Class :               UP

Item Type :           Ventilated Box Van

Parent System :          VR

Gauge :                            Broad

Description :                    A bogie louvred, ventilated box van.

Year of Manufacture :     1930

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Previous Classification :     UB

Current Classification :      UB

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Number Range :             1 - 60

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History in Service :       Originally built with six wheel chassis, they were converted to 4 wheel wagons and UB (Bogie wagons)  in the 1930’s. Later batches were built with corrugated roofs and lever handbrakes. Wagons recoded to UP or UF were lated recoded back to UB.

See Also :                    U, U, UB, UF

Colour Schemes :         VR Wagon Red  

Modelling Hints :          SEM Kit

Further Information:     AMRM Oct 1989, Page 22 -24

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