NSW post-1980 4-letter Coding

Covered Vans

NBBA (ABC) – ABC/NBBA 31320 ‘Arnott’s Biscuit’ van

NBFA (MFC) – Fish Traffic

NBJX – ex NLJX/JLX converted into a ‘Tautliner’ Curtain sided van

NBTX – ex NRNY refrigerated vans

NGFF – ex NLGX/GLX converted into a ‘Tautliner’ Curtain sided van

NBMA (MB/MBC) – 38’ Timber van

Coil / Steel Wagons

NCBX (CCX) – ex NOBX converted for coil rolls

NCDY (CCY) – ex NODY fitted with timber cradle for coil rolls

NCHX (CMX) – ex MLE fitted with timber cradle for coil rolls

NCIX – ex NQIX fitted with ISO coil cradles

NCKY – NODY converted for sheet steel loading

NCLF/X (MCU/MCX) – ex flatties with 4-5 coil cradles

NCMF (CME) – ex MLE fitted with timber cradle for coil rolls

NCMY – Transverse mounted Coil carrier

NCNX (NCX) – Std/Jumbo Coil Carrier

NCOF – Double layer Coil Wire

NCPF (CTP) – Jumbo Coil Wagon

NCRX (RCX) – ex EMX with mountings for 9 Std coils

NCTY – ‘Tubemakers’ ex NODY 2 Jumbo coil cradles

NCUX (UCX) – ex BDX with mounting for vertical coil rolls

NCWF – Single/Double layer Coil Wire

NZSX (PMX) – Wide Steel Sheet wagon

Flat Wagons

NFBX (BBX/BCX/SBC/STC) – 74’ General flat / Container / ‘Piggy-Back’ Semi trailer loadings

NFCF (CP) – 45’ Particle Board flat wagon

NFDX (HPX) – 45’ Particle Board Flat wagon

NFEA (E) – 40’ Bolster flat

NFFF/X (BME/BEX) – Flat with collapsible bulkheads

NFGX (CPX) – Particleboard wagon with moveable bulkhead

NFHX (HMX) – 45’ general purpose stanchion heavy flat wagon

NFLA/F (JME/MLE) – 45’ Bolster Flat

NFMX (EMX) – 45’ general purpose stanchion flat

NFPX (PX) – 58’ general purpose stanchion flat

NFUA/F (UME/SME) – 45’ general purpose stanchion flat

Grain Hoppers

NGAF/X (WH/WHX) – 73t Grain Hopper

NGBA/F (BWH/FWH) – Wheat hopper

NGCF – ex ARH cement hopper used in grain traffic

NGCX – ex ARX cement hoppers used in grain traffic

NGDX – ex NGAF/X fitted with air-operated door systems

NGFH – 100T flour hopper

NGGF – NGTY converted for Sugar traffic

NGHF – ex NHHF coal hoppers with roof fitted for Grain Traffic

NGIF – ex NHAF upgraded for export wheat traffic

NGKF - ex Comeng NGTY with pneumatic door systems

NGLF – Modified NGAX for ‘Manildra’ flour traffic

NGMA/F – NGBA/F fitted with expanded mesh roof walkways

NGNF – ex NGAF with pneumatic door systems

NGOF – as above, but with different bogies

NGPF/Y – ex Goninan NGTY with pneumatic door systems

NGRX – ‘Sunrice’ Rice Hopper

NGTY (WTY) – 76t 115 km/h wheat hopper

NGUX – ex ARX cement hoppers used for fertilizer traffic

NGVF –

NGWF – ex NHAF upgraded for export wheat traffic

NGXH – 100t Wheat hopper

NGYF – NGHF with modified air-operating door systems

Coal Hoppers

NHAF (CH) –

NHAY (CHY) –

NHCF (CHS)–

NHDA/F (BCH/FCH/HCH)–

NHEY (CH) –

NHFF – 1983 EPT 100t Stainless Steel ‘Bomb Bay’ Coal Hopper

NHFH – as above, but fitted with heavy bogies

NHGF (CHS) –

NHGX –

NHHF – 1982 Mittagong Eng 76t Coal hopper

NHIF –

NHJF – NHFF allocated to Southern/Western Coalfields

NHKF – 1987 Goninan built hopper similar to NHFF

NHLA/F (BLH/FLH) – Limestone Hopper

NHMH – 1991 ‘Tomago Aluminum’ – prototype 100t hoppers with ‘Alcan’ emblems.

