The end of wagonload traffic after the creation of "Total West" resulted in the conversion of many of the remaining vans for grain traffic. The louvres were sealed and roof hatches were added to produce classes VFA and >VGA. Conversions from class VF were as follows: |
1984 |
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 from VF |
1985 |
23209, 23219, 23240, 23265, 23270, 23313, 23354, 23355 from VF |
From 1987 members of the class began to be written off. They were all gone by 1992. |
1987 |
23302 written off |
1988 |
23278, 23331 written off |
1990 |
23259 written off |
1992 |
23204, 23209, 23210, 23218, 23219, 23222, 23231, 23237, 23239, 23240, 23247, 23249, 23254, 23258, 23265, 23268, 23270, 23273, 23285, 23294, 23299, 23301, 23313, 23316, 23321, 23326, 23327, 23330, 23335, 23339, 23343, 23350, 23354, 23355 written off |