The VF class van was a development of the VD class. The same 36'-0" chassis was used but the doors were arranged to give a single wider opening in the centre of the van and only the upper half of the sides were louvred. A total of 156 VF class vans were built in 1961 (23201-23279, 23281), 1962 (23280, 23282-23323) and 1963 (23324-23356). In 1970 ten of the VF class vans were fitted with load dividing equipment and reclassified VFL. A similar conversion was also applied to some VD class vans, which became class VDL. The vans involved were VF23207, 23209, 23216, 23257, 23283, 23287, 23300, 23328, 23333 and 23340. Two of the VFL conversions later reverted to class VF. These were 23209 in 1980 and 23328 in 1984. At some point, at least some of the class got additional diagonal reinforcement angle irons on the lower sides. The two photos below show different arrangements of these. WAGR official photo of VF 23338 (RHWA collection) From 1975 members of the class began to be written off and converted to other classes. The conversion of VF to VFA bulk wheat wagons paralleled that of the VG to VGA conversions whilst vans of most classes on the standard 36' chassis were eventually converted to class RCJ steel bodied open wagons.

1975	23275 written off
1976	23223, 23235, 23286 written off
1977	23341 written off
1983	23212, 23234, 23256, 23282 written off
1984	23245, 23246, 23296 (all written off in 1983) converted to JOC 23204, 23210, 23218, 23222, 23231, 23237, 23239, 23247, 23249, 23254, 23258, 23259, 23268, 23273, 23278, 23285, 23294, 23299, 23301, 23302, 23316, 23321, 23326, 23327, 23330, 23331, 23335, 23339, 23343, 23350 to VFA
1985	23209, 23219, 23240, 23265, 23270, 23313, 23354, 23355 to VFA
1986	23201, 23205, 23220, 23224, 23227, 23233, 23243, 23260, 23261, 23263, 23269, 23272, 23280, 23288, 23293, 23318, 23323, 23351, 23352, 23353 to RCJ
1987	23208, 23230, 23232, 23242, 23250, 23305, 23312, 23320, 23338, 23346, 23347 to RCJ
1990	23251, 23281, 23291 written off
1991	23203, 23206, 23211, 23213, 23214, 23225, 23228, 23229, 23248, 23252, 23257, 23262, 23264, 23276, 23292, 23295, 23298, 23300, 23303, 23304, 23310, 23315, 23319, 23325, 23328, 23337, 23342, 23344, 23348, 23349 written off

The WAGR outline diagram is shown below.

Frank Stamford's photo shows VF23230 at Geraldton in February 1966.