Class QBE bogie bolster wagon.

WAGR official photo of QBE23652 (RHWA collection)

The post-war standard bogie bolster wagon was the QC class based on the 42'-0" chassis. A total of seventy-two were built in 1954-5 followed by five conversions of TA class cattle trucks.

Seventy-five QC's were converted to the new QBE standard starting in 1975. Another four were converted from TA class cattle trucks. Withdrawal started in 1988 but most of the class were condemned in one go in 1996.

1975 23503, 23504, 23508, 23511, 23512, 23513, 23514, 23516, 23518, 23520, 23522, 23525, 23527, 23532, 23534, 23537, 23539, 23540, 23543, 23545, 23549, 23553, 23554, 23558, 23560, 23563, 23566, 23571, 23572, 23623 from QC
1976 23501, 23509, 23528, 23529, 23531, 23533, 23538, 23541, 23544, 23548, 23552, 23556, 23557, 23561, 23565, 23570 from QC
1977 23502, 23505, 23506, 23517, 23519, 23521, 23523, 23524, 23530, 23535, 23536, 23542, 23546, 23547, 23550, 23559, 23562, 23567, 23568, 23569, 23612, 23653 from QC

23629, 23674 ex TA

1978 23510, 23515, 23526, 23551, 23564, 23661, 23681 from QC

23622, 23652 ex TA

1988 23522, 23525 written off
1993 23549, 23560 written off
1994 23501, 23502, 23506, 23508, 23511, 23529, 23530, 23537, 23544, 23547, 23562, 23568, 23622, 23652, 23653, written off
1995 23517, 23521, 23535, 23548, 23550, 23557, 23570 written off
1996 All remaining wagons in class written off.

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