Alphabet soup

Alphabet Soup

Introduction

This page lists all of the classes and class groups covered so far as well as the others that are planned. If you know what you are looking for you can go straight from here. The list includes both W.A.G.R. and M.R.W.A. classes. In the case of the W.A.G.R. vehicles it is the post 1900 classes that are listed. There is as yet insufficient information to include G.S.R. classes.

There are pictures on most of the pages but not all as some things just disappeared before my time. I hope to be able to add pictures from other sources eventually. Link to pages where there are pictures missing are shown in green.

WAGR carriages all had codes starting with the letter A and there is now a book on the subject. You can order a copy from http://www.wacarriages.com/.

A - Horseboxes	A (all types) MRWA H and HM
B - Cattle trucks	B (all types) , BD, BE, BS MRWA C and CA , MRWA CB
B - horse boxes	BA, BB
Agricultural bank managers van	BC
C - Sheep trucks	C (all types), CA, CX, CXA, CXB MRWA D and DA, M.R.W.A. DXA, MRWA DXB
D - Covered goods vans	D (original type), D (N.Z.R. type), D (GSR type), D(15'-0"), D(16'-0"), D(17'-0"), D (converted A), DA, DB, DC MRWA B, MRWA BL, MRWA BLA, MRWA BM
Explosives van Workmens' vans Weighbridge testing vans Bullion van Spray van	DE DW DX DY MRWA S
E - Cold storage vans Explosive van	E (all types), EA , EB EBE
F - Louvre Vans Poison vans	F (all types), FA(17'-0"), FA(15'-0"), FB, FC, FD, FDF, FDM FDP
G - Highside trucks	G Old types , G (G.S.R. type), G (Seabrook), G(Iron lined) , G (N.Z.R. Type) , G(steel framed) , GA, GB, GC, GC (steel underframe), GCW, GD, GE, GEF, GER, GF, GH, GHA, GHB, GHC, GHD, GHE, GHR, GM, GMD, GMR, GN, GS, GST, GW MRWA A and AB, MRWA AC, MRWA AE
Wheat hopper	GSW
H - Lowside trucks	H (early Northern railway) , H (early Ballast wagons), H(MRCWCo), H(N.Z.R. Type), H (Iron Lined) ,H(steel frame) , H (G.S.R. type), HA, HB, HC, HCA , HCL, HCN, HCP, HD, HDA, HE,HW , H class ballast ploughs MRWA I (later Ballast), MRWA IA (Ballast), MRWA M
I - Timber trucks (swivel bolster)	I (early), I (N.Z.R. type), I (12'-0" G.S.R. type), I (15'-0" G.S.R. type), I(other) MRWA E
Coal box wagon	IM
J - Water Tanks (later all tankers)	J(old WA frame 1312 gal iron), J(14'-0" 1312 gal), J (NZR frame 1312 gal Iron), J (NZR frame 1312 gal wooden), J (NZR frame 1390 gal), J (NZR frame 1500 gal), J (NZR frame 1630gal), J(NZR frame 1600gal), J(NZR frame 2025 gal), J (GC frame wooden tank), J (GC frame 1600gal), J (GC frame 1650gal), J (CXA frame 1600gal), J (ex GSR six-wheeled) , J later JA(bogie), JA, JAC, JG, JI, JK(water), JS(sand/water), JY(W.A.G.R.), MRWA G and GR Water trust mining co wagons (Seabrook wagons)
Chemical Tankers	JGH (acid), JK (caustic soda), JV (acid), JVW (weedkiller)
Bitumen Tankers	JX, JXA
