side container

48' Boxcar dry van containers

48' Boxcar dry van containers

48' FCL dry van riding in an Australian double-stack car

48' FCL dry van also riding on a train

48' Refrigerated Rail Way refrigerated container

48' Refrigerated Rail Way refrigerated container

close-up of Carrier refrigeration unit on 48' Refrigerated Rail Way container

53' Boxcar dry van container (photo by Alex Rothwell)

53' Toll extra-height dry van container (photo by Warren McCoy)

some 20' ISO containers

more 20' ISO containers with a top-pick crane

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