YF Flat Wagon
YF Flat Wagon |
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| Class | YF |
| Vehicle type | 4-wheel flat wagon |
| First introduced | 1909 |
| To Port Lincoln | 1930 |
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| Load capacity | 16 tons (1964: 17 tons) |
| Number on Eyre Peninsula | 32 |
| Vehicle numbers | YF4973-4974, 6137, 6166, 6280, 6350, 6384 and 6459-6483 |
All originally broad gauge Y or YY class open wagons. YF6459-6483 converted to narrow gauge as YF flats 1930, to Port Lincoln. YF4973-4974 converted from YH hoppers between 1939 and 1960. YF6137, 6166, 6280, 6350 and 6384 converted from YX open wagons 1955.
YF6479-6483 rebuilt as RN insulated vans 1941. YF4973 rebuilt as maintenance fitters van 1972.
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YF6464 at Cummins in the 1960s. Photo: Ralph Holden |
