Class DA and DB vans |
The first DA class van was a single prototype converted from a class GA open wagon numbered 5568 in 1924. This van was 17'-0" long over headstocks and had a 9'-0" wheelbase. Number 5568 was rebuilt with in 1927 and it wasn't until 1928 that any more were built but eventually a total of 85 new vans to this design were built as follows: | |
1928 | 10871-10895, 10921-10949, 10951 |
1929 | 10950, 10952-10975 |
1935 | 319, 1236, 2012, 2316, 2385 |
All of these vans seem to have had a 9'-0" wheelbase. The WAGR outline diagram is shown below. | |
The class DA vans were withdrawn as follows: | |
1951 | 10941 to PWD Port Hedland |
1953 | 10946 to DW, 10880 written off |
1954 | 10948 written off |
1959 | 10845, 10952, 10970 written off |
1962 | 1412, 5568, 10877 written off |
1964 | 86 written off |
1966 | 10962 written off |
1970 | 10879, 10881, 10882, 10891, 10932, 10935, 10936, 10953, 10956, 10957, 10960, 10961, 10967, 10969, 13299, 13305 written off |
1971 | 10871, 10872, 10875, 10889, 10890, 10895, 10923, 10925, 10926, 10930, 10939, 10942, 10944, 10949, 10955, 10964, 10973 written off |
1972 | 2624, 5944, 10873, 10874, 10876, 10878, 10883, 10884, 10888, 10893, 10894, 10922, 10928, 10929, 10935, 10936, 10940, 10951, 10965, 10966, 10974, 10975, 13301, 13302, 13306, 13312, 13315, 13318 written off |
1973 | 5010, 10886, 10887, 10892, 10921, 10924, 110943, 10950, 10954, 10958, 10963, 10968, 10971, 10972, 13300, 13303, 13307, 13308, 13310, 13317 written off
10931, 10933 to DW |
1974 | 10885, 10927, 10938, 10947, 13313, 13314 written off |
1975 | 13309, 13316 written off |
1977 | 13304, 13311 written off |
In practice at least 13311 survived its write off date by 10 years in use as a workmen's van although never reclassified DW. In later years the sides of this van were plywood rather than the planking it had started out life with. |
The twenty-two DB class vans were written off as follows: | |
1962 | 319 written off |
1967 | 319 written back |
1969 | 2316, 3165, 4344 written off |
1970 | 1236, 10959 written off |
1972 | 319, 661,1035, 2270, 4343 written off |
1973 | 793, 1159, 2012, 2284, 2835, 4351, 4354, 4357 written off |
1974 | 708, 943, 949, 2336 written off |
Other vans |
Other four-wheeled vans can be found in classes D and DC with louvred vans in classes F, FA, FB, FC, and FD. Bogie vans are in classes V, VA, VB, VD, VF and VG. |