In the 1979 recoding the tank wagon group was split into various groups depending upon product carried.
Tank wagons used for the transport of bitumen were coded VTBA, VTBY, VTBX. The VTBY class was relettered to VTBF later.
One group of the Mobil bitumen tankers were named. The ends were painted with R.T.C. ( Rail Tank Car ) and the names were from prominent people within the history of the petroleum industy. RTC Macadam was one such vehicle.
Vehicle history list - VTBA VTBY VTBX
Photos for 'VTBA '
FileID Description................................................BB589 VTBA 183 - s2e1, Tottenham Yard, 29/3/1981, [oPJV]BG137 VTBA 310 - s1e2c, BP Bitumen, Tottenham Yard, 27/9/1981, [oPJV]BK900 VTBA 352 - BP, Port Melbourne, 28/9/1982, [oPJV]BK901 VTBA 352 - lettering/bogie XC 15386, Port Melbourne, 28/9/1982, [oPJV]AR613 VTBA 362, Tottenham Yard, 7/4/1979, [oPJV]BW201 VTBA 362 - RTC MACADAM, Tottenham Yard, 7/4/1979, [oPJV]BQ400 VTBA 367 - Mobil, RTC McCormack, Newport Goods Yard, 2/3/1981, [oPJV]BP402 VTBA 367 - part view, RTC McCORMACK, Newport, 6/7/1982, [oPJV]BM550 VTBA 407 - s1e2 BP, Paisley, 20/4/1980, [oPJV]BQ558 VTBA 408L- BP, s2e1c, Melbourne Yard, 9/10/1984, [oPJV]BO571 VTBA 409 - s1e2, BP, Paisley, 20/4/1980, [oPJV]BM549 VTBA 411 - s1e2c, BP, Paisley, 20/4/1980, [oPJV]BB896 VTBA 433 - s1e2, RTC Burke, Paisley, 5/4/1981, [oPJV]BM551 VTBA 436 - s2e1 BP, Paisley, 20/4/1980, [oPJV]BP402 VTBA 451 - RTC BASS, Newport, 6/7/1982, [oPJV]BB894 VTBA 452 - cast, RTC McDonald, Paisley, 5/4/1981, [oPJV]BB895 VTBA 452 - heater tubes/lettering, Paisley, 5/4/1981, [oPJV]BB793 VTBA 491 - s1e2, flue, cast, North Geelong, 29/3/1981, [oPJV]
No diagrams found for VTBA
Photos for 'VTBY '
FileID Description................................................BM552 VTBY 141 - s1e2, Cut Back Bitumen, Paisley, 20/4/1980, [oPJV]DS143 VTBY 216 - ....BITUMEN , Tottenham Yard, 16/8/1980, [oPJV]BX782 VTBY 216 - e2 tank stencil: MOBIL PAISLEY, Tottenham Yard, 16/8/1980, [oPJV]BI461 VTBY 579 - Esso, Newport Workshops, 28/4/1983, [oPJV]BM554 VTBY 580 - bogie / XC 1457, Paisley, 20/4/1980, [oPJV]BM553 VTBY 580 - s2e1, Paisley, 20/4/1980, [oPJV]AK804 VTBY 581, Tottenham Yard, 29/4/1979, [oPJV]AR614 VTBY 585, [sPJV]
No diagrams found for VTBY
No photos found for VFBX
No diagrams found for VFBX
File c519m compiled by Peter J. Vincent, updated 29/12/2007
