Re: Re: [nsw] 48 on westen coal

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

On Sun, 20 May 2001 19:58:08 +1000, "Chris Downs"
<cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>I have no idea what the codes were as the relative speed between my V-set's
>and the other train was 100+km/h.
>
>Nevertheless they were what I think are the oldest wheat hoppers around, the
>ones of a similar basic style to the coal wagons you've mentioned.  Thought I
>saw a photo reference to the wheat wagons as blacks once, although I never
>could fathom why they were called blacks; although I think I've got it now!
>(David Johnson's "Probably NHTFs" is spot on I imagine).

That guess was based on the topic, being coal.  If it was a wheat
train with covered wagons, they could have been NHGFs.


David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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