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QLD KOJX Cattle WagonsThis Item Was Created By: clydeGM <kuid2:297297:102387:1>,<kuid2:297297:100779:1>,<kuid2:297297:100762:1>,<kuid2:297297:100778:1>,<kuid2:297297:101668:1>,<kuid2:297297:100764:1>,<kuid2:297297:102388:1>,<kuid2:297297:101638:1>,<kuid2:297297:100806:1><kuid2:297297:102387:1>,<kuid2:297297:100779:1>,<kuid2:297297:100762:1>,<kuid2:297297:100778:1>,<kuid2:297297:101668:1>,<kuid2:297297:100764:1>,<kuid2:297297:102388:1>,<kuid2:297297:101638:1>,<kuid2:297297:100806:1>
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Description:
QR progressed through a series of steel bogie louvre box wagon designs as part of its post-war modernisation program. Louvre box wagons have been particularly useful in Queensland, allowing good ventilation in northern climates especially for fruit and produce transport. The BLC and CLC classes, 241 of which were introduced between 1955 and 1958, had a number of problems including low roof height on the BLC and derailment tendency of the CLC. These faults were overcome with the GLC design, the first of a batch of 300 entering service in 1963. From 1965, they were reclassified QLX, in preparation for possible interstate use with bogie exchange. Like the similarly classified QFX flat wagons and QGX grain wagons, this use never occurred. Nevertheless, they became the predominant box wagon type, with another 1050 added between 1969 and 1977. During this time, containerisation of general goods was growing in popularity, which ultimately would make them redundant. This initially occurred in Freight Forwarders traffic, although use in QLink small freight traffic continued until the cessation of South West train services in early 2011. Particularly during the nineties, many frames of surplus QLX wagons were used for conversions, including QZS sleeper container wagons, PCYK and KOJX cattle container wagons and in the rail tank car upgrade program. This use had been proven with the conversion of three damaged QLX into PCY container wagons in 1979. Another major conversion was the creation of QLCP, QSC and QSCW curtain sided wagons, which improved loading and unloading. These continued in service until the end of South West freight services. In addition to conversions, many were reclassified for various reasons. In 1991, the first batch of 300 were reclassified CLX to distinguish their lower standard. Other reclassifications included MQLX for maintenance use, QLDP and QLW for QLink, QLXM after brake upgrade, QLXP for passenger train use and QLXW after fitting of W type brake valves. They were used as cover wagons on South West pipe trains until July 2012, while infrastructure use continued until 2015, the last being MQLX 36387 with the TLM. It had been withdrawn and disposed by the end of December 2015.
Credits:
Credit to C. Malone for the prototype information.
Credit to M. Herman & N. Bray for the prototype picture.
QR progressed through a series of steel bogie louvre box wagon designs as part of its post-war modernisation program. Louvre box wagons have been particularly useful in Queensland, allowing good ventilation in northern climates especially for fruit and produce transport. The BLC and CLC classes, 241 of which were introduced between 1955 and 1958, had a number of problems including low roof height on the BLC and derailment tendency of the CLC. These faults were overcome with the GLC design, the first of a batch of 300 entering service in 1963. From 1965, they were reclassified QLX, in preparation for possible interstate use with bogie exchange. Like the similarly classified QFX flat wagons and QGX grain wagons, this use never occurred. Nevertheless, they became the predominant box wagon type, with another 1050 added between 1969 and 1977. During this time, containerisation of general goods was growing in popularity, which ultimately would make them redundant. This initially occurred in Freight Forwarders traffic, although use in QLink small freight traffic continued until the cessation of South West train services in early 2011. Particularly during the nineties, many frames of surplus QLX wagons were used for conversions, including QZS sleeper container wagons, PCYK and KOJX cattle container wagons and in the rail tank car upgrade program. This use had been proven with the conversion of three damaged QLX into PCY container wagons in 1979. Another major conversion was the creation of QLCP, QSC and QSCW curtain sided wagons, which improved loading and unloading. These continued in service until the end of South West freight services. In addition to conversions, many were reclassified for various reasons. In 1991, the first batch of 300 were reclassified CLX to distinguish their lower standard. Other reclassifications included MQLX for maintenance use, QLDP and QLW for QLink, QLXM after brake upgrade, QLXP for passenger train use and QLXW after fitting of W type brake valves. They were used as cover wagons on South West pipe trains until July 2012, while infrastructure use continued until 2015, the last being MQLX 36387 with the TLM. It had been withdrawn and disposed by the end of December 2015.
Credits:
Credit to C. Malone for the prototype information.
Credit to M. Herman & N. Bray for the prototype picture.
