The DC class vans had roof hatches to allow their use on bulk grain transport and many of the class were used on this traffic for most of their lives. However, in their early years these wagons gained a poor reputation for coming off the track and the nickname "Dancing Charlies". This was probably due to a combination of poor track and overloading but it did result in some very early casualties. Numbers 21926, 22273, and 22363 were written off in 1954 followed by 22956 in 1956 then 21997, 22119, 22236, 22434 and 22507 in 1959, 21907 in 1963 and 22102 in 1965. These were all accident victims although 22102 was written back in 1968.

Very few of the DCs were converted to any other class. The only examples were 22288 which was converted to an NW class Iron ore container flat in 1969 and the three wagons converted to NV class wheel wagons 22028 (in 1974) and 22215,22342 (in 1975). In their later years parts of the planking on the sides were replaced with plywood and nearly all DCs had plywood doors fitted. The remaining wagons were written off either as a result of accidents or when they were replaced by larger bogie grain hopper wagons.

1969	22319
1970	22092, 22325, 22433
1971	22591
1972	21980, 22096, 22255, 22315, 22324, 22447, 22542
1973	21942, 22011, 22061, 22303
1975	22093, 22140, 22216, 22550
1976	21929, 21938, 21939, 22031, 22045, 22052, 22060, 22074, 22091, 22099, 22102, 22108, 22116, 22175, 22179, 22193, 22220, 22256, 22321, 22333, 22340, 22360, 22367, 22407, 22408, 22431, 22448, 22468, 22480, 22510, 22526, 22539
1977	21902, 21909, 21912, 21913, 21947, 21978, 21986, 22013, 22027, 22038, 22051, 22054, 22058, 22065, 22076, 22133, 22165, 22169, 22188, 22201, 22211, 22219, 22224, 22226, 22235, 22253, 22254, 22269, 22313, 23222, 22330, 22413, 22418, 22422, 22423, 22425, 22430, 22450, 22453, 22469, 22491, 22535, 22548, 22576
1978	21984, 22141, 22176, 22182, 22234, 22038, 22331, 22527, 22582
1979	21914, 21918, 21930, 21943, 21954, 21963, 21992, 21993, 22037, 22088, 22104, 22112, 22156, 22162, 22167, 22204, 22365, 22387, 22395, 22397, 22462, 22472, 22479, 22493, 22506, 22530, 22549, 22558, 22569, 22593 written off 22530 written back
1980	22275
1981	21924, 21943, 22014, 22036, 22081, 22125, 22131, 22153, 22159, 22178, 22185, 22217, 22243, 22247, 22261, 22298, 22329, 22366, 22437, 22524, 22527, 22540, 22579, 22598
1982	22500 written back
1983	21946, 21968, 21991, 22000, 22117, 22123, 22130, 22262, 22292, 22318, 22347, 22348, 22350, 22439, 22454, 22466, 22486, 22551, 22555, 22568, 22583
1984	21921, 21935, 22016, 22170, 22203, 22364, 22371, 22374
1985	21904, 21905, 21910, 21911, 21928, 21931, 21934, 21940, 21943, 21944, 21949, 21951, 21958, 21961, 21965, 21973, 21976, 21985, 21989, 22003, 22005, 22007, 22012, 22018, 22023, 22024, 22043, 22056, 22059, 22066, 22069, 22072, 22080, 22085, 22087, 22100, 22101, 22105, 22106, 22109, 22113, 22120, 22134, 22144, 22145, 22146, 22151, 22160, 22164, 22171, 22172, 22173, 22181, 22183, 22192, 22195, 22197, 22212, 22214, 22222, 22238, 22242, 22258, 22260, 22265, 22268, 22280, 22287, 22294, 22307, 22345, 22351, 22353, 22355, 22399, 22404, 22416, 22419, 22427, 22428, 22436, 22451, 22458, 22465, 22484, 22487, 22501, 22502, 22516, 22520, 22523, 22534, 22556, 22564, 22570, 22580, 22586
