Year Builder
Numbers to service
1859
GNT
1 - 8, 10 - 25
rWWS
91
1860
W&S
26 - (80)2
WMS
(81 - 90)2
W&S
116 - 136
1861
WMS
137 - (306)2
1862
WMS
(91)2 - 115
1870
RAW
307 - 356
1871
TOM
357 - 406
1875
rWWS
7 12 15 24 51 58 86 87 88 89 100 112 114 178 186 212 225 227 232 236 282 289 302
WWS
407
W&E
408 - 505
TOZ
507 - 606

1876

rWWS
5 13 14 19 20 38 53 91 109 111 153 159 160 161 164 165 166 172 188 210 230 231 235 238 242 245 250 270 274 275 278 281 286 288 301
rW&E
110 576
W&E
607 - 708
1877
rW&H
128 130 229 252 254 348 404 463 467 493 706
rWWS
2 16 23 47 77 81 95 124 158 162 168 185 222 226 246 259 266 269 271 284 296 298 306
WWS
709 - 738
1878
rWWS
1 21 108 142 144 146 154 157 216 243 261 291 299 (726 727)12
HKN
739 - 839
1879
rWWS
61 85 107 140 174 176 182 187 189 191 195 207 209 237 244 257 279 294 295
W&H
840 - 939
1880
rWWS
48 57 80 84 94 121 123 125 141 151 196 204 220 248 258 264 911
BVN
940 - 1039
YGW
1040 - (1069)2
1881
rWWS
79 101 163 179 180 184 198 203 217 247 268 290 292 293
JON
1070 - 1119
BVN
1120 - 1209
JON
1220 - 1269
1882
rWWS

99 106 143 147 150 240 249 251 253 277 303

BVN
1210 - 1219
JON
1270 - 1319
KEN
1320 - 1519
JON
1520 - 1619
1883
rBEC

52 126

KEN
1620 - 1820
P&C
1821 - 1880
JON
1920 - 1964
WWS
2020 - 2034
KEN
2120 - 2164
1884
P&C
1881 - 1886
JON
1965 - 1980
rWWS
170 265 280 283 297 503
WWS
2035 - 2038
KEN
2165 - 2198

1885

rWWS

148 190 194 233 285 486 497 728 987

P&C
1887 - 1919
JON
1981 - 2001
WMS
2039 - 2111
KEN
2199 - 2304
P&C
2320 - 2336
PMW
2750 2751
1886
rHBR
4 1069
xHBR
2002 - 2005
JON
2006
xHBR
2007
JON
2008 - 2010
xHBR
2011 - 2015
JON
2016 - 2019
WWS
2056
WMS
2112 - 2119
KEN
2305 - 2319
P&C
2337 - 2371
HOW
2372 - 2380
P&S
2381 - 2449
WMS
2450 - 2601
WIL
2602
WMS
2603 - 2628
xHBR
2745 2746
JON
2747 2748
xHBR
2749
JON
2752
xHBR
2753 - 2767
JON
2768
xHBR
2769 - 2773
PMW
2774
xHBR
2775 - 2776
PMW
2777
xHBR
2778 - 2783
27843
PMW
2785
xHBR
2786 - 2812
JON
2813
xHBR
2814 - 2819
JON
2820
xHBR
2821
JON
2822
xHBR
2823 - 2825
PMW
2826
xHBR
2827 - 2832
JON
2833 - 2837
1887
rWWS
205 479 485 845 860 890 983 1462
WMS
2629 - 2744
BVS
2844 - 3193
WMS
3194 - 3337
HUD
3544 - 3693
Q&W
3794 - 3812
1888
PMW
2838 - 2839
WMS
3338 - 3543
HUD
3694 - 3793
Q&W
3813 - 3843
WWS
3860 386113
1889
rNWS
942
x???
26864
PMW
2840 - 2841
(2842 2843)5
WWS
3853 - 3856
W&E
3862 - 3961
TRL
3982 - 3987
MUG
4002 - 4036
HOW
4052 - 4083
FUR
4102 - 4122
EPS
4127 - 4134
KLY
4227 - 4238
H&N
4252 - 4266
JHF
4277 - 4302
GIB
4327 - 4351
BFN
4352 - 4356
Q&W
4402 - 4454
BVS
4652 - 4752
1890
S&K
3962 - 3981
TRL
3988 - 4001
MUG
4037 - 4051
HOW
4084 - 4101
FUR
4123 - 4126
EPS
4135 - 4140
ELS
4141 - 4180
EPS
4181 - 4201
KLY
4239 - 4251
H&N
4267 - 4276
JHF
4303 - 4326
B&F
4357 - 4376
ARW
4377 - 4401
Q&W
4455 - 4651
BVS
4753 - 4900
BVN
4901 - 4920
BVS
4921 - 5235
CEO
5402 - 5426
EHL
5427 - 5440
LHS
5441 - 5576
MUN
5577 - 5598
JHF
5727
1891
rNWS
8 19 21 24 34 37 39 50 53 57 58 59 68 77 82 87 95 97 99 100 103 107 110 112 114 133 136 152 165 173 185 186 187 194 198 199 202 212 214 215 216 217 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 229 234 238 241 243 252 255 258 262 266 267 269 270 272 274 275 279 281 282 287 288 290 291 292 293 294 302 408 409 411 412 415 419 421 422 423 424 426 430 433 434 437 440 441 442 445 451 454 456 460 465 468 471 474 477 480 481 484 490 491 493 496 499 500 505 505 513 516 518 519 522 523 540 541 544 550 551 552 555 558 560 564 575 578 579 580 582 583 584 588 589 590 596 599 603 604 610 611 612 613 614 620 621 638 640 644 652 656 663 664 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 681 682 683 692 700 701 708 749 752 764 794 814 823 852 876 898 908 931 952 953 954 955 956 980 981 989 1010 1021 1186 1360 1448 1455 1589 1786 1805 2172
rNWS
15806 15807 17918 54729
EPS
4202 - 4226
BVS
5236 - 5401
LHS
5539 - 5575
MUN
5599 - 5726
JHF
5728 - 5826
W&E
5827 - 5836
BRD
5891 - 6000
Q&W
6127 - 6190
Q&W
6221
MUG
6227 - 6262
1892
rNWS
1 3 10 13 14 17 18 26 29 31 32 33 36 41 42 45 46 48 49 56 60 63 64 65 66 67 73 76 80 84 85 86 88 90 92 98 106 108 109 111 113 115 121 123 125 128 129 130 137 138 143 144 150 151 153 155 156 160 161 164 166 168 169 171 172 176 180 182 188 189 190 191 195 196 203 208 210 218 230 231 232 233 235 239 240 242 244 246 247 248 249 250 253 256 257 259 261 264 4516 4815
rAFE
1550
BRD
5837 - 6126
Q&W
6191 - 6220
Q&W
6222 - 6226
MUG
6263 - 6326
1896
NWS
632711
1898
NWS
6398

