NGF / ENOF Open Wagon |
Class | NGF / ENOF |
Vehicle type | Bogie open wagon |
First introduced | 1953 |
To Port Lincoln | 1978 |
Ex Port Lincoln | 1987 |
Load capacity | 35 tons |
Number on Eyre Peninsula | 71 |
Vehicle numbers | NGF1311-1314, 1316-1319, 1321-1338, 1340-1345 and 1347-1385 ENOF1-61 |
Built by Gregg Car Co., Belgium, for Commonwealth Railways (Central Australia and North Australia Railways) as NGF1311-1385. All but five to Port Lincoln 1978-79. Tarpaulin supports fitted and wagons sealed for bulk wheat traffic, 1978-79. Some had doors removed and replaced by solid welded panels, used for salt traffic. Ten rebuilt as NOB class 1983. Remainder reclassified ENOF1-61 15 Mar 1985 (in order of remaining NGF numbers). All written off by Sep1987. ENOF60 survives at Port Lincoln Workshops, cut down to a flat wagon.