Class RCA wooden bodied open wagons |
WAGR official photo of RCA 23906 (RHWA collection) |
In 1954 the first open wagons on the standard post-war 36'-0" bogie chassis appeared as class RC. In 1959 a new variant with higher seven plank sides appeared as class RCA. They entered traffic as follows: | |
1959 | 23901-23908, 23933, 23935-23939 |
1960 | 23916-23922, 23924-23932, 23934, 23940-23942, 23944-23970, 23972-24020 |
1961 | 23909-23915, 23923, 23943, 23971, 23972 |
Further wagons were added to the class by conversion of RC's although wagons were written off too (presumably as a result of accidents). A single wagon (23966) was also fitted with a corrugated iron roof and reclassified RCK in 1986. |
1972 | 23942, 23999 written off |
1978 | 23933, 23973 written off |
1979 | 24014 written off |
1982 | 22973 converted from RC |
1983 | 22902, 22903, 22907, 22909, 22910, 22912, 22913, 22914, 22915, 22917, 22919, 22921, 22922, 22923, 22926, 22927, 22928, 22930, 22931, 22933, 22934, 22936, 22937, 22938, 22939, 22940, 22941, 22943, 22945. 22947, 22948, 22949, 22950, 22951, 22952, 22953, 22955, 22956, 22957, 22958, 22959, 22960, 22962, 22963, 22965, 22967, 22969, 22972, 22974, 22975, 22978, 22979, 22980, 22981, 22983, 22984, 22985, 22986, 22987, 22988, 22990 from RC. |
1986 | 23966 to RCK. |
1988 | 23911 written off |
1990 | 23963 written off |
1992 | 23923, 23946, 23959 written off |
1993 | 22902, 22903, 22907, 22909, 22910, 22912, 22913, 22914, 22915, 22917, 22919, 22921, 22922, 22923, 22926, 22927, 22928, 22930, 22931, 22933, 22934, 22936, 22937, 22938, 22939, 22940, 22941, 22943, 22945, 22947, 22948, 22949, 22950, 22951, 22952, 22953, 22955, 22956, 22957, 22958, 22959, 22960, 22962, 22963, 22965, 22967, 22972, 22973, 22974, 22975, 22978, 22979, 22980, 22981, 22983, 22984, 22985, 22986, 22987, 22988, 22990, 23902, 23903, 23904, 23905, 23906, 23907, 23908, 23909, 23910, 23912-22, 23924-32, 23934-41, 23943, 23944, 23945, 23947-58, 23960, 23961, 23962, 23965, 23967-72, 23974-90, 23992-98, 24000-13, 24015-7, 24019, 24020 written off |
1997 | 22969, 23901, 23964, 23991, 24018 written off |
The WAGR outline diagram is shown below. |