Class :                J

Item Type :             Four Wheel Cement Hopper

Parent System :          VR

Gauge :                            Broad

Description :                    A four wheel twin dome cement hopper

Year of Manufacture :      1957/58 and 1959 thru 1962

Manufactured By :            Newport Workshops

Previous Classification :     X 

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Number Range :             1 to 77

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Capacity:                      15 Tons (&.5 in each hopper), later this was increased to 20 Tons.

History in Service :      Originally built from CK pulverized brown coal transporters, the original 7 entered service as X1 thru X7 for the purpose of carrying cement. Due to an increase in traffic and the success of these conversions a further 70 vehicles were built from 1959. The last one to enter service in August 1962 was the last 4 wheeler built by the VR. Seven wagons were converted to FX bulk floor transport in 1961/62 with a further 5 wagons to follow. With the introduction of standard gauge in 1962 the FX wagons were recoded to FJ and the X wagons were recoded to J as the letter X was used to denote bogie exchange. 

See Also :                     X,  FJ, FX

Colour Schemes :         VR Wagon Red

Modelling Hints :          SEM 4 wheeled chassis with Lima body. 

Further Information:     AMRM article by Ian Denny & James Leppitt June 1986

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