NHOF –

NHPF –

NHPH – 1999 Goninan – 120 ton 8-pack hoppers.

NHQH – 2001 Goninan – 120 ton 4-pack version of the NHPH

NHRH – 1994 120t ‘Batwing’ Coal hopper

NHSH – NHFF allocated to Southern/Western Coalfields

NHTF (CTS) – 1977 Transfield 76t Coal hoppers

NHVF (CHS)–

NHWH – 2005 120t Carbon Steel 4-pack coal hopper

NHYH – 2007 Bradken 120t ‘Bat Girl’ coal hopper

Steel Product Wagons

NKCF –

NKDX –

NKDY –

NKEX –

NKHY –

NKIF –

NKJY –

NKPX – Plate Steel Wagon

NKSX – Wide Steel Sheet wagon

NKQX – ex NQRX to sheet steel wagon

Louvred Vans

NLBX – Banana Van

NLCX (CLX) – 45’ High-cube louvred van

NLDF – Newsprint Van

NLGH/X (GLV/GLX) –

NLHA/X (HLV/HLX) –

NLJX/Y (JLX/JLY) –

NLKF/Y (KLV/KLY) –

NLLA/F (LLV) –

NLMA/F (MLV) –

NLNY – NLKY for Newsprint traffic

NLPY – as above

NLSY – ex NLKY for ‘Sadleirs Transport’ traffic

NLTF/X (TLV/TLX) – Tinplate Van

NLUY – NLKY used for Uncle Ben’s Pet Food traffic

NLWY – as above

Car Carriers

NMFF (BKF) – 50ft Car Carrier

NMKX (BKX) –

NMNX (BNX) –

Open Wagons

NOAF (BD) –

NOBX (BDX) –

NOCY (CDY) – 19.2m high speed bogie open wagon.

NODY (BDY) –

NOEF (CG) – 33’ Concentrate Wagon

NOFF – Mineral Concentrate Wagon

NOGF/X (HGM/HGX) –

NOHF (GP) –

NOPF –

NOSF (LSD) – Scrap Metal wagon

Pneumatic Discharge Cement/Limestone Wagons

NPAF (ARH) –

NPAX (ARX) –

NPBA (BRH) – Clinker Wagon

NPBF (FRH/HRH) –

NPCF (PCC) – Aluminum Cement Tanker

NPDF (CPC) – BCSC Cement Hopper

NPEF – Limestone Hopper (ex NHTF)

NPFH – ex NHFF for Coke Traffic

NPHH – 100t Cement Hopper

NPIH – Limestone Hopper

NPJH – ex CHS as Limestone Hopper

NPKH –

NPLF (LBH) –

NPPF – Limestone Hopper

NPRF/X/Y – Cement Hopper

NPSF – CSR Limestone / Flyash Tanker

NPSH – Shortened NHVF to Aggregate hopper.

NPTF – 4 Dome Cement Tanker

NPZH – Aggregate Hopper

Container Wagons

NQAY – 3TEU Skeletal deck

NQBX (BC/CBX) –

NQBY (OCY) –

NQCX (ECX) –

NQDX –

NQEF (EBC/ECM) –

NQFF – rebuilt and sketalised NQFX.

NQFX (CFX) – 3TEU bulkhead general flat wagon

NQGY –

NQGW – 4TEU Container flat

NQHX – Concentrate Container Wagon

NQIA/F/X/Y (ICX/SCE) – 45ft 2TEU Container Wagon

NQIW – 1988 Lansdowne Eng – 2TEU Container Wagon

NQJX – ex-NOBX underframes converted to 2TEU container wagons

NQJW (JCW) – 4TEU 80’ Container flat

NQKF/Y – ex-CDY opens converted to 3TEU container wagons

NQMW – 4TEU 80’ Container flat

NQOF/X/Y (OCX/OCY) – 3TEU 63ft Container wagons

NQPY – ex OCX/OCY fitted with automatic twistlocks.

