Steel Wagons used in NSW

Steel products have been carried in many types of vehicles. Steelworks are located in Pt Kembla and Newcastle NSW and in Whyalla in SA. 

Also see articles on Modelling Steel Wagons and Steel Wagon Loads

 

Coil Wagons

 

Continuous Sheet Coil Wagons

NTC 5065 – 1965 Experimental Coil wagon with moveable roof

CCX/NCBX – Modified NOBX, which has 2 compartments with cradles for coils

CCY/NCDY – Modified NODY fitted with coil cradles and tarp ridge poles.

CME/NCMF – MLE fitted with a timber cradle for carrying coils along the wagon

CMX/NCHX – as above with exchange bogies

MCU/NCLF – Modified MLE/UME with 4 cradles for coils

MCX/NCLX – modified EMX with 5 cradles for coils

NCX/NCNX – Fishbelly underframe, end bulkheads and intermediate steel cradle

NCOX – ex NOBX underframe, fitted with cradles for 3 Jumbo Coils

RCX/NCRX – Fitted with a low-level frame, carries 8 coils across the wagon

NCTY – ex NODY with doors removed and 2 cradles for carrying coils

UCX/NCUX – ex NOBX with cradles for vertically mounting coils

NCQF/RCQF – ex NODY with body removed, cradles for 3 Jumbo Coils

NCGX/NCGY – First wagon type converted for Jumbo Coils

NCPF/RCPF – Jumbo Coil wagons converted from CG/NOEF.

RCAF – NODY underframe – cradles for 2 Jumbo Coils

RCKF – Converted RCSF wagon with 2 Jumbo Coil Cradles each end.

CSX/VFSX/RCSF – Bulkhead cradle wagon for carrying 5 coils

NCMY/RCMY – Fitted with rubber covered steel cradle for longitudinal coil load

RCJY – ex RMX Container flat with cradles for 2 Jumbo Coils

 

Coil Container Wagons

RCIX – NQIX container wagon with fitted for special coil cradle container base.

RKLX – ex ELX underframes for Coil ‘Butter Boxes’

RKLY – ex NODY underframes for Coil ‘Butter Boxes

RKMX/RKNX – ex ELX body and deck removed, carries Coil ‘Butter Boxes’

          RQRY – Container wagon

 

Coil Wire/Rod Wagons

NCWF/RCWF – Single/Double Layer of Coils

RCOF – Double Layer of Coils

RQRY – Container wagon fitted with a 48ft ‘basket’ for carrying wire bundles

 

Plate Steel Wagons

RKXF/X –

RKPF/X – Wide Plate wagon

RKQF/X – ex-NQRX converted to carry sheet.

PMX/NZSX/RKSX – Fixed Tilt bed - Out of Gauge Sheet

RKVY/RKYY – 2 position Tilt bed - OOG Sheets

 

Tinplate Wagons

TPK – 4 Wheel K wagon for Tinplate traffic

TLV/TLX/NLTX – GLX type Louvre vans for Tinplate Traffic

 

Hot Billet/Slab Wagons

RKHF – ex NODY - doors and middle body removed, bolsters added for hot billet

VKOX/RKOX – ex ELX, with timber bolsters for steel slab/structural beams loading

VKEX/RKEX – ex ELX body cut down for steel slab traffic

RKJX – as above, but converted from VOBX’s

RKJY – as above, but converted from NODY’s

RKKY – 3 Pack Steel ‘Feedstock’ bar

RKSY – 3 Pack slab wagon

RKZY – Unique combination Steel Slab wagon and Container Wagon

 

Finished Bar and Structural Beam Loading

AKCX/RCDX –

RKCF –

RKCX –

RKCY – as above, with high speed bogies

RKDF – ex NODY converted for carrying Billet

RKFX -

RKNF –

RKWF -

ROOX – Long Products Open Wagon

ROKX – Pipe load wagon

 

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