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VC covered Goods -- VC 1127 to 1206

Contract Number 1803 was awarded in 1951 to "La Brogeoise et Nicaise & Delcuve" for the construction of 80 steel covered goods vans, which were classified "VC" and allocated road numbers 1127 through 1206.

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1127 to 1136 1137 to 1146 1147 to 1156 1157 to 1166
1167 to 1176 1177 to 1186 1187 to 1196 1197 to 1206


VC 1127

Steel covered goods van.

22.1.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1128

Steel covered goods van.

18.3.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1129

Steel covered goods van.

22.1.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1130

Steel covered goods van.

13.3.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
15<sup>th</sup> June 1990,Alice Springs station XA1131 breakdown van

VC 1131 -- NXA 1131 -- NXA 1489 -- XA 1131

Steel covered goods van.

5.12.1952Entered service as "VC" van.
22.9.1964Converted to Breakdown van for Alice Springs, incorrectly coded "NXA 1131"[blc]
27.8.1965Renumbered "NXA 1489"[blc]
10.1977In use as accident van used on the Central Australia Railway
-Converted to standard gauge "XA 1131" for use on Breakdown van, Alice Springs.
1.7.1998To Australian Rail Track Corporation.

VC 1132

Steel covered goods van.

9.12.1952Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1133

Steel covered goods van.

26.3.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1134

Steel covered goods van.

24.12.1952Entered service as "VC" van.
30.10.1956Written off[blc]

VC 1135

Steel covered goods van.

28.1.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1136

Steel covered goods van.

24.12.1952Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1137

Steel covered goods van.

30.1.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1138

Steel covered goods van.

9.12.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1139 -- ABCY 1139

Steel covered goods van.

5.12.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".

VC 1140

Steel covered goods van.

18.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
29.6.1962Written off[blc]

VC 1141 -- ABCY 1141 -- AHDL 90

Steel covered goods van.

19.3.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".
5.1987Converted to grain hopper, recoded "AHDL 90".

VC 1142

Steel covered goods van.

11.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1143

Steel covered goods van.

15.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1144 -- NVE 1800 -- ABCY 1144 -- AHDL 85

Steel covered goods van.

28.11.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
7.12.1973To narrow gauge as "NVE 1800" van[blc]
5.1981On Central Australia Railway
-To standard gauge
-Recoded "ABCY".
5.1987Converted to grain hopper, recoded "AHDL 85".

VC 1145 -- ABCY 1145 -- AHDL 82

Steel covered goods van.

8.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".
5.1987Converted to grain hopper, recoded "AHDL 82".
7.1973,Port Augusta - VC1146

VC 1146 -- NVE 1801

Steel covered goods van.

3.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
26.1.1974To narrow gauge as "NVE 1801" van[blc]
5.1981On Central Australia Railway
Commonwealth Railways,VC1147 Bogie Covered Goods Wagon Tare:20.5 tons Max load 40 tons standard gauge Commonwealth Railways,VC1147 Bogie Covered Goods Wagon Tare:20.5 tons Max load 40 tons standard gauge

VC 1147

Steel covered goods van.

3.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
10.1975Fitted with steel floor.
Commonwealth Railways,VC1147 Bogie Covered Goods Wagon Tare:20.5 tons Max load 40 tons standard gauge

VC 1148 -- NVE 1798

Steel covered goods van.

10.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
27.10.1973To narrow gauge as "NVE 1798" van[blc]
5.1981On Central Australia Railway

VC 1149

Steel covered goods van.

17.3.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1150

Steel covered goods van.

19.3.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1151 -- ABCY 1151

Steel covered goods van.

23.3.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
-Rcoded "ABCY".
7.10.1996 Port Augusta - ACBY 1152 - Tea and sugar train use only - CR on side

VC 1152 -- ABCY 1152

Steel covered goods van.

10.12.1952Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".
-To CCE use.

VC 1153 -- ABCY 1153

Steel covered goods van.

5.12.1952Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".

VC 1154 -- ABCY 1154 -- AHDL 86

Steel covered goods van.

5.12.1952Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".
5.1987Converted to grain hopper, recoded "AHDL 86".

VC 1155 -- ABCY 1155

Steel covered goods van.

5.12.1955Entered service.
-Recoded "ABCY".

VC 1156

Steel covered goods van.

29.1.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1157

Steel covered goods van.

30.1.1953Entered service.

VC 1158

Steel covered goods van.

28.11.1952Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1159

Steel covered goods van.

5.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1160

Steel covered goods van.

5.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1161

Steel covered goods van.

10.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1162 -- ABCY 1162 -- AHDL 89

Steel covered goods van.

24.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".
6.1987Converted to grain hopper coded "AHDL 89".

VC 1163 -- ABCF 1163

Steel covered goods van.

3.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCF".
8.10.1996 Port Augusta - XA1164 breakdown tool van

VC/XA 1164

Steel covered goods van.