NQRX – ex-NLJX louvre vans converted to 2TEU container wagons

NQSF (OSF) – ex NSCF cattle van underframes converted to container wagons

NQSY (OCY) –

NQTW – 80’ Container flat

NQTY – ex-NQYY fitted with marine type auto twistlocks

NQUF (GME) – ex MLE converted for ISO container traffic

NQVF/X (TVF/TVX) – ‘Flexivan’ wagons

NQWW – 80’ JCW/NQJW ‘Wide Body’ Container flat

NQYY – ex-NODY underframes converted to container wagons

NQZA – ex GLX/LLV/HLX louvre van underframe converted to container wagons

Refrigerated Vans

NRMA (MRC) – 38’ general purpose timber-bodied van

NRNY (NRY) – ‘Ice Chilled’ Insulated Meat Van

NRTA/F (TRC) – 38’ general purpose steel van

NRWF (FMW) – ‘F.J Walkers’ Meat Van

Livestock Wagons

NSCF (BCW) – Cattle van

NSSF (BSV) – Sheep van

Tanker Wagons

NTAF – Various companies Fuel tankers

NTBF/X – Various companies Bitumen tankers

NTBX – ‘KOPPERS’ creosote tanker

NTFF – McWilliams Brothers Wine Tankers

NTOF – ‘Cargill’ Vegetable Oil Tanker

NTHF – ‘Speed-E-Gas’ Tanker

Guards/Brake Vans

NVEF (EHG) – Power van for goods trains with electrically cooled containers on board

NVFF (FHG) – 40’ Periscope Brake van

NVGA (GHG) – 2AT Bogies

NVGF (GHG) – with 2AE bogies

NVIF (IHG) – 40’ Interstate Brake van

NVJA (JHG) – 2AT Bogies

NVJF (JHG) – 2SA Bogies

NVKF (KHG) –

NVMF (MHG) –

NVUF (UHG) – JHG with strengthened underframe for ‘Push-Pull’ Coal Trains

Depressed Deck Well wagons

NWFF (LFW) – 38t Well Wagon

NWLA /F (LLW) – 50t Well wagon

NWWA (WW) – 40t Well Wagon

Departmental wagons

NZEA/F – Heavy Load wagon

NTFF – ‘Dairy Farmers’ Milk tankers

NZFF – Underframe used to carry 2 Milk vats

NZGF/X – GLV/HLV type underframes used to carry ‘Fielder’s Liquid Glucose’ Tanks

NZHF – Underframe modified to carry ‘Sodium Silicate’ Tanks

NZLA – 4 Bogie Heavy Load wagon

NZMA – ex MLV underframes used to carry 2 Milk vats

NZMF – ex NQSF used to carry 1 x 20ft milk tank

NZPA – ex MBC as Explosive Van

NZSX – Wide Steel Sheet wagon

NZTA/F/X (TME) – ex MLE modified with cradles to carry pipes.

NZWA – various underframes converted to carry wheelsets

NZZA (TW) – Transformer/Special Load wagons

Track Maintenance Wagons

NDAF – Timber Sleeper wagon

NDCF – Spoil wagon

NDCH – Spoil wagon

NDEF – Timber Sleeper wagon

NDFF – Pneumatic Discharge Ballast Hoppers

NDGF – Concrete Sleeper wagon

NDHF – Concrete Sleeper wagon

NDIF / NDJF / NDKF / NDLF – See ‘Robel’ Railset Train

NDMX – Spoil Wagon

NDPF – Ballast Plough wagon

NDRF – Railset wagons

NDSF – Side Dump Gravel wagons

NDTF – Tilting Turnout Transport Wagon

NDXF – Concrete Sleeper wagon

NHBF – Ballast wagon

NHMF – Materials wagon

NHWA/NHWF – ex BBW Ballast Hopper

NLJF – RSA ‘Jewelry’ Materials van (ex NLHX)

NVBZ – Brake Van

NZBF – Ballast Plough

NZNY – Profile wagon

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