ZA class Bogie Brake vans

ZA class Bogie Brake vans (later type)

The ZA class brake vans were built to provide passenger accommodation on goods trains. Although they looked like a coach they were never classed as such. There were two groups of these vans. The first group had a platform end whilst the later vans listed here did not.

When the W.A.G.R. stopped providing passenger accommodation on goods trains the ZA and ZB class vans were made redundant but many found a new life as workmens' vans.

ZA9336 in almost original condition as VW5100 on the Weed-killing train.

ZA9346 met an early end when it was largely destroyed in a fire in October 1928. The frame was used to build a unique AJ class passenger brake van in February 1930. It subsequently became bullion van VY5000 and finally, inspection coach AL1.

Number	Issued to traffic	New Number	Date	Electric Light	Converted to	Written off
ZA9336	November 1912	ZA189	?	May 1960	VW5100 March 1967	1986?
ZA9337	November 1912	ZA190	December 1939	June 1960	-	May 1964
ZA9338	November 1912	ZA191	June 9139	July 1958	VC5088 October 1965	1985
ZA9339	October 1912	ZA192	September 1941	March 1951	Z192 March 1969	November 1977
ZA9340	October 1912	ZA193	August 1939	February 1958	VW5110 July 1966
ZA9341	November 1912	ZA194	July 1940	June 1960	VW5107 June 1966	1971
ZA9342	December 1912	ZA195	October 1940	July 1960	-	April 1962
ZA9343	December 1912	ZA196	January 1940	December 1958	VW5117 November 1968	April 1978
ZA9344	December 1912	ZA197	January 1939	May 1960	-	September 1965
ZA9345	December 1912	ZA198	January 1939	June 1958	Frame to QS class	April 1962
ZA9346	September 1912	-	-	-	AJ260 February 1930	September 1980
ZA9347	September 1912	ZA199	December 1939	July 1958	Frame to Jetty 988 October 1976	December 1973
ZA9348	September 1912	ZA200	August 1941	June 1958	-	June 1970
ZA9349	October 1912	ZA201	December 1938	June 1960	VW5115 May 1968

The body from ZA9347 was used on standard gauge wagon WSD 30624 until April 1979.