Class G (class W before 1900) "Seabrook" wagons
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This group of forty wagons (4515-4554) was unusual in that they carried both minerals and water. They were built in 1897 by James Martin and Co for the Water Trust Mining Co. They were originally intended for transporting gold ore to the Seabrook battery (hence the name) for processing. Before this sceheme was actually put in place the Government decided to build the Goldfields Water Supply pipeline and thefore it was no longer necessary to move the ore to where water was plentiful for processing. The wagons were emptied via side doors along the full length of the wagon. To assist in this the centre of the wagon contained V shaped hump along the centre of the wagon. Under the hump was the space for carrying water. In 1899 the tanks were removed and they were sent to the Yilgarn district for firewood traffic. Many seem to have gone on to a second career as "Jetty stock" once the depression started and they were no longer needed on the main line. |
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The demise of the remaining wagons in this group seems to have been as follows:
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1927 |
4535 replaced by GC |
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1928 |
4548 replaced by GC |
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1929 |
4521/4/9, 4532/4/6/7, 4541 to Jetty stock 4518. 4522/7/8, 4530, 4543/5/6, 4552/4 written off |
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1930 |
4515-7/, 4520/3/5/6, 4531/3/8/9, 4540/2/4/7/9, 4550/1/3 to Jetty stock |
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