Alphabet Soup

Introduction This page lists all of the classes and class groups covered so far as well as the others that are planned. If you know what you are looking for you can go straight from here. The list includes both W.A.G.R. and M.R.W.A. classes. In the case of the W.A.G.R. vehicles it is the post 1900 classes that are listed below. There is as yet insufficient information to include G.S.R. classes. There are pictures on most of the pages but not all as some things just disappeared before my time. I hope to be able to add pictures from other sources eventually. Link to pages where there are pictures missing are shown in green.  Wagon liveries are covered here. WAGR carriages all had codes starting with the letter A and there is now a book on the subject. You can order a copy from the Rail Heritage WA sales.

A - Horseboxes	A (all types) MRWA H andHM
B - Cattle trucks B - horse boxes Agricultural bank managers van	B (all types), BD, BE, BS MRWA C and CA , MRWA CB BA, BB BC
C - Sheep trucks	C (GSR type), C (other types),  CA, CX, CXA, CXB, CXT MRWA D and DA, M.R.W.A. DXA, MRWA DXB
D - Covered goods vans Explosives van Workmen's vans Weighbridge testing vans Bullion van Spray van	D (original type), D (N.Z.R. type), D (converted A), D (GSR type), D(15'-0"), D(16'-0"), D(17'-0") DA, DB, DC MRWA B, MRWA BM Advertising vans DE DW DX DY MRWA S
E - Cold storage vans Explosive van	E (all types), EA, EB EBE
F - Louvre Vans   Poison vans	F (all types), FA(17'-0"), FA(15'-0"), FB, FC, FD, FDF, FDM MRWA BL, MRWA BLA FDP
G - Highside trucks Wheat hopper	G Old types, G (G.S.R. type), G (Seabrook), G(Iron lined) G (N.Z.R. Type), G (1902 type), GA, GB, GC, GC (steel underframe), GCW, GD, GE, GEF, GER, GF, GH, GHA, GHB, GHC, GHD, GHE, GHR, GL , GM, GMD, GMR, GN, GS, GST MRWA A and AB, MRWA AC, MRWA AE GSW, GW
H - Lowside trucks	H (early Northern railway) , H (early Ballast wagons), H (MRCWCo), H (N.Z.R. Type), H (Iron Lined), H (1902 type), H (G.S.R. type), HA, HB, HC, HCA, HCL, HCN,HCP, HD, HDA, HE, HW, H class ballast ploughs MRWA I (later Ballast), MRWA IA (Ballast), MRWA M
I - Timber trucks (swivel bolster) Coal box wagon	I (early), I (N.Z.R. type), I (15' N.Z.R. frame), I (12'-0" G.S.R. type), I (long G.S.R. type), I(other) MRWA E IM
J - Water Tanks (later all tankers) Chemical Tankers Bitumen Tankers Fuel tankers	J (old MRCWCo frame 1312 gal iron), J (14'-0" 1312 gal), J (NZR frame 1312 gal Iron), J (NZR frame 1312 gal wooden), J (NZR frame 1390 gal), J (NZR frame 1500 gal), J (NZR frame 1630gal), J(NZR frame 1600gal) , J(NZR frame 2025 gal), J (GC frame wooden tank), J (GC frame 1600gal), J (GC frame 1650gal), J (CXA frame 1600gal), J (ex GSR six-wheeled), J later JA(bogie), JA, JAC, JG, JI, JK(water), JS(sand/water), JY(W.A.G.R.) MRWA G and GR Water trust mining co wagons (Seabrook wagons) JGH (acid), JK (caustic soda), JV (acid), JVW (weedkiller) JX, JXA JB, JBA, JBB, JBS, JC, JCA, JD, JDA, JE, JEA , JEB, JF, JFS, JFR, JGA, JGB, JGC, JGD, JGE, JGF, JGS, JH, JHA , JHR, JHS, JIA, JIB, JIC, JID, JJ, JL, JM, JN, JNR , JO, JOA, JOB, JOC, JP, JPA & JPAA, JPB & JPBA, JPC, JQ, JR, JRA , JRB, JS (fuel), JSA, JT, JTA, JTB, JTC, JTD, JTE, JTF , JU, JUR, JW, JWA, JY(ESSO), JYA, JZ(W.A.G.R.), JZ(Mobil)
