Class XY Mineral Sands/Coal hoppers and XYA Alumina Hoppers

Brand new XY25701 in 1990. WAGR official photo. (RHWA collection)

Production of the XY class hoppers began in June 1990 with 25701-25718. The first 18 were intended to haul mineral sands from Cooljarloo to Kwinana and backload coal. Production continued in 1991 with 25719-25745, 25751-25777, 27 of these wagons built in 1991 (25751- 25777) were financed by Associated Minerals Consolidated Ltd.

One of the AMC owned wagons XY25762.

Fourteen XY class wagons XY25701, 25702, 25704-25713, 25717, 25718 were modified and recoded XYA in about 2008 for use on Alumina traffic. All of the wagons in classes XY and XYA were still extant in June 2010 but they were all listed by Aurizon for scrapping in 2014.