Class NF flat wagons, Class NFB bolster wagon and Class NFC cement wagons
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The NF class was the standard post war flat wagon built on the 18'-0" underframe. A total of 56 were built In 1953 22871-22885 entered service followed by 22851-22870 in 1956. Further construction was by conversion from other classes as follows: |
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1960 |
22801-22812 ex CXB (17695, 17403, 17543, 17404, 17633, 17556, 17599, 17576, 17513, 17498, 17445) |
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1965 |
22751-3 ex NC, 17575, 17601/6, 17661, 17689 ex CXB, 21514 ex HC |
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1966 |
20621 ex BE |
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In 1956 a group of 9 wagons were converted to carry cement containers (22851/4/5, 22867/9, 22872/5/8, 22884) and reclassified NFC. In 1961 they were all converted back to NF standard. The final conversion was 22880 which in 1974 became a bolster wagon coded NFB. It was unique and was finally written off in 1986. The class was written off as follows:
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1959 |
22882 written off |
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1983 |
22807, 22810/1, 22855/7, 22865, 22884 |
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1973 |
22808, 22877 written off |
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1985 |
22806 |
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1975 |
17661, 22853 written off |
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1986 |
22751/2, 22852/9, 22866 |
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1977 |
22804 written off |
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1987 |
17606, 22801-3, 22851, 22860/1/3, 22870/2/3/5/8/9, 22885 |
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1981 |
22874, 22881 written off |
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1988 |
17601, 17689, 21514, 22753, 22805/9, 22854/6/8, 22862/4/6/8/9, 22871/6, 22883 |
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1982 |
17575 written off |
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1990 |
20621, 22812, 22867 |
Number 22882 was presumably an accident victim but most of the rest survived until the end of general goods traffic on the W.A.G.R.
Other Flat Wagons
The W.A.G.R.'s flat trucks were classes N,
NA , NC, NFA, NO, NS, NV , NW.
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