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. |