M.R.W.A. Classes N, NB and NC later W.A.G.R. classes QA, QNS and QCF

 The M.R.W.A. does not appear to have owned any bogie bolster wagons until 1956 when two old coach underframes (J12,13) were converted in N class wagons 330 and 331. In 1964 these two became W.A.G.R. QA class 40731/2 despite not being similar to the W.A.G.R. QA wagons. They were written off in 1969 and 1976 respectively.

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  Further coach conversions followed but this time the frames were shortened to 30'-0" long. In 1959 J3 and J2 became NB 335/6 respectively followed by N337/8 converted from J9 and JK14 in 1960. In 1964 335/7 were reclassified Q40741/3 followed by 336//8 becoming 40742/4 in 1965. These were all then reclassified QNS in 1966. Numbers 40743/4 were written off in 1975 followed by 40742 in 1985 and 40741 in 1988
In 1962 K15 was converted to NB339 The diagram shows this as retaining its full length (42'-0") but photographic evidence shows it to have been the same length as the earlier conversions. It became Q40745 in 1965 and was reclassified QNS in 1966. Number 40745 was written off in 1990.
The last two M.R.W.A. bogie flat wagons were similar, but not identical, to the W.A.G.R. QCF class container flats. These two wagons (NC343/4) were built in 1962 and two years later they were reclassified QCF 40751/2. They were written off in 1992.

 

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