The few tank wagons here are listed as 'Fuel Oil Tanks'. Wagons in this group first appeared in 1939.
The number group was: 7, 8, 11, 123. Numbers 7, 8 and 11 retain the original tank number. Number 123 was renumbered into the Oil Tank group.
The exact type of fuel is not known and the area of traffic is not known.
The wagons are converted from _WT_ water trucks which had been built new or were steam engine tender conversions.
As shown below, 'CFT' is an abbreviation of 'Coal Fuel Truck'.
It seems most were scrapped in the 1950's/60's as they were not suitable for autocoupler conversion.
WT 7.VA - 6/12/1897 NWS Built new WHB, 2000 gals
29/ 5/1933 - To CFT 7.VA -
CFT 7.VA - circa 1933 - Traffic Melbourne - Geelong Line
28/ 2/1939 - To - 7.Vb -
*- 7.Vb - 14/ 6/1939 - To - 7.Vs -
WT 8.VA - 12/ 3/1898 NWS Built new WHB, 2000 gals
29/ 5/1933 - To CFT 8.VA -
CFT 8.VA - circa 1933 - Traffic Melbourne - Geelong Line
15/ 1/1935 NWS Into Workshops -
8/ 2/1935 NWS Out of Workshops (25 days)
5/ 4/1935 NWS Into Workshops -
12/ 4/1935 NWS Out of Workshops ( 8 days)
8/ 3/1939 - To - 8.Vb -
*- 8.Vb - 8/11/1943 NMW To OT 10.VA -
OT 10.VA 2nd 23/ 6/1958 - Scrapped -
WT 165.VA - 22/10/1914 NWS Built new -
16/ 6/1933 NWS Into Workshops -
30/ 6/1933 NWS Out of Workshops (15 days)
2/ 8/1949 - To - 11.Vb -
*- 11.Vb - circa 1949 - Traffic Departmental
9/ 7/1953 - Scrapped -
WT 196.VA - 11/11/1915 NWS Built new -
14/ 6/1933 NWS Into Workshops -
27/ 6/1933 NWS Out of Workshops (14 days)
2/ 8/1949 NWS To - 123.Vb -
*- 123.Vb - circa 1960 - Off Register "Redlined"
Code SV Date Sys Description Type
- Vb 1949 - VR Fuel Oil Tank Freight
- Vs 1939 - VR Pintsch Gas Refuse Service
CFT VA 1933 - VR F/Whl Coal Fuel Truck Freight
OT VA 1902 - VR F/Wl & Bogie Oil Tank Wagons Freight
WT VA 1900 - VR F/Whl Water Truck (1-236) Freight
Code Location / Builder
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NMW North Melbourne Workshops
NWS Newport Workshops
File c349m compiled by Peter J. Vincent, updated 18/10/2007