In 1980, thirty open wagons were modified and reclassed to VOSX. Modifications included the fitting of cradles to support rolls of coil steel. The wagons were numbered 1 to 30.
The prototype wagon was VOCX 132 modified some weks prior to recoding. It became VOSX 1. The remaining wagons were converted from corrugated sided ELX_ / VOBX / VOCX wagons.
VOSX 6 was interesting. This was converted from VOBX 14, rebuilt from plain sides to corrugated side type. ELX 14 was originally in coil steel traffic in 1966 as SLX_ 8.
In 1986, five VOSX wagons were destroyed in a derailment at Hughes, South Australia. The wagons were numbers 3, 6, 7, 12 and 21. The wagons were replaced 'in kind'. Five Australian National wagons classed AOBX ( wagons similar to corrugated ELX type ) were recoded and renumbered to VOSX. AOBX 536, 567, 529, 505 and 520 were converted to the VOSX 3, 6, 7, 12 and 21 respectively.
In 1987/1988 the VOSX class was relettered to VCCX.
Photos for 'VOSX '
FileID Description................................................BN196 VOSX 1 - lettering panel, Electric Crane Area, 28/2/1980, [oPJV]BN201 VOSX 1 - lettering: Lysaght Coiled Steel, Electric Crane Area, 28/2/1980, [oPJV]BE516 VOSX 1 - s1e2, Flinders Street Yard, 12/8/1981, [oPJV]BN176 VOSX 1 - s1e2, Electric Crane Area, 28/2/1980, [oPJV]BO128 VOSX 1 - s1e2, Electric Crane Area, 28/2/1980, [oPJV]BM925 VOSX 2 - Lysaght lettering, Flinders Street Yard, 25/2/1980, [oPJV]BM923 VOSX 2 - s1e2, Flinders Street Yard, 25/2/1980, [oPJV]BP652 VOSX 2 - s1e2, Flinders Street Yard, 1/3/1980, [oPJV]BL819 VOSX 3 - s1, Flinders Street Yard, 14/4/1980, [oPJV]BD646 VOSX 3 - s2, Caulfield, 30/7/1981, [oPJV]BT185 VOSX 5U, Flinders Street Yard, 12/1984, [oPJV]BY842 VOSX 6, North Melbourne C&W Shops, 1/9/1980, [oPJV]BL820 VOSX 6 - s1, Flinders Street Yard, 14/4/1980, [oPJV]DT069 VOSX 8, North Melbourne C&W Shops, 1/9/1980, [oPJV]BE522 VOSX 9 - s1e2, Flinders Street Yard, 12/8/1981, [oPJV]BD647 VOSX 9 - s2, Caulfield, 30/7/1981, [oPJV]BD469 VOSX 10 - s2e1, Flinders Street Yard, 7/1981, [oPJV]BP500 VOSX 11 - s1e2, Flinders Street, 11/6/1982, [oPJV]BP501 VOSX 12 - s1e2, Flinders Street, 11/6/1982, [oPJV]BD644 VOSX 13 - s2, tarped, Caulfield, 30/7/1981, [oPJV]BP740 VOSX 14 - s2e1, North Melbourne C&W, 3/3/1982, [oPJV]BT192 VOSX 15F, Flinders Street Yard, 12/1984, [oPJV]BE508 VOSX 16 - s2e1, Flinders Street Yard, 12/8/1981, [oPJV]BD643 VOSX 17 - s2e1, tarped, Caulfield, 30/7/1981, [oPJV]BT183 VOSX 17A, Flinders Street Yard, 12/1984, [oPJV]BK363 VOSX 18 - coiled steel loading waiting, Long Island, 16/3/1980, [oPJV]BD470 VOSX 18 - s1e2, Flinders Street Yard, 7/1981, [oPJV]AC609 VOSX 18 - tarped s2, Flinders Street Yard, 16/10/1981, [oPJV]AC610 VOSX 20 - tarped s2, Flinders Street Yard, 16/10/1981, [oPJV]BK362 VOSX 21, Long Island, 16/3/1980, [oPJV]BL824 VOSX 23 - s1, East Yard, 14/4/1980, [oPJV]AC608 VOSX 23 - s2, Flinders Street Yard, 16/10/1981, [oPJV]BD468 VOSX 23 - s2e1, tarped, Flinders Street Yard, 7/1981, [oPJV]BD748 VOSX 23S- s1e2, tarped, Flinders Street Yard, 6/9/1984, [oPJV]BD467 VOSX 24 - s1e2, Flinders Street Yard, 7/1981, [oPJV]BE523 VOSX 25 - s1e2, Flinders Street Yard, 12/8/1981, [oPJV]BD648 VOSX 25 - s2, tarped, Caulfield, 30/7/1981, [oPJV]BI094 VOSX 26W- check letter ID, 4 , North Melbourne C&W Shops, 8/8/1983, [oPJV]BL821 VOSX 27 - s2, Flinders Street Yard, 14/4/1980, [oPJV]BD645 VOSX 28 - s1e2, Caulfield, 30/7/1981, [oPJV]AC607 VOSX 28 - s2, Flinders Street Yard, 16/10/1981, [oPJV]BL823 VOSX 28 - s2, East Yard, 14/4/1980, [oPJV]
No diagrams found for VOSX
File c505m compiled by Peter J. Vincent, updated 9/12/2007