1899

rAFE
1226 1248 1260 1324 1335 1354 1356 1364 1371 1385 1386 1394 1398 1564 1566 1568 1570 1576 1592 1605 1617 1632 1638 1646 1649 1650 1655 1656 1672 1679 1691 1716 1717 1756 1760 1765 1775 1792 1795 1797 1836 1837 1848 1856 1865 1869 1877 1878 1880 1901 1902 1905 1934 1935 1961 1967 1978 1983 1994 2000 2010 2015 2050 2067 2084 2120 2124 2127 2131 2138 2147 2153 2155 2157 2171 2173 2174 2181 2184 2227 2242 2966 2996 3015 3100 3113 3131 3182 3249 3278 3660 3736 3844 3845 3846 3847 3848 3849 3850 3851 3857 3858 3859 4151 5623
AFE
6328 - 6397
rJON
2753 2758 2759 2842 2843
rJOS
2762 2763 2765 2767 2768 2769 2771 2778 2780 2781 2784 2790 2796
rDAS
2783
rJOM
2803 2805 2808 2811 2812 2817 2823 2833
1900
NWS
6399 - 6458
1901
NWS
6459 - 6700
1902
NWS
6701 - 6868
1903
rNWS
16 51 69 72 81 162 175 192 201
NWS
6869 - 6986
NWS
6997 - 7102
1904
rNWS
362 377
NWS
6987 - 6996
NWS
7103 - 7374
1905
rNWS
6 23 52 211 400 482 492 559 597 605 722 743 754 790 799 804 845 863 868 917 923 976 1026 1057 1104 1119 1132 1156 1184 1187 1188 1189 1191 1223 1241 1247 1273 1282 1283 1346 1359 1402 1480 1488 1524 1529 1556 1595 1596 1603 1607 1612 1761 1850 1883 1943 1987 1998 2017 2026 2042 2062 2094 2095 2166 2180 2191 2219 2266 2269 2271 2277 2322 2344 2346 2354 2377 2385 2395 2411 2418 2430 2437 2460 2474 2487 2502 2505 2506 2537 2543 2563 2601 2647 2705 2742 2745 2798 2838 2863 2967 3006 3052 3071 3073 3092 3171 3238 3307 3331 3359 3365 3375 3386 3399 3445 3477 3531 3554 3699 3761 3825 3826 3833 3839 3936 4301 4320 4337 4433 4445 4645 5079 5859 6118 6260
NWS
7375 - 750714
750810
7509 - 757215
1906
NWS
7573 - 7574
1907
rNWS
497 1234 1239 1277 1300 1338 1392 1444 1466 1587 1671 1705 1855 1960 1966 1977 1995 2187 2359 2407 2435 2467 2512 2548 2826 2964 3286 3482 3918 4447
246410
NWS
7575 - 7645
1908
rNWS
(38 71 146 163 251 364 376 405 801 820 943 1284 1328 1702 1790 1802 1964 2066 2338 2358 2552 2663 2717 2764 3497 3625 3807 5385)10
NWS
7646 - 766016
7661 - 767010, 16
7671 - 767217
7673 - 768010, 15
7681 - 770015
7701 - 771810, 18
7719 - 772618
1909
NWS
7727 - 7915
1910
NWS
7916 - 8435
1911
NWS
8436 - 8622
-
8623 - 9350 (mix NWS / GRA)99
-
9385 - 965299
-
9835 - 9894 (mix COW / CHA)99
-
9896 - 9910 (mix CHA / K&L)99
-
9912 - 10032 (mix K&L / COW)99
-
10034 - 10151 (mix K&L / COW)99
1912
-
9351 - 9383 (GRA / )99
NWS
9384
NWS
9653 - 9834
CHA
9895
-
991199
-
1003399
-
10152 - 10660 ( COW / NWS )99
GRA
10661 - 10884
COW
10885 - 11134
CHA
11135 - 11234
K&L
11235 - 11309
NWS
11310 - 11575
GRA
11805 - 11884
COW
12055 - 12066
-
13261 - 1327099
1913
NWS
11576 - 11804
GRA
11885 - 12054
COW
12067 - 12229
K&L
12230 - 12304
NWS
12305 - 12662
-
12805 - 12904 ( GRA / NWS )99
-
13055 - 13134 ( NWS / BAW )99
-
13271 - 1340799
1914
NWS
12663 - 12804
NWS
12905 - 13054
-
13135 - 13260 ( COW / BAW / NWS )99
NWS
13408 - 13809
COW
14046 - 14124
1915
NWS
13810 - 14045
NWS
14125 - 14159
COW
14160 - 14275
NWS
14300 - 14357
GRA
14358 - 14474
NWS
14475 - 14481
CHA
14482 - 14524
NWS
14525 - 14733
1916
COW
14276 - 14299
NWS
14734 - 14868
1917
NWS
14869 - 14974
1920
NWS
14975
1921
NWS
14976 - 15024
1924
NWS
15025 - 15187
1925
NWS
15188 - 15219
1926
NWS
15220 - 15557
1927
NWS
15558 - 15569
1929
NWS
15570 - 15869