1986	21901, 21906, 21920, 21932, 21936, 21945, 21952, 21953, 21957, 21967, 21972, 21974, 21975, 21990, 21995, 21996, 22004, 22006, 22009, 22017, 22020, 22021, 22030, 22033, 22034, 22035, 22039, 22040, 22046, 22048, 22050, 22055, 22057, 22062, 22063, 22064, 22071, 22075, 22079, 22082, 22086, 22087, 22089, 22094, 22097, 22107, 22114, 22122, 22129, 22135, 22137, 22138, 22143, 22147, 22148, 22149, 22152, 22157, 22161, 22170, 22196, 22208, 22209, 22226, 22228, 22229, 22239, 22241, 22244, 22245, 22246, 22251, 22259, 22264, 22270, 22274, 22276, 22278, 22282, 22283, 22284, 22285, 22286, 22289, 22291, 22296, 22300, 22306, 22311, 22312, 22316, 22317, 22320, 22327, 22332, 22335, 22337, 22338, 22341, 22343, 22356, 22358, 22361, 22362, 22369, 22373, 22376, 22377, 22380, 22382, 22384, 22386, 22388, 22398, 22401, 22402, 22403, 22406, 22410, 22414, 22417, 22420, 22440, 22442, 22443, 22444, 22445, 22446, 22455, 22463, 22464, 22467, 22470, 22471, 22474, 22475, 22482, 22485, 22488, 22494, 22496, 22497, 22499, 22500, 22503, 22504, 22508, 22511, 22521, 22522, 22528, 22532, 22534, 22536, 22537, 22541, 22543, 22544, 22553, 22554, 22557, 22559, 22560, 22562, 22571, 22573, 22574, 22577, 22581, 22587, 22589, 22594, 22595, 22599, 22600, 22603, 22605, 22606, 22607, 22609
1987	21908, 21915, 21916, 21917, 21919, 21922, 21923, 21925, 21927, 21933, 21937, 21941, 21950, 21955, 21956, 21959, 21960, 21962, 21964, 21966, 21969, 21970, 21971, 21977, 21979, 21981, 21982, 21983, 21988, 21994, 21998, 21999, 22001, 22002, 22008, 22010, 22015, 22019, 22022, 22025, 22041, 22044, 22047, 22049, 22053, 22067, 22068, 22070, 22073, 22083, 22084, 22095, 22103, 22111, 22118, 22121, 22124, 22127, 22128, 22132, 22136, 22139, 22142, 22150, 22154, 22155, 22166, 22174, 22184, 22186, 22194, 22200, 22202, 22205, 22206, 22218, 22221, 22223, 22225, 22227, 22230, 22231, 22232, 22233, 22237, 22248, 22249, 22250, 22252, 22257, 22263, 22266, 22267, 22271, 22272, 22277, 22279, 22281, 22290, 22293, 22295, 22297, 22299, 22301, 22302, 22304, 22305, 22309, 22310, 22314, 22323, 22326, 22328, 22334, 22336, 22339, 22344, 22346, 22349, 22352, 22354, 22357, 22359, 22368, 22370, 22372, 22375, 22378, 22379, 22383, 22385, 22389, 22391, 22392, 22394, 22396, 22400, 22405, 22409, 22411, 22412, 22415, 22421, 22424, 22426, 22429, 22432, 22435, 22438, 22441, 22446, 22449, 22452, 22457, 22461, 22473, 22477, 22478, 22481, 22483, 22489, 22490, 22492, 22495, 22498, 22509, 22512, 22513, 22515, 22518, 22519, 22525, 22529, 22531, 22533, 22538, 22545, 22546, 22547, 22550, 22552, 22561, 22563, 22566, 22567, 22575, 22578, 22584, 22585, 22588, 22590, 22592, 22601, 22602, 22604, 22608, 22610
1988	22026, 22110, 21903, 21948, 22029, 22393, 22460, 22565, 22572, 22597
1990	21987, 22090, 22189, 22240, 22390, 22505

The WAGR outline diagram is shown below.

Frank Stamford's photo shows DC22261 at Geraldton in February 1966.