Steel Wagons used in NSW
Steel products have been carried in many types of vehicles. Steelworks are located in Pt Kembla and Newcastle NSW and in Whyalla in SA. Also see articles on Modelling Steel Wagons
CCX/NCBX Modified NOBX,
which has 2 compartments with cradles for coils
CCY/NCDY Modified NODY
fitted with coil cradles and tarp ridge poles.
CME/NCMF MLE fitted with a timber cradle for
carrying coils along the wagon
CMX/NCHX as above with exchange bogies
MCU/NCLF Modified MLE with 5 cradles for
coils
MCX/NCLX as above with exchange bogies
NCX/NCNX Fishbelly
underframe, end bulkheads and intermediate steel cradle
NCOX ex NOBX underframe, fitted with cradles
for 3 Jumbo Coils
RCX/NCRX Fitted with a low level frame,
carries 9 coils across the wagon
NCTY ex NODY with doors
removed and 2 cradles for carrying coils
UCX/NCUX ex NOBX with cradles for vertically
mounting coils
NCQF/RCQF ex NOBX with body removed, cradles
for 3 Jumbo Coils
NCGX/NCGY First wagon
type converted for Jumbo Coils
NCPF/RCPF Jumbo Coil
wagons converted from CG/NOEF.
RCAF NODY underframe
cradles for 2 Jumbo Coils
RCKF Converted RCSF
wagon with 2 Jumbo Coil Cradles each end.
CSX/VFSX/RCSF Bulkhead cradle wagon for
carrying 5 coils
NCMY/RCMY Fitted with
rubber covered steel cradle for longitudinal coil load
RCJY ex RMX Container
flat with cradles for 2 Jumbo Coils
RCIX NQIX container wagon with fitted for
special coil cradle container base.
RKLX ex ELX underframes for Coil Butter
Boxes
RKLY ex NODY
underframes for Coil Butter Boxes
RKMX/RKNX ex ELX body and deck removed,
carries Coil Butter Boxes
NCWF/RCWF Double Layer
of Coils
RCOF Double Layer of
Coils