XP / PX Pipe Wagon
XP / PX Pipe Wagon |
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| Class | XP / PX |
| Vehicle type | 4-wheel wooden pipe carrier |
| First introduced | 1954 |
| To Port Lincoln | 1954 |
| Ex Port Lincoln | 1973 |
| Load capacity | 13 tons |
| Number on Eyre Peninsula | 2 |
| Vehicle numbers | XP3646, 3792 |
Converted from X wagons Nov 1954. Fitted with cradles for carrying pipes. 3646 carried PX class, although official records show both as XP. Both condemned 10 Jul 1973.
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PX3646 carrying a portable hut, Port Lincoln, July 1967. Photo: Alex Grunbach |