Class WFA and WQCY flat top wagons

Class WFA and WQCY flat top wagons

In 1981 the WAGR built a new class of flat top wagon intended for container traffic. They were class WFA numbered 31001-31053.

Seven were converted to WFAP for motor vehicles in 1987 (31024, 31032, 31041, 31043, 31044, 31051, 31052). The same year reclassification of WFA to WQCY started and it was completed in 1989. The only wagon not reclassified was written off in 1990.

1987 WFA 31024, 31032, 31041, 31043, 31044, 31051, 31052 to WFAP
WFA 31002, 31005, 31007, 31012, 31013, 31020, 31022, 31027, 31031, 31033,31034, 31036, 31037, 31040, 31045, 31046, 31050, 31053 to WQCY

1988 WFA 31001, 31003, 31004, 31006, 31008, 31009, 31010, 31011, 31015, 31017, 31018, 31019, 31021, 31023, 31025, 31026, 31028, 31030, 31035, 31038, 31039, 31042, 31047, 31048, 31049 to WQCY

1989 WFA 31014, 31016 to WQCY

1990 WFA 31029 written off

1994 WQCY 31001, 31002, 31003, 31004, 31005, 31006, 31007, 31008, 31009, 31010, 31011, 31013, 31015, 31016, 31018, 31019, 31023, 31025, 31026, 31030, 31031, 31033, 31034, 31035, 31036, 31037, 31038, 31039, 31040, 31042, 31045, 31048, 31049, 31053 to RHQY

WQCY 31012, 31014, 31017, 31020, 31021, 31022, 31027, 31028, 31046, 31047, 31050 to RHQY date unknown.

1995 RHQY 31001, 31002, 31003, 31004, 31005, 31006, 31007, 31008, 31009, 31010, 31011, 31013, 31015, 31016, 31017, 31018, 31019, 31021, 31022, 31023, 31025, 31026, 31027, 31030, 31031, 31034, 31035, 31036, 31037, 31039, 31042, 31045, 31046, 31047, 31048, 31049, 31050, 31053 to WQCY

1996 RHQY 31012, 31014, 31020, 31028, 31033, 31040 to WQCY
RHQY 31038 unaccounted for

By 2010 only 31034 was still listed as WQCY. Six wagons were listed as AQCY (31005, 31014, 31027, 31033, 31036, 31039) and twenty-six (31002, 31003, 31004, 31006, 31008, 31009, 31013, 31015, 31018, 31020, 31021, 31022, 31023, 31024, 31026, 31030, 31032, 31037, 31041, 31043, 31046, 31047, 31048, 31050, 31051, 31052) were listed as AQWY.

Images of these wagons can be found here.

1987	WFA 31024, 31032, 31041, 31043, 31044, 31051, 31052 to WFAP WFA 31002, 31005, 31007, 31012, 31013, 31020, 31022, 31027, 31031, 31033,31034, 31036, 31037, 31040, 31045, 31046, 31050, 31053 to WQCY
1988	WFA 31001, 31003, 31004, 31006, 31008, 31009, 31010, 31011, 31015, 31017, 31018, 31019, 31021, 31023, 31025, 31026, 31028, 31030, 31035, 31038, 31039, 31042, 31047, 31048, 31049 to WQCY
1989	WFA 31014, 31016 to WQCY
1990	WFA 31029 written off
1994	WQCY 31001, 31002, 31003, 31004, 31005, 31006, 31007, 31008, 31009, 31010, 31011, 31013, 31015, 31016, 31018, 31019, 31023, 31025, 31026, 31030, 31031, 31033, 31034, 31035, 31036, 31037, 31038, 31039, 31040, 31042, 31045, 31048, 31049, 31053 to RHQY
	WQCY 31012, 31014, 31017, 31020, 31021, 31022, 31027, 31028, 31046, 31047, 31050 to RHQY date unknown.
1995	RHQY 31001, 31002, 31003, 31004, 31005, 31006, 31007, 31008, 31009, 31010, 31011, 31013, 31015, 31016, 31017, 31018, 31019, 31021, 31022, 31023, 31025, 31026, 31027, 31030, 31031, 31034, 31035, 31036, 31037, 31039, 31042, 31045, 31046, 31047, 31048, 31049, 31050, 31053 to WQCY
1996	RHQY 31012, 31014, 31020, 31028, 31033, 31040 to WQCY RHQY 31038 unaccounted for
By 2010 only 31034 was still listed as WQCY. Six wagons were listed as AQCY (31005, 31014, 31027, 31033, 31036, 31039) and twenty-six (31002, 31003, 31004, 31006, 31008, 31009, 31013, 31015, 31018, 31020, 31021, 31022, 31023, 31024, 31026, 31030, 31032, 31037, 31041, 31043, 31046, 31047, 31048, 31050, 31051, 31052) were listed as AQWY. Images of these wagons can be found here.