Bogie
& Wheelset Carrier Wagons
As bogies and wheelsets became
worn or in need of repair, the railways transported these items to the major
workshops on specially modified vehicles.
There were 2 common 4-wheel wheelset wagons –
SWF - converted from a S Truck underframe
L435 bringing a load of freshly overhauled wheelsets into Enfield Yd. SWF 8654 at Albury. Rob O’Regan
photo
A kit of a HO scale SWF is available from Casula
Hobbies
KWF - converted from a K wagon underframe
KWF 26908 sits at Clyde Wagon
Works sidings awaiting its first
job, after overhaul. John
Miller photo
SRA red painted S truck
conversion L571S in a wagon line-up at Clyde Wagon Works. John Miller
Bogie wagon conversions: -
|
Original Wagon |
Converted to |
Conv Date |
Recoded |
|
|
L8 |
|
|
|
LLV |
L130 |
|
|
|
E 19398* |
L853 |
|
|
|
|
L944 |
|
|
|
HMX 29506 |
L2000 |
8/1980 |
NZWF |
|
SMX 29521 |
L2001 |
8/1980 |
NZWF |
|
TME 26386* |
L2002 |
9/1980 |
NZWF |
|
TME 26418 |
L2003 |
9/1980 |
NZWF |
|
UME 26471 |
L2004 |
8/1980 |
NZWF |
|
UME 26483* |
L2005 |
1/1981 |
NZWF |
|
JME 26304* |
L2006 |
1/1981 |
NZWF |
|
JME 24402* |
L2007 |
5/1981 |
NZWF |
|
JME 24410* |
L2008 |
6/1981 |
NZWF |
|
UME 5711* |
L2009 |
9/1981 |
NZWF |
*To verify….wagons condemned at time of conversions.
L8 Bogie Carrier – built on a TRC underframe.
L100 Clyde Wagon Works in 1979. Rob
O’Regan
Fishbelly underframe L53 at Albury in 1978. Rob
O’Regan
E wagon as BWF 12223 at Clyde Wagon Works in 1978. Rob O’Regan
Ex LLV u/f L130 carries bogies across the width of the wagon.
L853 – built on a ‘E’ wagon. Carries ‘4 Bogies or 13 Wheelsets’
Photos Roger Jones May 1990
L853 –
Loading and deck details
NZWF L2003 Wheel Carrier, empty and loaded. This wagon is preserved at
Goulburn Roundhouse Preservation Society.
A modern-day version, a RZCY NRC Wheelset wagon, built on a
ROX/AQOX/RQOX Container wagon.