K - Ballast wagons (later opens)	K(Ballast), K(steel), KA, KB, KC(cement containers), KC(coal), KL, KS, KW MRWA PA (later P), MRWA P (later PA), MRWA PB
L - Ballast Hoppers and ploughs   Wheat Hopper	L, LA(early), LA (ex PWD), LA (1955), LB tipper wagons, MRWA O LW W.A.G.R. ballast ploughs
M - Ballast tippers & coal box wagons Diesel Loco sand wagon	M coal box, MA, MC, ML MS
N - Timber trucks (rigid bolster) Flats Shunters' floats	N(18'-0"), N(NZR 15'-0"), N(14'-0" ex GSR), N(12'-0" ex GSR), N(11'-0" ex I), N(steel framed), NFB NA, NC, NF, NFA, NFC, NO, NV, NW NS
O - Gunpowder vans	O (all types)
P - 4 & 6 wheel brake vans (later mail vans)	P (4 wheel passenger type), P (4 wheel goods types), P (ex GSR 6 Wheeled) MRWA F P (ex mail vans)
Q - Timber trucks (later bogie flats) Boiler wagons Cement container wagons Diesel engine wagon Lowside mobile crane wagon Pipe wagon Shunters float Sleeper and rail wagons Wagons for Heavy loads Wheel wagons Wool Bale wagons	Q, QA, QAN, QBB, QBC, QBE , QBL, QC, QCA, QCB, QCD, QCE, QCF, QCG, QCP, QD(oil), QD(flat), QE, QG, QH, QJG, QJH, QK, QL, QM, QMB, QMC, QMD, QMF, QMG, QNS, QRA, QRB, QRC, QRD, QRJ, QRN, QRT, QT, QU, QUA, QUB, QUC, QUG, QW, QWF MRWA N, MRWA NB, MRWA NC QB QCC, QF QD(engines) QR QAP, QP, QRP QSF QCS, QPS, QRS, QS, QSA, QUR, QURD, QUS, QUT QAS, QX, QY, Special 40 ton wagon QV QUW
R - Highside trucks     Bulk Cement wagons Flat wagons	R(2 door), R(4 door), RA (British), RA (American), RAB, RAC, RAM, RB(steel), RB(wooden), RBM, RBT, RBW, RC, RCA, RCB, RCC, RCH, RCJ, RCK, RCW, RCWA, RCWR, RD, RM, RX(30'-0"), RX(35'-0"), RY MRWA L RBC RAA, RO
S - Sheep trucks (later service vans) Service vans Pantograph vehicle	S, SA, SA (later SX), SXT MRWA bogie D and DX SB, SC SD
T - Cattle trucks	T, TA, TAD MRWA bogie C and CM
U - Platform trucks	U
V - Covered goods vans Accident van Explosives van Instruction Van Troop carrying van Scale adjusters van Track recording van Diesel filter van Workmen's van Bullion van Stores van ex Z van Eyesight testing van Van for tractor and driver	V, VA(exV), VA(long), VB(Composite frame), VB(Steel frame), VD, VDA, VDB, VDL, VDR, VF, VFA, VFL, VG, VGA, VH, VWV MRWA LC Advertising vans VC VE VI VP VS VT(track recording) VT(filters) VW VY VZ Eyesight testing van VA, VX then VU MRWA KB
W - Cold storage vans Privately owned hoppers	W, WA, WAM, WAR, WBR, WO, WVD WMC, WMD, WME
X - Coal hoppers (later all bogie hoppers)   Bulk Cement wagons	X(bogie), X (4 wheel), XA, XAC, XB, XBC, XC, XE, XEB, XF, XFL, XG, XGA, XGAB, XGB, XGBB, XGH, XGT, XH, XK, XL, XM, XMG, XN, XNA, XNG, XNW, XO, XOA, XP, XT, XU, XV, XW, XWA, XWAB, XWB, XWBB, XWC, XY, XYA XR
Y - Gunpowder vans	Y (all types)
Z - Bogie Brake vans	Z9, Z15, etc. rebuilds, Z20, Z21, Z22-25, Z26, Z27/8, 30-106, Z29, Z32 etc rebuilds, Z85 & 155-157, Z107/8, Z109, Z110-113, Z114-153, Z154, Z192, Z202 etc rebuilds, Z217, Z221-8 , Z451-460, Z461-566, Z571-580, ZA(158-188), ZA(189-201), ZAF, ZAG, ZB, ZBA, ZC569/70, ZD, ZF, ZG, ZJ, ZJA, ZO567/8, ZS, ZSD MRWA FA

Wagons known to have spent time on the isolated lines are listed on the Isolated Railways page. The list of Jetty wagons can be found here. The number series for wagons transferred to the WAGR sawmill is here. A list of the surviving ex WAGR wagons in 2010 can be found here.