UWA081 Western Australian Government Railways (F3) Fowler Cheetah / Weber Bunbury 1962
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Body: |
Weber 03/48 FC43F |
converted to |
AC52F |
Engine: |
2 x Ford V8 petrol |
Last updated: |
3 October 2014 |
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DATE |
REGO |
No |
FLEET |
| Mar 1948 | 21007 | (RV43) | Western Australian Government Railways | | circa | Jun 1948 | 21007 | (C3) | Western Australian Government Railways | | | Dec 1948 | ? | (F3) | Western Australian Government Railways | | | 1957 | UWA081 | (F3) | Western Australian Government Railways | | | | | | McLartys Stock Transport (Ascot) | |
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| 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`) | circa | Oct 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 | by | Mar 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| WAGR memo; EFD=12.1948; R178=c04.1948 | | Recorded in WAGR documents as being a 44-seater | | Jun 1948 | WAGR/SRO | | Withdrawn, shortened & converted to conventional 52-seat trailer to be hauled by Foden prime mover ( F3) | | Dec 1948 | TAAB; EFD=1950; R178=c12.1948; R91=circa 1950 - but conversion is mentioned in WAGR Annual Report y/e 30.06.1949 | | Withdrawn from revenue service | | 1961 | EFD | | Used to transport workers constructing Kwinana-Jarrahdale bauxite railway, presumably until the line opened in | | 1963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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