Note: photos of XA 1164 show it as having a body similar to VD class rather than a VC van, so I'm not sure if it got rebuilt at some stage or is another van renumbered.

23.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
12.7.1963Converted to "XA 1164" breakdown van for Pt Augusta accident train.
1.7.1998To Australian Rail Track Corporation.
5.3.2011ARTC issued tender for sale of item.

VC 1165

Steel covered goods van.

16.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
2.1973Steel floor fitted[blc]

VC 1166 -- NVE 1796

Steel covered goods van.

10.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
13.9.1973To narrow gauge as "NVE 1796" van[blc]
5.1981On Central Australia Railway
11.5.1978,Oodnadatta - NVE1797

VC 1167 -- NVE 1797

Steel covered goods van.

17.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
9.10.1973To narrow gauge as "NVE 1797" van[blc]
5.1981On Central Australia Railway

VC 1168

Steel covered goods van.

26.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1169 -- ABCY/AHDL 1169 -- AHDL 84

Steel covered goods van.

24.3.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".
5.1987Converted to grain hopper, recoded "AHDL 84".

VC 1170

Steel covered goods van.

22.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1171

Steel covered goods van.

28.1.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1172

Steel covered goods van.

18.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1173 -- NVE 1805

Steel covered goods van.

15.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
30.5.1974To narrow gauge as "NVE 1805" van[blc]
5.1981On Central Australia Railway

VC 1174

Steel covered goods van.

6.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
6.1.1976Written off.

VC 1175 -- NVE 1802 -- ABCF/ABCY 1175

Steel covered goods van.

23.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
26.1.1974To narrow gauge as "NVE 1802" van[blc]
5.1981On Central Australia Railway
-Returned to standard gauge
-Recoded "ABCF".
-Recoded "ABCY".
-To "ABCF" for CCE use.

VC 1176

Steel covered goods van.

4.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1177

Steel covered goods van.

15.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1178

Steel covered goods van.

26.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
VC 1179

VC 1179 -- NVE 1803 -- ABCY/ABCF 1179

Steel covered goods van.

31.4.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
27.3.1974To narrow gauge as "NVE 1803" van[blc]
5.1981On Central Australia Railway
-Returned to standard gauge
-To "ABCY".
-Recodeed "ABCF" for CCE concrete resleepering.

VC 1180

Steel covered goods van.

9.3.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1181

Steel covered goods van.

5.4.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1182

Steel covered goods van.

5.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1183

Steel covered goods van.

9.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1184

Steel covered goods van.

5.4.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1185

Steel covered goods van.

16.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1186

Steel covered goods van.

22.1.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1187 -- ABCY/ALJY 1187

Steel covered goods van.

22.1.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".
5.1987Recoded "ALJY".

VC 1188

Steel covered goods van.

12.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
2.5.1961Written off[blc]

VC 1189

Steel covered goods van.

18.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1190

Steel covered goods van.

17.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1191 -- ABCY 1191

Steel covered goods van.

12.3.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".
ABCY 1192

VC 1192 -- ABCY 1192

Steel covered goods van.

8.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".
1996In use on Parkeston Breakdown Train.
By 8.1996Sold to A.R.H.S.(WA).

VC 1193

Steel covered goods van.

2.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
13.1.1968Damaged in derailment[blc]
26.3.1968Written off[blc]

VC 1194

Steel covered goods van.

13.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1195

Steel covered goods van.

1.4.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1196

Steel covered goods van.

5.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1197 -- ABCY 1197 -- AHDL 87

Steel covered goods van.

23.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".
5.1987Converted to grain hopper, recoded "AHDL 87".

VC 1198 -- ABCF 1198

Steel covered goods van.

22.1.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCF".

VC 1199 -- NVE 1804

Steel covered goods van.

31.3.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
18.4.1974To narrow gauge as "NVE 1804" van[blc]
5.1981On Central Australia Railway

VC 1200 -- ABCY 1200

Steel covered goods van.

25.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".

VC 1201 -- AZBF 1201

Steel covered goods van.

11.3.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
-Used by perway maintenance gang Alice Springs.
-To "AZBF" perway maintenance Alice Springs.

VC 1202 -- ABCY 1202 -- AHDL 83

Steel covered goods van.

12.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".
5.1987Converted to grain hopper, recoded "AHDL 83".
28.8.1976 - Alice Springs - NVE1799 4.1971,Port Pirie - van VC1203

VC 1203 -- NVE 1799

Steel covered goods van.

19.2.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
20.11.1973To narrow gauge as "NVE 1799" van[blc]
5.1981On Central Australia Railway

VC 1204 -- ABCY 1204 -- AHDL 88

Steel covered goods van.

29.3.1954Entered service as "VC" van.
-Recoded "ABCY".
5.1987Converted to grain hopper, recoded "AHDL 88".

VC 1205

Steel covered goods van.

11.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.

VC 1206

Steel covered goods van.

9.2.1953Entered service as "VC" van.