Thirty VFTY wagons were built during 1979 to replace four wheel wagons in timber traffic; mainly _IT_ and _GY_ by then.
The main traffic was on the Orbost line. Due to reduced maintenance on the line, the wooden trestle bridges were not strong enough to support the loaded VFTY wagons coupled together. To spread the load, a four wheel wagon was required to be placed between the loaded VFTY wagons.
The Orbost line closed in 1988.
By the late 1980's, most wagons were recoded to VFTF.
With the reduction of timber traffic, some wagons were placed on the standard gauge. They were coded VFTX and were conversions from VFTF/VFTY. The traffic was for pipes..
Between 1987 and 1991, the majority of VFLX wagons and derivatives were cut down and made into conatiner wagons coded VQLX. Most if not all the VFTF and VFTX wagons were converted into this group.
Photos for 'VFTY '
FileID Description................................................BA292 VFTY - empty, top down shows deck, Traralgon, c1989, [oNXB]CB246 VFTY - underframe / construction / no lettering, Ballarat Workshops, 8/4/1979, [oPJV]AR360 VFTY 1, [sPJV]BA286 VFTY 10S- part view lettering, end, Berwick, c1989, [oPXW]BA288 VFTY 16D- empty, Berwick, c1989, [oNXB]B3140 VFTY 001, Canal Zone, 25/3/1979, [oPJV]B3146 VFTY 001 - deck, Canal Zone, 25/3/1979, [oPJV]B3145 VFTY 001 - e1, Canal Zone, 25/3/1979, [oPJV]B3142 VFTY 001 - e2, Canal Zone, 25/3/1979, [oPJV]B3141 VFTY 001 - lettering/side B, Canal Zone, 25/3/1979, [oPJV]B3144 VFTY 001 - s1AB, Canal Zone, 25/3/1979, [oPJV]B3143 VFTY 001 - side @ A, Canal Zone, 25/3/1979, [oPJV]CC284 VFTY 003 - mt cpld to ZL 280, East Yard, 1/4/1979, [oPJV]BK341 VFTY 006 - ldd timber, Westall, 16/3/1980, [oPJV]BK373 VFTY 008 - ldd timber, Berwick, 16/3/1980, [oPJV]BO304 VFTY 009 - s2e1, mt, North Melbourne C&W, 21/1/1981, [oPJV]BD640 VFTY 016 - s2, ldd timber, Westall, 30/7/1981, [oPJV]BL422 VFTY 017 - s1e2c, ldd timber A, B, C, Berwick, 16/3/1980, [oPJV]BL605 VFTY 023 - ldd timber, s2, Flinders Street Yard, 4/4/1980, [oPJV]AU992 VFTY 023H- lettering only, Dandenong, 24/9/1983, [oPJV]BK336 VFTY 024 - ldd timber, Westall, 16/3/1980, [oPJV]BF875 VFTY 026 - e1p, shelf coupler, Dandenong, 3/10/1981, [oPJV]BG252 VFTY 026 - e1p, shelf coupler, Dandenong, c1981, [oPJV]BF876 VFTY 026 - e1q, shelf coupler, Dandenong, 3/10/1981, [oPJV]BK337 VFTY 026 - ldd timber, Westall, 16/3/1980, [oPJV]BF877 VFTY 026 - photo id, Dandenong, 3/10/1981, [oPJV]BO305 VFTY 028 - s2e1, mt, North Melbourne C&W, 21/1/1981, [oPJV]
Diagrams for 'VFTY '
FileID Description................................................AW121 VFTY - faded, F-8, 26/11/1979, [oPTC]
No photos found for VFTF
No diagrams found for VFTF
Photos for 'VFTX '
FileID Description................................................B5201 VFTX - ldd logs ex Bairnsdale, Stratford, [oDAH]BB079 VFTX 2B- empty, s1, Bendigo, 3/1991, [oNXB]BA297 VFTX 3K- s1, empty, Bendigo, 3/1991, [oNXB]BB080 VFTX 6Y- empty, Bendigo, 3/1991, [oNXB]BA287 VFTX 7A- empty, stored, Bendigo, 3/1991, [oNXB]BA267 VFTX 7A- s1, empty, Traralgon, 7/1989, [oNXB]
No diagrams found for VFTX
File c127m compiled by Peter J. Vincent, updated 25/6/2007