 

Notes
1
Presumed to have been rebuilt
2
Numbers in parenthesis indicate an approximate group. Original data has been lost and the list is being reconstructed from "best case" contract orders.
3
This number remained unused until 1899
4
Vehicle of unknown origin presumed ex HBR. Found to be a duplicate wagon in 1891 and renumbered to I 6
5
These two numbers remained unused until 1899
6
Second use of this number, wagon presumed ex HBR. Renumbered to I 1579
7
Third use of this number
8
Ex duplicate I 1797
9
Burnt Feb 1891, replaced July.
10
Issued with IG class letters
11
Pattern
12
Not known if rebuilt or issued to service late at end of contract in 1877
13
Both wagons noted as "Axles forged on site, WHB Combination Cylinder/Reservoir"
14
Issued to service February
15
Issued to service November
16
Issued to service July
17
Issued to service October
18
Issued to service December
99
Incomplete data

 

Location / Builder Codes
AFE
Aust. Forge & Eng. Coy., Wtn
ARW
Aust. R/stock Co., Nth Will
B&F
Brewer & Faragher
BEC
Belgium Export Co.
BFN
Brewer & Faraghar, Newlyn
BRD
Braybrook Railway Department (late W&E)
BVN
Bevan
BVS
P.Bevan & Son
CEO
Charman & Edwards, Oakleigh
DAS
Dalton, South Melbourne
EHL
Executors of Hugh Lennon
ELS
Ellis
EPS
P.Ellis, Sandhurst
FUR
J.Furphy, Shepparton
GIB
Gibbons, Spottiswoode
GNT
Grant
H&N
Hamble & Nicholson, Geelong
HBR
Hobsons Bay Railway ( transfer of stock to VR )
HKN
Harkness
HOW
W.Howard & Co
JHF
Horsington, Footscray
JON
Johnson & Co
JOM
Johnson, Melbourne
JOS
Johnson, South Melbourne
KEN
Kennedy & Sons
KLY
Kelly, Kensington
LHS
Lennon, H., Spottiswoode
LNG
Langlands, Port Melbourne
MUG
G.Munro
MUN
Munro, D & Co.
NWS
Newport Workshops
P&C
Pickles & Co
P&S
Pickles & Son
PMW
Port Melbourne Workshops
Q&W
Quayle & Williams
r
rebuilt
RAW
Rawlings
S&K
Stewart & King, Warrnambool
TOM
Thomas
TOZ
Tozer
TRL
Treloar, Tarnagulla
W&E
Wright & Edwards
W&H
Walker & Hickman, Ballarat
W&S
Wright & Sons
WIL
W.Williams
WMS
Williams
WWS
Williamstown Workshops
YGW
Yarra Bank Govt Works
x
transferred from

 

Postscript
This is a work in progress. Corrections and additions welcome. Concept from research for Mark Bau. Compiled from Register program data and the 'Timeline' subroutine September 2007. Searches were then organised by year. Data assembled by year, then number and builder to provide numerical order by year.
Peter J. Vincent 28/9/2007