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Class
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AFMX
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Item Type
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Flat Wagon
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Parent System
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ANR
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Gauge
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Standard
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Description
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45’ Welded Flat Wagon (originally modified to carry pine board)
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Year Of Manufacture
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1966 & 1967
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Manufactured By
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Islington Workshops, Adelaide
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Previous Classification
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FPX (South Australian Railways)
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Current Classification
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Year Of Withdrawal
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Named
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Number Range
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20
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Tare
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18.0.0
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Capacity/Load
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54 Tons
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History In Service
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These welded flat cars were similar in design to the original FB built in the Webb era but were of a welded design and slightly longer than the originals and coded FBX as they could be bogie exchanged. In Feb 1969 wagons 3, 4, 9,10, 12, 19 and 20 were modified by the VR Newport workshops to carry pine board by the addition of a fixed and a moveable bulkhead. This gave them a new classification of FPX. They were recoded to AMFX after September 1979.
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See Also
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FB, SFX, FPX, FBX
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Colour Schemes
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SAR Light Grey, or ANR Red Oxide or AN Green and Yellow
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Modelling Hints
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AMRM article Sept/Oct 1976 page24
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Further Information
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AMRM article Sept/Oct 1976 page24
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Plans
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Photo by Barry Marshall [The second flat is the AFMX]