Class DA and DB class Covered louvred vans
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The first DA class van was a single prototype converted from a class GA open wagon numbered 5568 in 1924. This van was 17'-0" long over headstocks and had a 9'-0" wheelbase. Number 5568 was rebuilt with in 1927 and it wasn't until 1928 that any more were built but eventually a total of 85 new vans to this design were built as follows: 1928 10871-10895, 10921-10949, 10951 1929 10950, 10952-10975 1935 319, 1236, 2012, 2316, 2385 All of these vans seem to have had a 9'-0" wheelbase. |
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The 1935 vans and 10959 were converted in 1937 to class DB by inserting a ventilated crate floor. A further 16 new DB class vanswere built in 1938 but these had a 9'-6" wheelbase. They were:
661, 708, 793, 943/9, 1035, 1159, 2270, 2284, 2336, 3165, 4343/4, 4351/4/7
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There were also a number of conversions to class DA (or possibly replacements) whose status is uncertain. These may have been perfectly standard vans but they may also not have been. Number 5944 was converted from a 17-0" long workmens van (DW) in 1929 as was 1412 in 1941. Number 2624 was converted froma 16'-0" long D van in 1940, whilst number 5010 was also converted froma D Van in 1943 and number 86 was converted from a 17'-0" long D van in 1944 In 1950 the final batch of twenty DA class vans were built . These vans (13299-13318) were 17'-0" long over headstocks and had a 9'-6" wheelbase like the class DB vans. |
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The class DA vans were withdrawn as follows:
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1951 |
10941 to PWD Port Hedland |
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1971 |
10871/2/5, 10889, 10890/5, 10923/5/6, 10930/9, 10942/4/9, 10955, 10964, 10973 written off |
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1953 1954 |
10946 to DW, 10880 written off 10948 written off |
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1972 |
2624, 5944, 10873/4/6/8, 10883/4/8, 10893/4, 10922/8/9, 10935/6, 10940, 10951, 10965/6, 10974/5, 13301/2/6, 13312/5/8 written off |
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1959 |
10845, 10952, 10970 written off |
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1973 |
5010, 10886/7, 10892, 10921/4, 110943, 10950/4/8, 10963/8, 10971/2 13300/3/7/8, 13310/7written off |
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1962 |
1412, 5568, 10877 written off |
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10931/3 to DW |
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1964 |
86 written off |
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1974 |
10885, 10927, 10938, 10947, 13313/4 written off |
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1966 |
10962 written off |
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1975 |
13309, 13316 written off |
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1970 |
10879, 10881/2, 10891, 10932/5/6, 10953/6/7, 10960/1/7/9, 13299, 13305 |
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1977 |
13304, 13311 written off |
In practice at least 13311 survived its write off date by 10 years in use as a workman's van although never reclassified DW. In later years the sides of this van were plywood rather than the planking it had started out life with.
The twenty-two DB class vans were written off as follows
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1962 |
319 written off |
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1972 |
319, 661,1035, 2270, 4343 written off |
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1967 |
319 written back |
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1973 |
793, 1159, 2012, 2284, 2835, 4351/4/7 written off |
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1969 |
2316, 3165, 4344 written off |
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1974 |
708, 943/9, 2336 written off |
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1970 |
1236, 10959 written off |
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Other four-wheeled vans can be found in classes D and DC with louvred vans in classes F, FA, FB, FC, and FD. Bogie vans are in classes V, VA, VB, VD, VF and VG.
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