Class P and ZP four-wheeled Brake vans
(Class C before 1900)
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Before 1900 the four and six wheeled
brakevans were divided into two groups. The passenger brake vans were in
class C along with all of the bogie brake vans (later class Z) and the six
wheelers. The goods brake vans were in class D.
These vans were constructed to carriage stock
standards with panelled sides matching the early 4 wheeled coaches. There
were a total of eight passenger type four wheelers in class C.
The lack of record cards before 1909 when several of these vans
were written off makes their final disposal dates a little
uncertain. My best estimate so far is listed below.
Right: One of the 4 wheeled passenger brake vans at Perth
in 1893 (ARHS collection). |
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Old Number |
Believed Built |
New wagon stock number
|
Date renumbered |
Fate |
|
C1 |
1881 |
P 5005 |
28/11/00 |
Written off before
1904 |
|
C2 |
3/1881 |
P 5006 |
4/10/00 |
Sold to Public Works
Department March 1922 |
|
C3 |
3/1881 |
P 5007 |
22/9/00 |
Gone before
1913 |
|
C4 |
1884 |
P 5008 |
1/9/00 |
Written off before
1904 |
|
C5 |
1885 |
P 5009 |
17/11/00 |
Gone before
1913 |
|
C6 |
1886 |
- |
- |
Gone before 1900
renumbering scheme drawn up |
|
C7 |
7/1886 |
P 5010 |
1/9/00 |
Gone before
1913 |
|
C8 |
1886 |
P 5011 |
4/10/00 |
To Port Hedland.
Reclassified ZP June 1936. Became ZP2 in forties. Written off November
1951. |
There were also two ex four-wheeled carriages
listed as P class vans in 1900. These were P 4914 (ex AI 3) and P 5182 (ex AI
259). They quickly became DW class workmen's vans.
Other brake vans
The W.A.G.R.'s other brake vans can be found under
Class Z. After 1936 the
remaining four-wheeled vans were class ZP. In 1953 two experimental four-wheeled
vans were built which were class ZF.
