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.

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