KPC special container wagons

KPC 503 photo courtesy Rob O'Regan

Number in Class 5 Number group 501 - 505 Construction period 1963 - 1971 In service 1963 - 1977 1979 recode Where built Nth Melb & Bendigo Diagram More photos Modeling S.E.M. I/IA underframe with container brackets	"Prestige Fabric Mills" was a large textile factory in Ararat. To transport their product to Melbourne "Prestige" had non standard containers which required a special wagon. KPC 501 - 502 ex K wagons converted 3/1963 KPC 503 - 504 ex I/IA wagons converted 10/1969 KPC 505 ex IC converted 6/1971 All wagons were ex I/IA

ABOVE: KPC 502 photograph circa 1963
Official VR photo.

ABOVE:KPC 501circa 1967 (official VR photo)

ABOVE: In storage at Williamstown 1978.
Notice the wood plank floor either side of the container area.

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