| S class bogie sheep trucks (Class Nb before 1900) |
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Builders photo of S3001 (ARHS collection) |
| The first twelve NB class sheep trucks (546-557) entered traffic on the W.A.G.R. in 1893. They were followed by another batch of twenty-six in 1896 (212-2146). A final batch of twelve (3001-3012) was built by the Midland Railway Carriage and Wagon Co and entered traffic in 1897. These last twelve wagons had only two brake shoes per bogie rather than the four on the earlier wagons. All of the wagons were reclassified S in 1900. At some later point in the life of the wagons the single large doors on the centre line were replaced with pairs of smaller ones on twenty wagons (confirmed for 547, 2122). Disposal of the class was as follows: |
| 1948 |
555, 2141, 2145 written off |
| 1949 |
556 written off 2125, 2127, 2133, 2134, 2139, 2140, 2142, 3002, 3008 to JETTY 714, 682, 704, 701, 710, 683, 707, 702, 703 Written off 555, 2141, 2145 to JETTY 689, 700, 688 |
| 1950 |
2121, 2126, 2131, 2143, 3005 written off 2130 to JETTY 783 |
| 1953 | 553, 2144, 3006 written off |
| 1954 | 546, 548, 551, 552, 554, 2129, 2132, 2135, 2146, 3001, 3003, 3007, 3009, 3011 written off |
| 1955 | 547, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2137, 3004, 3010 written off |
| 1957 | 2136, 3012 written off |
| 1958 | 549, 557 written off |
| 1960 | 550, 2128, 2138 to JETTY 278, 282, 280 |
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