NCMY Coil Steel Wagon

NCMY 20449P at Broken Hill in 1995. Norm Bray photo

These were converted from BDY/CCY/NCDY open wagons and fitted with cradles for carrying medium sized coiled steel plate. It is unknown whether the cradles existed inside the open wagon bodies, but the conversion and recoding included removal of the body sides and ends.

Date Introduced: Approximately from 1980 onwards, 21 on the books by 1985.

Running Numbers:

Number	Conv From	Conv To
20273	BCY	RKLY
20278	BCY	RKLY
20380	BCY	RKMX
20429	BDY	RKLY
20449	BDY	RKLY
20457	BDY	RKLY
20462	BDY	Scrapped
20479	BDY	RKLY
20486	BDY	RKLY
20512	CCY	RKLY
20540	CCY	RKMX
20557	CCY	RCAF
20569	CCY	RKLY
20577	CCY	RKLY
20920	NCDY	RKLY

Length: 15.1m Tare: 24t Capacity: 51t Gross: 75t Equiv Length: 2.2

Bogies: 2CM

Coding:

- Coded NCMY when converted,

- Recoded, RCMY once allocated to the NRC SteelLink fleet.

- RCMF 20540 was a unique RCMY, as it was rebogied with 70t Barber S2 bogies.

Colour Scheme:

- Painted SRA wagon red when converted.

Further Modifications: No changes in their operational life, apart from RCMF 20540 being rebogied. Mostly converted over time to RKLY from 1999 onwards.

Period of Service: 1980-2003.

Operation:

These wagons operated on steel trains originating from Pt Kembla and travelled to Morandoo, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth, carrying coiled steel plate and occasionally Zinc ingots.

Modelling: PLAN

- No kit or RTR has been produced but a BDY/NODY underframe would be a good starting point.

NCMY 20920 tarped up on a NRC SteelLink service in 1996. Norm Bray photo

NCMY 20569

NCMY 20380W

RCMY 20540 with a load of Zinc Ingots at Morandoo in 2001. Josh Beveridge photo

RCMF 20540 at Pt Kembla in 1999. Note the 80 kph bogies hence the recode to RCMF. Doug Williams