Between 1979 and 1983, the VSX class were recoded to VLEX. The number group for these wagons was 801 - 1050.
Various vans have been recoded/converted as follows:
Between 1979 and 1983, at least 120 vans recoded to VLEY for Freight Centre captive traffic. Recoded back in the mid 1980's.
Between June and October 1981, 9 vans were converted to VLNX for Newsprint traffic.
In April 1983 the underframe of VLEX 817 was converted to VFWY 1 - a Diesel Block Transport.
From 1990, flat (non-louvred) doors were used on some wagons in place of the louvred doors as illustrated above.
By 1991 at least eight VLEX's were stencilled for "PAPER TRAFFIC ONLY DYNON - DRY CREEK".
In March 1993, 2 underframes were converted to VZZF Bogie transfer wagons.
In 1993, three VLEX vans were destroyed in a derailment in Western Australia. In lieu of repayment, V/line requested three comparable vans in exchange. The three replacement VLEX vans: 873, 874 and 989 arrived in Victoria July 1993 converted from WBAX boxvans.
From mid-1994 approximately 70 vans were transferred to NRC and recoded RLEX.
During 1996, VLEX 949 was heavily modified to become VBFX 1. Another conversion from VLEX 1039 was started, but not completed.
During 1997, approximately 35 RLEX's were returned from NRC, recoded to VLEX and stored.
From late 1998, at least 37 VLEX's were placed onto standard gauge bogies fitted with constant contact side bearers and recoded to VLEY.
During 2000, forty-one surplus VLEX's had their bodies removed. The underframes were then modified to carry sawn pine logs and recoded VFTX.
In June 2001, there were still 61 vans shown in RAMS.
During 2003, at least 28 VLEX's were repainted into Freight Australia colours and recoded to VLRX for rice traffic.