FQX/F container/flat wagon

 

ABOVE: FQF 583 at Geelong Feb. 8 1978
Photo courtesy Geoff Winkler

Number in Class 435 Number group 501 - 935 Construction period 1968 - 1978 In service 1968 - end 1979 recode VQCX, VQCY Where built Newport, Bendigo W.S. DIAGRAMS Modeling S.E.M. makes a supurb HO model kit # R13	The FQX class was VR's primary container wagon for many years. They were most often seen on interstate freights but also were used in intrastate traffic. The numbers started at 501 because S.A.R. had similar wagons that numbered up to 500. Most FQX's were built without lashing rails, I am unsure if any later group were built with lashing rails but many (most?) were retrofitted with lashing rails in the 1970's. When lashing rails were fitted the number board was lowered and hung under the floor level. In 1977 100 FQX's were re-coded to FQF
	PJV class history list for FQX

# group	Where built	Year
501 - 578	NP	1969
579 - 625	NP	1970
626 - 675	NP	1971
676 - 700	NP	1972
701 - 825	NP	1973
826 - 874	BO	1975
875 - 925	BO	1976
926 - 934	BO	1977
935	BO	1978

ABOVE: FQF 509 loaded with MC cattle containers at Dandenong, 1978

ABOVE: FQF 521, at Ballarat. Photo date 1978

ABOVE: FQX 523 at Appleton dock, July 1969
official VR photo

ABOVE: FQX 532 at Appleton dock, July 1969
official VR photo

ABOVE: FQX 535 at Appleton dock, July 1969
official VR photo

ABOVE: FQX 539 at Somerton Oct. 1977
Photo courtesy Peter J Vincent

FQX 664 at Geelong Feb. 8 1978
Photo courtesy Geoff Winkler

ABOVE & BELOW: FQX 623 at Nth Melb workshops 1978.

ABOVE: FQX 633 at the Contrans yard, Dynon, 1978.

ABOVE: FQX 643 at Port Melbourne 1978.

ABOVE: FQX 676 at Port Melbourne 1978.

ABOVE: FQX 751 at Ararat, 1978

ABOVE: FQX 811 at Ararat 1978