Fuel tankers	JB, JBA, JBB, JBS, JC, JCA, JD, JDA, JE, JEA, JEB, JF, JFS, JFR, JGA, JGB, JGC, JGD, JGE , JGF, JGS, JH, JHA, JHR, JHS,JIA, JIB, JIC, JID, JJ, JL, JM, JN, JNR, JO, JOA, JOB, JOC, JP, JPA & JPAA, JPB & JPBA, JPC, JQ, JR, JRA, JS(fuel), JSA, JT, JTA, JTB, JTC, JTD, JTE, JTF, JU, JUR, JW, JWA, JY(ESSO), JYA, JZ(W.A.G.R.), JZ(Mobil)
K - Ballast wagons (later opens)	K(Ballast), K(steel), KA, KB, KC(cement containers), KC(coal), KL, KS, KW MRWA PA (later P), MRWA P (later PA), MRWA PB
L - Ballast Hoppers and ploughs	L, LA(early), LA, LB tipper wagons, MRWA O
Wheat Hopper	LW
	W.A.G.R. ballast ploughs,
M - Ballast tippers & coal box wagons	, M coal box, MA , MC , ML
Diesel Loco sand wagon	MS
N - Timber trucks (rigid bolster)	N(18'-0"), N(NZR 15'-0"), N(14'-0" ex GSR), N(12'-0" ex GSR), N(11'-0" ex I), N(steel framed), NFB
Flats	NA , NC, NF, NFA, NFC, NO, NV , NW
Shunters' floats	NS
O - Gunpowder vans	O (all types)
P - 4 & 6 wheel brake vans (later mail vans)	P (4 wheel passenger type), P (4 wheel goods types), P (ex GSR 6 Wheeled), P (ex mail vans) MRWA F
Q - Timber trucks (later bogie flats)	Q, QA, QAN, QAP, QAS, QB, QBB, QBC, QBE, QBL, QC, QCA, QCB, QCD, QCE, QCF, QCG, QCP, QD(oil), QD(engines), QD(flat), QF, QG, QH, QJG, QJH, QK, QL, QM, QMB, QMC, QMD, QMF, QMG, QNS, QP, QR, QRA, QRB, QRC, QRD, QRJ, QRN, QRP, QRT, QT, QU, QUA, QUC, QUG, QUW, QV, QW, QWF, QX, QY, MRWA N, MRWA NB, MRWA NC
Cement container wagons	QCC
Sleeper wagons	QCS, QPS, QRS, QS, QSA
R - Highside trucks	R(2 door), R(4 door) , RA (British), RA (American), RAA, RAB, RAC, RAM, RB(steel), RB(wooden), RBC, RBM, RBT, RBW, RC, RCA, RCB, RCC, RCH, RCJ, RCK, RCW, RCWA, RCWR, RD, RM, RO, RX(30'-0"), RX(35'-0"), RY MRWA L
S - Sheep trucks	S, SA, SA (later SX), SXT MRWA bogie D and DX
(Later service vans)	SB, SC, SD
T - Cattle trucks	T, TA, TAD MRWA bogie C and CM
U - Platform trucks	U
V - Covered goods vans	V, VA(exV), VA(long), VB(Composite frame), VB(Steelframe), VD, VDA, VDB, VDL, VDR, VF, VFA, VFL, VG, VGA, VH, VWV MRWA LC
Accident van Explosives van Instruction Van Troop carrying van Scale adjusters van Track recording van Diesel filter van Workmen's van Bullion van Stores van ex Z van Eyesight testing van Van for tractor and driver	VC VE VI VP VS VT(track recording) VT(filters) VW VY VZ Eyesight testing van VA, VX then VU MRWA KB
W - Cold storage vans	W, WA, WAM, WAR, WBR, WO, WVD
Privately owned hoppers	WMC, WMD, WME
X - Coal hoppers (later all bogie hoppers)	X(bogie), X (4 wheel), XA, XAC, XB, XBC, XC, XE, XEB, XF, XFL, XG, XGA, XGAB, XGB, XGBB, XGH, XGT, XH, XK, XL, XM, XMG, XN, XNA, XNG, XNW, XO, XOA, XP, XR, XT, XU, XV, XW, XWA, XWAB, XWB, XWBB, XWC, XY, XYA
Y - Gunpowder vans	Y (all types)
Z - Bogie Brake vans	Z9, Z15, etc. rebuilds, Z20, Z21, Z22-25, Z26, Z27/8, 30-106 , Z29, Z32 etc rebuilds, Z85 & 155-157, Z107/8, Z109, Z110-113, Z114-153, Z154, Z192, Z202 etc rebuilds, Z217, Z221-8, Z451-460, Z461-566, Z571-580, ZA(158-188), ZA(189-201), ZAF, ZAG, ZB, ZBA, ZC569/70, ZD , ZF, ZG, ZJ, ZJA, ZO567/8, ZS, ZSD MRWA FA