Underframe [Ua 152]
Production date
1901
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Object detail
Accession number
F1061.2002
Production period
Description
Long wheelbase underframe. Bogie dates from 1906. Wooden flat bed with upright ends.
Specifications:
Gasholder blueprint: 2279
Tank capacity: 548 cu. ft.
Underframe blueprint: 23
Bogie blueprint: 97a
Coil spring blueprint: Y 4414 (3 springs nest)
Westinghouse brakes: 6" combined set
Specifications:
Gasholder blueprint: 2279
Tank capacity: 548 cu. ft.
Underframe blueprint: 23
Bogie blueprint: 97a
Coil spring blueprint: Y 4414 (3 springs nest)
Westinghouse brakes: 6" combined set
Brief History
Wagon Ua 152 was built by the New Zealand Railways in 1901 as a 30 foot gas storeholder wagon. Four of these Ua-1 wagons were built between 1901 and 1915, three were allocated to the North Island and one to the South Island. These wagons were used to transport 'Pintch' coal gas from the Gas Works to various station yards, and used to replenish gas supplies in gas-lit carriages. This wagon was originally fitted with a riveted gas tank which was later replaced by a welded tank in the 1940s or 1950s. In later years, it was used as an oil storage wagon outside the diesel depot in the Westfield yard. Only the underframe of this wagon remains.
Media/Materials
Credit Line
1901. Underframe [Ua 152], F1061.2002. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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