KT timber wagon


ABOVE: KT 327 at Dandenong March 1978

Number in Class 45
Number group 320 - 364
Construction period 1956
In service 1956 - early 80's
Where built Ballarat W.S.
DIAGRAM
The KT's were built (ex IY underframes) to carry short logs, (pulpwood) for this purpose they had 2 dividers inside providing 3 compartments for the logs. After this traffic finished the dividers were removed and they saw out their careers in the same service as IT's, carrying sawn or "scantling" timber from the Orbost line to Melbourne

ABOVE: An "as built" photo of the classleader KT 321 showing the internal dividers that were later removed. photo 1956 courtesy PROV

ABOVE: KT 324 was of a slightly different design to the rest of the class ABOVE: in service 1978 at Westall, BELOW, "condemned" in 1979 at Nth Melb workshops

 


ABOVE: KT 326 at Dandenong. April 23 1978 (photo courtesy Geoff Winkler)


ABOVE: KT 332 at Dandenong. Feb. 1978


ABOVE: KT 333 at Dandenong. Feb. 1978


ABOVE: KT 345 at Graham. April 1978


ABOVE: KT 352 at Dandenong. May 6 1978


ABOVE: KT 360 at Newport workshops. Feb 1978.


ABOVE: KT 364 at Westall. May 20 1978