The introduction of fixed wheel container wagons coded _KQ_ presented an access problem. Containers on the wagons could not be accessed for manual loading.
When containers were loaded onto bogie flat wagons, the container doors were facing into the wagon centre with gap between containers. This allowed for manual access.
To overcome the access problems, twenty wagons were modified in 1969. They were rebuilt with sheet metal decks. The code adopted was KL, the 'L' to indicate 'Loading'. The wagon numbers were 1 - 20. The wagons were converted from long wheelbase _I__ and _IA_ underframes.
By 1975 the majority of the wagons were in storage.
The KL wagons were removed from traffic and scrapped from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s.
Photos for 'KL '
FileID Description................................................AX080 KL 2 - s1e1, Canal Zone, 2/1977, [oPJV]B1517 KL 3 - deck, Canal Zone, 1/4/1978, [oPJV]B1518 KL 3 - ID/lettering, Canal Zone, 1/4/1978, [oPJV]AM230 KL 4, [oPJV]CZ455 KL 6 - s1e1, Bendigo, 1/11/1976, [oRXO]CN088 KL 7 - s1e2, North Melbourne C&W Shops, 1970s, [oBAU]AX075 KL 8 - s1e1, Canal Zone, 2/1977, [oPJV]AX077 KL 11 - s1e1, Canal Zone, 2/1977, [oPJV]CZ508 KL 15 - s2p, North Melbourne C&W, 17/10/1976, [oRXO]AH610 KL 16, 1978, [oBAU]AX075 KL 16 - part view, Canal Zone, 2/1977, [oPJV]CZ516 KL 18 - s2, North Melbourne C&W, 17/10/1976, [oRXO]CZ524 KL 20 - s2p, North Melbourne C&W, 17/10/1976, [oRXO]
Diagrams for 'KL '
FileID Description................................................AS690 KL - 1 - 20, diagram K-2, 27/3/1973, [oPTC]
File c270m compiled by Peter J. Vincent, updated 11/9/2007
