SFN Sheep Van
SFN Sheep Van |
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| Class | SFN |
| Vehicle type | 4-wheel sheep van |
| First introduced | 1939 |
| To Port Lincoln | 1944 |
| Ex Port Lincoln | 1985 |
| Load capacity | 100 sheep |
| Number on Eyre Peninsula | 60 |
| Vehicle numbers | Built 1939-40, to Port Lincoln 1944: SFN8034, 8036-8039, 8042, 8048-8049, 8052, 8054-8059, 8061, 8065-8066, 8072, 8077, 8081-8083, 8085-8086 Built new for Port Lincoln 1945: SFN8117-8132, 8134-8136, 8138-8140, 8142-8143, 8145-8148, 8150-8155 |
Eight vehicles rebuilt as VFN vans 1965. Twelve (SFN8118, 8120, 8123, 8124, 8127, 8134, 8136, 8146, 8148, 8153, 8154 & 8155) fitted with auto couplers ex ON wagons Jul-Aug 1974. Seven condemned 25 Sep 1979 and thirty-three condemned 24 Jan 1985; the auto-coupled vans were the last condemned, on 20 Jun 1985.
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SFN8123 and others being loaded with export sheep at Duck Ponds, october 1974. Photo: Alex Grunbach |
