Fuel Oil Tank


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
 
-     -                             
NMW   North Melbourne Workshops     
NWS   Newport Workshops             

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File c349m compiled by Peter J. Vincent, updated 18/10/2007