CQGY Container Wagon

New Bradken built CQGY at Braemar. Chris Jones

Unlike much of CFCLA’s container wagon fleet, the CQGY is a purpose-built wagon, designed for general container transport as well as the carriage of CFCLA’s innovative bottom discharge grain containers. The CQGY is a low-deck (1020 mm) 3TEU wagon designed to carry 3 x 20ft or 1 x 40ft container as well as having twistlocks for 1 x 48’ or 2 x 30’ containers.

Builders:

75 wagons were built by two builders in 2001-02.

- 40 were built by Bradken Rail and were numbered 501–525 and 551–565.

- 35 were built by Doric Engineering and were numbered 526–550 and 566–575.

Length: 20.1m Tare: 19.5t Capacity: 72.5t Gross: 92t

Bogies: AAR 2E 70t Ride Control (840mm dia wheels).

Coding:

- They have only ever been coded CQGY.

Colour Scheme:

- The Bradken built ones are painted in standard CF Blue with black bogies.

- CQGY 518, 549 and 550 are painted in CRT blue for Cargo Sprinter duties.

Operation:

As a result of their versatility, these wagons have been hired by a number of operators, including PN, QRN, Silverton, Austrac, Graincorp (with the grain bins) and LVRF. They can be seen on interstate and intrastate intermodal services and on mainline wheat trains.

Modelling:

- Hanovale released a HO scale kit in 2006.