In 1985, two organisations were running the Government rail system in Victoria: Country service/freight by Vline and Melbourne suburban service by Metrail. Both systems were running their own service wagons.
Vehicles in bogie and wheel transports for 'Met' use were part of the _HR_ group. In 1985, those vehicles were reclassed to VZMA and placed onto the 'Met' vehicle Register.
In 1987, Vline recoded some ballast wagons as VZMA, which must have caused some confusion.
The Metrail VZMA wagons were numbered 90 - 100. The HR wagons they were converted from were all bogie vehicle replacements for the original fixed wheel HR wagons with the same number.
Photos for 'VZMA '
FileID Description................................................AR656 VZMA 40L- rebuilt body/NN, Bendigo Workshops, 1994, [oPJV]AR657 VZMA 46 - lettering, [sPJV]AH462 VZMA 57, [sPJV]AY106 VZMA 57 - s2, rebuilt body, Yarragon, 20/4/1994, [oPJV]AH461 VZMA 67, [sPJV]AR658 VZMA 85, [sPJV]AR659 VZMA 85 - rebuilt body, Rochester, 1997, [oPJV]AX175 VZMA 85N- rebuild body, Rochester, 3/1993, [oPJV]AR661 VZMA 86, Rochester, 1996, [oPJV]AR660 VZMA 86, [sPJV]AX174 VZMA 86F, Rochester, 3/1993, [oPJV]AX176 VZMA 86F- lettering/maintenance, Rochester, 3/1993, [oPJV]AL524 VZMA 94 - ex E/VOAA, [oGRE]AH434 VZMA 100 - ex E, [oRXO]AH459 VZMA 136, [sPJV]AY106 VZMA 137 - part view, Yarragon, 20/4/1994, [oPJV]AF335 VZMA 140, [oBXY]AH454 VZMA 144, [sPJV]
No diagrams found for VZMA
File c535m compiled by Peter J. Vincent, updated 29/2/2008
