n=0 RV43
 






UWA081 Western Australian Government Railways (F3)
Fowler Cheetah / Weber
Bunbury
1962

Fowler Cheetah
Body:  Weber 03/48 FC43F
   converted to     AC52F
Engine:  2 x Ford V8 petrol
Last updated:  3 October 2014
  DATE       REGO    No   FLEET
Mar 194821007(RV43)Western Australian Government Railways
circaJun 194821007(C3)Western Australian Government Railways
Dec 1948?(F3)Western Australian Government Railways
1957UWA081(F3)Western Australian Government Railways
McLartys Stock Transport (Ascot)


NOTES:
    
Chassis manufactured by Fowler Constructions Pty Ltd; one tonne lighter than `Landliner` with improved rear-engined cooling system
   AustSemiBook
    
Order placed (approx 8 months prior to inspection and report on prototype `Landliner`)
circaOct 1946   AustSemiBook
    
Steered by hydraulic swivelling of undercarriage beneath driver; Powered by 2 Ford V8 petrol engines, one mounted in the front undercarriage, the other at the rear
   R178; R91=Ford V8
    
Arrived at Kalgoorlie by rail from Melbourne
2 Mar 1948   R91
    
In service
byMar 1948   WAGR memo; EFD=12.1948; R178=c04.1948
    
Recorded in WAGR documents as being a 44-seater
Jun 1948   WAGR/SRO
    
Withdrawn, shortened & converted to conventional 52-seat trailer to be hauled by Foden prime mover (F3)
Dec 1948   TAAB; EFD=1950; R178=c12.1948; R91=circa 1950 - but conversion is mentioned in WAGR Annual Report y/e 30.06.1949
    
Withdrawn from revenue service
1961   EFD
    
Used to transport workers constructing Kwinana-Jarrahdale bauxite railway, presumably until the line opened in
1963   EFD





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