Class GM open wagon

WAGR Official photo of GM15401 (RHWA collection)

One experimental wagon originally coded GH 13321 started off this class in 1951. The production wagons were built in 1952 (GM15401-15689) and 1953 (15690-16016). These wagons were built on the post-war standard 18'-0" four wheeled chassis also used on the BE, CXB, DC, EB, FD, and GH classes.

In 1955 a new type was created when four wagons (15661, 15730, 15770, 15777) were fitted with a Victorian Railways type ridgepole arrangement and re-coded GMR. Further conversions followed in 1956 and 1957.

1951 GH13321 built
1952 GM15401-15689 built Tomlinsons
1953 GM15690-16016 built Tomlinsons

GH13321 reclassified GM

1955 15661, 15730, 15770, 15777 converted to class GMR
1956 15406, 15410, 15486, 15501, 15508, 15512, 15519, 15549, 15552, 15613, 15621, 15685, 15693, 15716, 15722, 15732, 15790, 15807, 15824, 15858, 15859, 15872, 15878, 15892, 15902, 15951, 15963, 15989 converted to class GMR

15886 written off

1957 15401, 15405, 15408, 15482, 15559, 15584, 15648, 15668, 15715, 15754, 15764, 15767, 15808, 15819, 15835, 15909, 15980, 15987 converted to class GMR
1961 15457, 15879, 15983 destroyed in collision at Northam and written off
1965 15714 derailment Coolgardie written off

In 1968 another new conversion of the GM design appeared when the doors on many wagons were replaced and the GMD design was created. The end of wagonload traffic resulted in the demise of the GM and GMD class wagons.

1968 15402, 15403, 15409, 15415, 15416, 15417, 15421, 15423, 15424, 15425, 15427, 15428, 15430, 15431, 15436, 15442, 15444, 15451, 15456, 15460, 15461, 15467, 15468, 15469, 15470, 15471, 15472, 15475, 15477, 15478, 15483, 15487, 15490, 15492, 15493, 15494, 15496, 15500, 15506, 15509, 15511, 15516, 15523, 15526, 15529, 15532, 15533, 15534, 15535, 15538, 15541, 15543, 15550, 15551, 15553, 15555, 15556, 15558, 15560, 15561, 15563, 15564, 15568, 15569, 15571, 15575, 15576, 15577, 15579, 15581, 15582, 15586, 15590, 15593, 15595, 15596, 15599, 15600, 15602, 15603, 15604, 15607, 15609, 15610, 15617, 15619, 15623, 15624, 15630, 15632, 15634, 15636, 15637, 15640, 15641, 15642, 15643, 15647, 15654, 15655, 15656, 15660, 15664, 15665, 15667, 15671, 15672, 15673, 15675, 15677, 15678, 15679, 15682, 15686, 15688, 15690, 15692, 15694, 15696, 15699, 15700, 15703, 15705, 15706, 15708, 15712, 15718, 15721, 15724, 15725, 15726, 15727, 15731, 15733, 15735, 15736, 15737, 15738, 15740, 15741, 15743, 15746, 15747, 15748, 15751, 15752, 15756, 15758, 15761, 15765, 15768, 15771, 15772, 15775, 15779, 15780, 15783, 15784, 15786, 15787, 15788, 15792, 15794, 15798, 15799, 15800, 15801, 15803, 15805, 15810, 15811, 15814, 15816, 15817, 15826, 15827, 15831, 15834, 15841, 15843, 15844, 15845, 15848, 15849, 15855, 15856, 15857, 15863, 15866, 15868, 15871, 15873, 15875, 15876, 15877, 15880, 15883, 15885, 15889, 15890, 15894, 15895, 15897, 15899, 15900, 15903, 15905, 15906, 15912, 15915, 15918, 15919, 15922, 15924, 15927, 15930, 15931, 15932, 15933, 15934, 15937, 15941, 15943, 15946, 15950, 15959, 15964, 15965, 15967, 15968, 15970, 15974, 15975, 15976, 15977, 15981, 15982, 15990, 15993, 15994, 15996, 15997, 15998, 15999, 16000, 16003, 16004, 16005, 16009, 16013, 16015 converted to GMD
1970 15774 written off
1971 13321, 15412, 15419, 15433, 15434, 15437, 15438, 15441, 15445, 15448, 15452, 15459, 15463, 15465, 15466, 15473, 15481, 15489, 15495, 15497, 15498, 15499, 15503, 15504, 15505, 15510, 15517, 15530, 15537, 15539, 15548, 15554, 15562, 15567, 15573, 15574, 15583, 15587, 15589, 15591, 15592, 15597, 15601, 15606, 15612, 15614, 15616, 15618, 15625, 15629, 15650, 15657, 15674, 15683, 15689, 15701, 15702, 15713, 15750, 15757, 15778, 15782, 15822, 15836, 15846, 15847, 15852, 15854, 15861, 15862, 15865, 15874, 15887, 15888, 15891, 15904, 15908, 15914, 15916, 15917, 15926, 15928, 15939, 15945, 15949, 15952, 15954, 15955, 15957, 15958, 15960, 15962, 15969, 15971, 15985, 15986, 15992, 15995, 16006, 16007, 16016 converted to GMD
1972 15608, 15884 written off
1973 15892 converted from GMR
1974 15685, 15770, 15790, 15859, 15963 converted from GMR
1975 15722, 15807 converted from GMR

