| Class NW Flat wagon for Iron ore Containers |
| Between 1968 and 1971 a total of thirty-eight NW class wagons was created by the conversion of wagons on the post-war standard underframes from classes DC, FD, GH, GHD and HC. The conversions were as follows: |
| 1968 | 21550, 21645 ex HC |
| 1969 | 13292, 13892, 14249, 14266 ex FD, 22288 ex DC, 18437, 18647, 18861 ex GH, 19044 ex GHD
21415, 21419, 21421, 21429, 21465, 21466, 21477, 21504, 21505, 21510, 21513, 21527, 21542, 21558, 21568, 21575, 21590, 21612, 21613, 21617, 21620, 21629, 21637 ex HC 21671 issued new |
| 1971 | 21456, 21529, 21643 ex HC |
| The class survived intact until 1985 but had all been written off by 1987 | |
| 1985 | 14266, 18861, 19044, 21419, 21429, 21465, 21504, 21505, 21510, 21513, 21527, 21550, 21558, 21575, 21612, 21613, 21617, 21637, 21645 written off |
| 1986 | 13892, 14249, 18437, 21415, 21421, 21456, 21466, 21529, 21542, 21568, 21590, 21620, 21629, 21671 written off |
| 1987 | 18647, 21477, 21643, 22288 written off |
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The two images below from the RHWA collection show the wagons when new in the original black colour scheme.
WAGR official photo of NW21645 with container 2101(RHWA collection)
WAGR official photo of NW21550 with container 2102(RHWA collection) Two WAGR outline diagrams showing different containers are included below.
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| Other Flat trucks
The W.A.G.R.'s flat trucks were classes N, NA ,NC, NF, NFA, NFB, NFC, NO, NS, and NV |
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