Class :                 YX 

Item Type :              Open Wagon

Parent System :             SAR

Gauge :                             Narrow

Description :                     An all steel four wheeled open wagon.

Year of Manufacture :      1913 to 1922 

Manufactured By :            Islington Workshops/Martin & Co or Gray Bros.

Previous Classification :     Y

Current Classification :     

Year of Withdrawal :        

Named :                                 

Number Range :             2427-2678  = 4/1909 to 7/1910

  2710-2778  = 2/1910 to 6/1910

  2779-2918  = 2/1911 to 6/1911

  2919-2968  = 11/1910 to 3/1911

Capacity:                       

History in Service :       433 of the Y class were modified for narrow gauge and reclassified to YX and transferred to Port Lincoln. 5 YX wagons were converted to YF at Pt Lincoln by adding doors and a sloping floor.

See Also :                       Y, YY, YA

Colour Schemes :            SAR dark grey or light grey

Modelling Hints :            

Further Information:        Article by Phil Curnow in March/April AMRM 1979 Page 39

Plans :                             

Picture Book                       

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