Class :                FQX

Item Type :            Container Flat Car

Parent System :          VR

Gauge :                            Broad

Description :                    Flat car designed specifically for carrying containers

Year of Manufacture :     1969

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Current Classification :    VQCX, VQCY

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Number Range :            1 – 72 first build. 73 – 122 second build (slight variations)

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History in Service :       These flat cars were essentially the same across the rail network with minor variations. In NSW (OCX/NQCX) and Vic (FQX) they were all part of an Australian ‘standard’ container wagon contract.

See Also :                     SFKX, SFX, AQCF, AQCX, AQCY, VQCX, VQCY

Colour Schemes :          VR Wagon Red  

Modelling Hints :           SEM have a kit which is a model of the first build, No’s 1 – 72.

Further Information:      AMRM Nov/Dec 1979 page 33, 34 & August 1989 Page 51-55.

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