Class WO Iron ore wagons |
WO 31256 P. Hopper (RHWA collection) |
The main reason for routing the standard gauge line via Koolyanobbing was so that iron ore could be moved to the coast at Kwinana. The WO class wagons were the means of shifting the iron ore. Eleven of the original 101 wagons were written off in 1971 but quickly replaced with new construction. |
1967 | WO 31201 - 31285 built |
1968 | WO 31286 - 31301 built |
1971 |
WO 31201, 31202, 31206, 31217, 31227, 31229, 31238, 31249, 31253, 31259, 31263 written off WO 30401-30411 built |
And then nothing happened for 15 years. However, in 1986 conversion to other traffics started and three new classes sprang up. WOG for Gypsum, WOS for Superphosphate and WOC for Coal. Note that class WOS also included wagons formerly in class WOA. |
1986 | 31203, 31208, 31210, 31211, 31215, 31223, 31224, 31233, 31237, 31239, 31240, 31242, 31246, 31255, 31262, 31265, 31267, 31268, 31269, 31273, 31276, 31278, 31279, 31281, 31284, 31286, 31287, 31295, 31296, 31298, 31301, 31401, 31407, 31408, 31411 to WOC |
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WOC 31208, 31210, 31239, 31262, 31273, 31295 to WO WO 31231, 31254, 31256, 31264, 31275 to WOC |
? | WO 31213, 31214, 31221, 31222, 31228, 31245, 31248, 31251, 31260, 31266, 31280, 31297, 31300, 31405 to WOG
WO 31204, 31205, 31209, 31212, 31216, 31218, 31219, 31225, 31226, 31230, 31232, 31234, 31235, 31236, 31241, 31243, 31247, 31250, 31258, 31271, 31272, 31274, 31275, 31282, 31283, 31285, 31288, 31289, 31290, 31292, 31293, 31294, 31299, 31402, 31404, 31406, 31410 to WOS Only 31244 remained as WO? |
1989 | WO 31207, 31220, 31252, 31257, 31261, 31270, 31277, 31291, 31403, 31409 to WOS
WOG 31260 to WOS |
1990 | WOC 31251 to WOG
WOG 31213, 31248 to WOS |
In 1994 most of the class was brought back together as WO. |
1994 |
WOC 31208, 31210, 31211, 31215, 31223, 31224, 31231, 31233, 31237, 31239, 31240, 31242, 31246, 31254, 31262, 31265, 31267, 31268, 31269, 31273, 31275, 31278, 31279, 31281, 31284, 31286, 31295, 31296, 31298, 31301, 31401, 31407, 31411 to WO WOG 31214, 31221, 31222, 31228, 31245, 31251, 31258, 31280, 31300, 31405 to WO WOS 31204, 31205, 31207, 31209, 31212, 31213, 31216, 31218, 31219, 31220, 31225, 31226, 31230, 31232, 31234, 31235, 31236, 31241, 31243, 31247, 31248, 31252, 31257, 31260, 31261, 31271, 31272, 31274, 31282, 31283, 31285, 31288, 31289, 31290, 31291, 31292, 31293, 31294, 31297, 31299, 31403, 31404, 31406, 31410 to WO |
1996 | WOC 31203, 31250, 31255, 31256, 31264, 31266, 31270, 31276, 31277, 31287, 31317, 31402, 31408, 31409 written off |
In June 2010 the following 82 WO were listed. In addition 31300 is listed as class WOD. 31204, 31205, 31207, 31208, 31209, 31210, 31211, 31212, 31213, 31214, 31215, 31216, 31218, 31219, 31220, 31222, 31223, 31224, 31226, 31230, 31231, 31232, 31233, 31234, 31235, 31237, 31239, 31240, 31241, 31242, 31243, 31244, 31245, 31246, 31247, 31248, 31251, 31252, 31254, 31255, 31257, 31258, 31260, 31261, 31262, 31267, 31268, 31269, 31271, 31272, 31273, 31274, 31275, 31278, 31279, 31280, 31281, 31282, 31283, 31284, 31285, 31286, 31289, 31290, 31291, 31292, 31293, 31294, 31295, 31296, 31297, 31298, 31299, 31301, 31401, 31403, 31404, 31405, 31406, 31407, 31410, 31411 |