The production of 100 new VA class vans was underway at the time of the 1922 Royal commission as a developed version of the older, shorter VA class vans. The VA design came in for criticism (some of which was rather unjust). These new vans were 33'-0" long over headstocks compared to the 30'-0" of the rebuilt V class vans. They had a similar composite underframe and 4'-6" wheelbase bogies. In 1929 eleven vans were fitted with 5'-6" wheelbase SX type bogies so as to be more suitable for passenger train use. This was the start of the evolution of the VB type. The next step being the fitting of crate floors. Details of the careers of the 33'-0" VA's are as follows

1922	10129-10228 built Midland
1923	10172 labelled for Cream Traffic
?	10152, 10176, 10179 labelled for Fish Traffic
1929	10147, 10175 labelled for Rabbit Traffic 10135, 10141, 10147, 10175, 10211, 10222 fitted with 5'-6" SX type bogies
?	10136, 10146, 10174, 10181, 10194 fitted with 5'-6" SX type bogies
1931	10202 written off
1934	10134, 10138, 10153, 10159, 10171, 10177, 10203 fitted with crate floors 10214 to VW
1935	10214 from VW
1936	10131, 10172, 10179, 10213 fitted with Milk shelves 10134, 10135, 10136, 10138, 10141, 10146, 10147, 10153, 10159, 10171, 10174, 10175, 10177, 10181, 10194, 10203, 10211, 10222 to VB
1942	10165 written off
1946	10131 written off 10162, 10168, 10188, 10228 used as temporary brake vans
1954	10206, 10228 to VC 10220 written off
1961	10215 written off
1962	10190 written off
1963	10185, 10213, 10223 written off
1964	10139 to VC
1965	10180 written off
1966	10145 written off
1967	10193, 10227 written off
1968	10140, 10178, 10186, 10187, 10192, 10195 written off
1970	10139 from VC 10191 to VW
1971	10143 written off 10204, 10221 to VE
1972	10149, 10150, 10151, 10152, 10154, 10155, 10156, 10158, 10161, 10162, 10166, 10167, 10169, 10170, 10172, 10176, 10183, 10188, 10196, 10199, 10200, 10201, 10205, 10207, 10208, 10214, 10216, 10217, 10218, 10224, 10225 written off
1973	10129, 10130, 10139, 10157, 10164, 10179, 10197, 10212 written off 10168 to VW
1974	10142, 10144, 10148, 10163, 10184, 10189, 10198, 10209, 10210, 10226 written off
1975	10173, 10182 written off 10133 to VW
1976	10137, 10160 written off 10219 to VC
1977	10132 written off

The WAGR outline diagram is shown below.

From 1964 to 1970 the former M.R.W.A. class LC vans 40721 and 40722 were classified VA.