The VWAA wagons were recoded from _QB_ in the 1979 recoding.
These well wagons were originally built for specail loading and the transportation of steam engine boilers. As locomotives increaded in size during the early 1900's, existing wagons were unable to cope with the larger boilers.
In the mid 1970's the vehicles were modified with container anchor brackets. The author has a photo of one of these vehicles loaded with a 20' ISO container. VWAA numbers were 1 to 12.
Photos for 'VWAA '
FileID Description................................................AR636 VWAA 1, North Melbourne C&W Shops, 21/7/1980, [oPJV]BK547 VWAA 1, North Melbourne C&W Shops, 21/7/1980, [oPJV]BN186 VWAA 3 - deck, container brackets, Canal Zone, 28/2/1980, [oPJV]BN187 VWAA 3 - ID, Canal Zone, 28/2/1980, [oPJV]BI857 VWAA 3 - mt, Canal Zone, 18/1/1982, [oPJV]AR638 VWAA 4, [sPJV]BQ907 VWAA 4, North Melbourne C&W, 9/12/1980, [oPJV]AV081 VWAA 4T- empty, s1, North Melbourne C&W Shops, 26/9/1983, [oPJV]AV080 VWAA 4T- lettering/bogie only, North Melbourne C&W Shops, 26/9/1983, [oPJV]AR637 VWAA 4T- mt, Bendigo Workshops, c1994, [oPJV]BF945 VWAA 5 - s2e1, empty, ISO brackets, North Melbourne C&W Shops, 2/10/1981, [oPJV]BI241 VWAA 6 - mt, s2e2, East Yard, 11/12/1981, [oPJV]BS030 VWAA 7 - mt, North Melbourne C&W, 7/1/1981, [oPJV]BF947 VWAA 7 - s2e1, empty, ISO brackets, North Melbourne C&W Shops, 2/10/1981, [oPJV]BP935 VWAA 8 - s2e1c, mt, Hump Yard, 28/2/1980, [oPJV]BF946 VWAA 9 - s2e1, empty, ISO brackets, North Melbourne C&W Shops, 2/10/1981, [oPJV]BI265 VWAA 10 - ldd loco boiler, s2e2, Tottenham Yard, 22/11/1981, [oPJV]BQ130 VWAA 12 - mt, Electric Crane Area, 7/2/1980, [oPJV]BD676 VWAA 12J- s1e2c, empty, Electric Crane Area, 13/9/1984, [oPJV]
No diagrams found for VWAA
File c096m compiled by Peter J. Vincent, updated 4/5/2007
