Wagon [V126]
Maker and role
New Zealand Railways, Commissioned by
Hillside Railway Workshop, Manufacturer
Production date
1911
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Object detail
Accession number
F1026.2002
Production period
Description
Specifications:
Body blueprint No. 2141
Underframe blueprint No. 3922
Bogie 97a
Coil springs Y4414
Load 12 tons
Average tare weight 12 tons 3 cwt 0 qtl.
Capacity 300-350 carcasses (average weight 60 lbs.)
Body length 31' 1"
Length over buffers 32' 6"
Wall thickness 6 1/8"
Body blueprint No. 2141
Underframe blueprint No. 3922
Bogie 97a
Coil springs Y4414
Load 12 tons
Average tare weight 12 tons 3 cwt 0 qtl.
Capacity 300-350 carcasses (average weight 60 lbs.)
Body length 31' 1"
Length over buffers 32' 6"
Wall thickness 6 1/8"
Brief History
Rail wagon V 126 was one of a series of thirteen V-3 insulated meat wagons built by the New Zealand Railways for use in the South Island Main Trunk and branches. First built in 1891, the V-3 series wagons were virtually indistinguishable from one another for the first twenty years of construction, apart from the bogie size. It is an example of an early type of insulated, bogie goods wagon and was used to carry meat from the freezing works to the wharf. It had a carrying capacity of 12 tonne or about 300-350 frozen carcasses. Like the W wagon, it had no independent refrigeration apparatus, so was treated as a priority wagon. V 126 was written off on the 11th of September 1976 at the Otahuhu Shops and transported to MOTAT.
Marks
V 126 / TARE 12 19 0 Painted
NOT TO RUN ON EXPRESS / PASSENGER OR EXPRESS / GOODS TRAINS WITH PASSENGER / ACCOMMODATION ATTACHED Painted
OHL N-2-71 / WB N-6-74 Painted
NOT TO RUN ON EXPRESS / PASSENGER OR EXPRESS / GOODS TRAINS WITH PASSENGER / ACCOMMODATION ATTACHED Painted
OHL N-2-71 / WB N-6-74 Painted
Media/Materials
Credit Line
New Zealand Railways et al. 1911. Wagon [V126], F1026.2002. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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