RY open wagon
RY 395 at Murchison East Feb. 20 1978
This series was built in 1930 and recoded to RY in the 1960's
Photo courtesy Geoff Winkler
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The RY's were all converted from IZ, GZ and HZ wagons. Outside sill (shown above) numbers 2 - 599, 761 - 810. The outside sill type were all from IZ wagons with wheel handbrakes
Inside sill, (shown below) numbers 600 - 760, 811 - 2000, wheel and lever handbrakes. |
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BELOW: RY 1285: Built as GZ 1285 in 1936, recoded to IZ 1285 circa 1956, recoded to RY 1285 in 1966.
Photo at Tottenham, June 1982. Coupled to GY's at either end the height difference between the two classes is obvious.
Photo courtesy Rob O'Regan
RY 50 was built as IZ 50 at Newport in 1928. At some stage it recieved a welded body.
Photo at Dandenong 1978
RY 73 at Dandenong, May 19 1978
RY 137 was built as IZ 137 in 1928, recoded to RY in 1966
Photo at Dandenong, July 1 1978 one year before it was scrapped.
RY 159 at Dandenong, Feb 1978.
RY 161: Built at Newport 1928 as IZ 161, recoded to RY 1964, scrapped Aug 1978
Photo at Dandenong March 1978.
RY 166 at Dandenong, April 30 1978
RY 190: Built at Newport as IZ 190 in 1928, recoded to RY 1965. scrapped March 1979.
Photo at Dandenong March 1978
RY 201 at Arden St, April 30 1978
RY 461 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
RY 537 at Westall, April 25 1978
RY 556 at Nth Melb workshops. March 1978.
Handbrake end view of RY 395, photo 1978.
RY 668 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
RY 819 was built at Newport as IZ 819 in 1934, recoded to RY in 1964
Although not common, RY's and in fact any other 4 wheel open wagons were at times used for container transport,
it was rather crude as there were no container anchors and the container was free to slide around as it appears has happened here!
Photo 1978, courtesy Peter J Vincent.
RY 863 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
RY 869 at Dandenong, May 19 1978
RY 965 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
RY 987 at Dandenong, April 15 1978.
RY 1043 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
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For the 1978/79 wheat harvest VR was so short of wagons that they pressed non grain wagons into wheat service. In this service the doors were given a quick fix to make them grainproof , at Portland I saw wide tape hanging from the doors as they were being unloaded. The need for wagons was so severe that the person making the stencil below didn't have time to spell "temporary" correctly! |
RY 1217 at Williamstown Pier, March 1978
RY 1246 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
RY 1268 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
RY 1367 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
RY 1450 at Dandenong, April 22 1978
BELOW: Handbrake detail on RY 1450
RY 1536 at Westall, April 25 1978
RY 1561 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
RY 1584 at Dandenong, April 30 1978
RY 1659 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
RY 1685 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
Inside sill, lever handbrake.
RY 1729 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
RY 1763 at Traralgon March 1978.
RY 1775 at Tottenham yard, Sep 21 1980
Photo courtesy Peter J. Vincent
RY 1799 at Westall, April 25 1978
RY 1812 at Westall, May 20 1978
RY 1844 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
RY 1897 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
RY 1972 at Nth Geelong, April 24 1978
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RY 1977: Built as GZ 1977 at Bendigo in 1939, recoded to IZ 197 circa 1956, recoded to RY 1977 in 1965, scrapped 1980. Photo at Nth Melbourne workshops 1978. Quite a few RY's were stencilled for dedicated traffic. I don't know why the stencilled RY's were not recoded to HD like most wagons in departmental service.
Photo at Nth Melbourne workshops, 1978 |
RY 1982: Built as GZ 1982 in 1939. recoded to IZ 1982 circa 1956, recoded ro RY 1982 in 1965
Photo at South Dynon, Jan. 1982
Photo courtesy Rob O'Regan
IZ 322 was in service 1929, recoded to RY circa 1964, scrapped 1977, photo date circa 1932.
Official VR photo
IZ 423 was in service 1930, recoded to RY 1964, it ended up as a KQ conversion in 1973 and was finally scrapped 1980, photo date circa 1935.
This photo shows the original pressed ends which were replaced when most of the class were fitted with HY type ends
Official VR photo
IZ 776 is unloaded at Melbourne goods yard, Sept 1952
Official VR photo, M 3212.
BELOW: Closeup of the stencil applied to RY 1140, note the mispelling.
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