Class VW bogie workmen's vans (ex suburban compartment stock)

The first family of passenger carriages on the W.A.G.R. had its origins in a group of 7 compartment composite carriages originally built for the M.R.W.A. These were sold to the W.A.G.R. in 1892 and formed the first vehicles in class AC. The similar AD class brake composite started out as a contemporary build for the GSR and both types were soon taken up by the W.A.G.R. An all first (class AE) and an all second (AF) were developed for country use and originally had one compartment with access to a lavatory. All of these carriages were quickly displaced from main country services in the 1890s and then entered a long period in use as suburban passenger carriages. They were never entirely superseded until the coming of the railcars but then became available for conversion for other uses. The table below summaries these carriages. Unfortunately I have only few poor photos one of the carriages in this group

 

 

Number

Old no

TYPE

old class

to VW

Written Off

5078

33

AC

AF

1961

1976

5079

107

AD

AD

1961

1976

5062

199

AE

AE

1952

1961

5064

194

AE

AE

1952

1977

5073

195

AE

AE

1961

1987

5136

162

AE

AE

1969

5063

173

AF

AF

1952

1985

5075

135

AF

AF

1961

1963

5135

168

AF

AF

1969

 

VW5135 (ex AF168) was the only one of these I managed to photograph. It survived with many of its original features intact until well into the eighties until, at presumably its last major repair, it was completely mutilated.

 

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