QCX l.c.l. container wagons
QCX 8 at Nth Geelong yard. Feb. 8 1978
Photo courtesy Geoff Winkler
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Built as the QC class in 1959 from E wagon underframes, in 1961 they were classed as QCF after being fitted with roller bearings. In 1965 they were again re-classed as QCX to enable them to enter bogie exchange traffic. When their LCL (Less than Car Load) traffic finished in 1978 they were converted to departmental use and classed HR | |||||||||||||||
ABOVE and BELOW, circa 1962
Official VR photo
QCX 2 at Dynon, June 12 1968
Official VR photo
ABOVE: QCX 6 at Dynon, June 12 1968
Official VR photo
ABOVE: QCX 1 at Melb. yard 1978.
ABOVE: QCX 3 at Melb. yard 1978.
ABOVE & BELOW: QCX's 4 and 5 showing the tallow containers that were their exclusive traffic in later years.
The article below is from the June 1959 VR Newsletter
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