15956 converted to GHC

1976 15754 converted from GMR

15418, 15644, 15711, 15802 written off

1977 15693 converted from GMR

15638, 15670, 15681, 15823, 15870, 15978 written off

1978 15405, 15408, 15482, 15501, 15508, 15584, 15648, 15668, 15777, 15872 converted from GMR

15944 written off

1979 15549, 15808, 15819, 15878, 15980 converted from GMR

15638 written back

15440, 15464, 15514, 15611, 15947, 16001 written off

15598 converted to GMD

1980 15406, 15519, 15732, 15767, converted from GMR
1981 15559, 15835, 15902, 15987 converted from GMR

15491, 15948 written off

1982 15486, 15613, 15661, 15951 converted from GMR
1983 15552, 15715, 15824 converted from GMR

15405, 15613, 15645, 15728, 15818 written off

15911 converted to GMD

1984 15447, 15698, 15920 written off
1985 15404, 15432, 15450, 15454, 15462, 15480, 15485, 15521, 15524, 15525, 15588, 15627, 15652, 15695, 15720, 15763, 15767, 15791, 15809, 15825, 15850, 15851, 15898 written off
1986 15406, 15407, 15411, 15414, 15420, 15426, 15446, 15453, 15476, 15486, 15508, 15518, 15522, 15536, 15540, 15542, 15547, 15557, 15585, 15615, 15620, 15633, 15662, 15666, 15723, 15776, 15781, 15819, 15828, 15839, 15840, 15864, 15878, 15893, 15901, 15929, 15935, 15940, 15953, 15972, 15980, 15988, 16008, 16010, 16012, 16014 written off
1987 15474, 15484, 15519, 15544, 15559, 15565, 15638, 15684, 15685, 15697, 15739, 15742, 15796, 15820, 15829, 15832, 15838, 15842, 15860, 15869, 15925, 15938, 15963 written off
1989 15449, 15458, 15479, 15488, 15507, 15549, 15584, 15622, 15663, 15669, 15709, 15710, 15732, 15744, 15745, 15790, 15806, 15813, 15821, 15833, 15837, 15853, 15872, 15942, 15984, 15987 written off
1990 15408, 15413, 15422, 15429, 15435, 15439, 15443, 15455, 15482, 15501, 15502, 15513, 15515, 15520, 15527, 15528, 15531, 15545, 15546, 15566, 15570, 15572, 15578, 15580, 15594, 15605, 15626, 15628, 15631, 15635, 15639, 15646, 15648, 15649, 15651, 15653, 15658, 15659, 15661, 15668, 15676, 15680, 15687, 15691, 15704, 15707, 15717, 15719, 15722, 15729, 15734, 15749, 15753, 15754, 15755, 15759, 15760, 15762, 15766, 15769, 15770, 15773, 15777, 15785, 15793, 15795, 15797, 15804, 15807, 15808, 15812, 15815, 15830, 15835, 15859, 15867, 15881, 15882, 15892, 15896, 15902, 15907, 15910, 15911, 15913, 15921, 15923, 15936, 15951, 15961, 15966, 15979, 15991, 16002, 16011 written off
  Unaccounted for 15789, 15973. Probably written off 1990.

The WAGR outline diagram is shown below.

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