Edited 12 Apr 2021 08:30, last year, edited by petan

QR had the 'X' suffix code letter on other QR wagons beside QLX wagons. The QR 1965 Annual Report records the Comeng contract for 1 x "QFX" platform bogie wagon for the carriage of heavy loads. This was the prototype for more of these wagons which are of all steel construction with the exception of the wooden platform. This type of wagon has a gross weight of 62 tons and a carrying capacity of 42 tons 5 cwt. 1982 list has 17 QFX in traffic plus QFXP 7. Some QFX were modification of a QFX platform wagon, to accommodate 3 steel-framed containers acquired by the Department for experimental purposes.