Class JAC water tanks

Fifty GC class open wagons were converted to water tankers in 1951 by removing the sides and ends and fitting a pair of rectangular metal tanks. These two tanks had a combined capacity of 1350 gallons. The wagons involved in the conversion programme were as follows:

254, 288, 409, 640, 6061, 6466, 6547, 6580, 6594, 6679, 6816, 6851, 6902, 6965, 7142, 7355, 7444, 7563, 7568, 7705, 7797, 7822, 8034, 8084, 8106, 8593, 8608, 8614, 8651, 8712, 8742, 8752/7, 8770, 8849, 8931, 9112, 9187, 9203, 9241, 9279, 9544, 9571, 9582, 9619, 9662, 9936, 10318, 10334, 10436.

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As the usage of steam locomotives in the more arid areas declined these wagons were written off and they had all gone by 1961.
1954 409, 6580, 7142, 7563, 8034, 8084, 8106, 9187, 9203, 9241, 9582 written off
1955 254, 640, 6547, 6679, 6851, 7355, 7444, 7568,7705, 7797, 8608, 8742, 8752/7, 8770, 9112, 9279, 9544, 9619, 10318, 10334, written off

7822 to JETTY 106

1956 288, 6061, 6466, 6594, 6816, 6902, 6965, 8593, 8614, 8651, 8712, 8849, 8931, 9571, 10436 written off
1961 9662, 9936 written off

The WAGR outline diagram is shown below.

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