Horse Box Underframe [Ea 3271]
Maker and role
Petone Railway Workshops, Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 1913
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Object detail
Accession number
F1028.2002
Maker
Production period
Description
Horse box underframe - Ea 3271 - ex Ug horse box underframe. (Way & Works hut in photo is no longer on underframe).
Specifications (Ug-2):
Body Blueprint: 3921 DP 2217
Underframe blueprint: 3920
Bogie blueprint: 2794 E
Coil springs: Y 4414 (3 nest)
Load: 12 tonnes
Average Tare: 9 tons 18 cwt 3 qtl.
Westinghouse Brakes: 8" combined set
Specifications (Ug-2):
Body Blueprint: 3921 DP 2217
Underframe blueprint: 3920
Bogie blueprint: 2794 E
Coil springs: Y 4414 (3 nest)
Load: 12 tonnes
Average Tare: 9 tons 18 cwt 3 qtl.
Westinghouse Brakes: 8" combined set
Brief History
Ea 3271 started life as a Ug horsebox wagon in 1913. It was one of the twenty five Ug-2 series built between 1906 and 1923. They were all later altered for use as vegetable wagons between 1950-1952. This involved the removal of the internal fittings and securing of compartment doors and windows. They were then reclassified Uga. Of the twenty five Uga-2 series, six were allocated to North Island Main Trunk and branches and nineteen to South Island Main Trunk and branches. Ug 43 was then converted to a flat-bed wagon and redesignated Ea 3271. Only the underframe on its wheel sets came to MOTAT where it remains as a flat top wagon operated on the Western Springs Railway.
Marks
TARE 7-1-0 / EA 3271 Painted
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Petone Railway Workshops. Circa 1913. Horse Box Underframe [Ea 3271], F1028.2002. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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