Gents
Thanks for the responses. I wasn't meaning to suggest that waycars would
be interchanged, but it struck me that if wood underframes were considered
in 1928 to be unsafe, might not the same consideration be given to waycars
(and their occupants).
However, as I've been writing this, I had a quick brainwave and checked the
1920 diagram book. There are no waycar diagrams but there is the details
page, which shows that steel underframes had already been applied to most of
the wood framed cars except some of the drovers. So, it would seem I have
answered my own question!
I'll do some more digging and try to establish a more exact date for the
rebuilding.
Thanks anyway
Rupert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rupert & Maureen" <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz>
To: "CBQ List" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 8:31 PM
Subject: [CBQ] Waycar underframes
> All of the waycars of classes NE-1 to NE-6 inclusive (but excluding the
> pre-1904 conversions from boxcars) that had been built with wooden
> underframes received steel underframes at some time. Does anyone know
> when this rebuilding took place? Was this done in 1928 to comply with the
> interchange ban on wood underfame cars?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rupert Gamlen
> Auckland NZ
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