Prototype PT (plate transfer) flat wagon for inter-works transport one of 12 designed and built at the Com-eng works in 1968/69 of Aus-Ten 50 low alloy steel. Used for conveying steel plates from 120" finishing line to the plate warehouse and various loading points. By use of Aus-Ten 50 steel 4.5 tons tare is saved. Load capacity on AIS internal railway system is 66.5 tons (for gross load of 88 tons - in excess of the maximum permitted if run on N.S.W.G.R. fully loaded. Deck length is 63' - an increase of 9' over original R-class plate wagons and tare 21.5 tons, a reduction of 4.5 tons. 24.01.1969 [picture]

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PIC P861/5474 LOC Box N8 Folder 3
Created/Published
1969
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1 photograph : b&w ; 11.6 x 19.8 cm.
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Australian Information Service. (1969). Prototype PT (plate transfer) flat wagon for inter-works transport one of 12 designed and built at the Com-eng works in 1968/69 of Aus-Ten 50 low alloy steel. Used for conveying steel plates from 120" finishing line to the plate warehouse and various loading points. By use of Aus-Ten 50 steel 4.5 tons tare is saved. Load capacity on AIS internal railway system is 66.5 tons (for gross load of 88 tons - in excess of the maximum permitted if run on N.S.W.G.R. fully loaded. Deck length is 63' - an increase of 9' over original R-class plate wagons and tare 21.5 tons, a reduction of 4.5 tons. 24.01.1969 Retrieved July 9, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155339107

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Australian Information Service. Prototype PT (plate transfer) flat wagon for inter-works transport one of 12 designed and built at the Com-eng works in 1968/69 of Aus-Ten 50 low alloy steel. Used for conveying steel plates from 120" finishing line to the plate warehouse and various loading points. By use of Aus-Ten 50 steel 4.5 tons tare is saved. Load capacity on AIS internal railway system is 66.5 tons (for gross load of 88 tons - in excess of the maximum permitted if run on N.S.W.G.R. fully loaded. Deck length is 63' - an increase of 9' over original R-class plate wagons and tare 21.5 tons, a reduction of 4.5 tons. 24.01.1969 : , 1969. Web. 9 July 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155339107>

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Australian Information Service. 1969, Prototype PT (plate transfer) flat wagon for inter-works transport one of 12 designed and built at the Com-eng works in 1968/69 of Aus-Ten 50 low alloy steel. Used for conveying steel plates from 120" finishing line to the plate warehouse and various loading points. By use of Aus-Ten 50 steel 4.5 tons tare is saved. Load capacity on AIS internal railway system is 66.5 tons (for gross load of 88 tons - in excess of the maximum permitted if run on N.S.W.G.R. fully loaded. Deck length is 63' - an increase of 9' over original R-class plate wagons and tare 21.5 tons, a reduction of 4.5 tons. 24.01.1969 , viewed 9 July 2025 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155339107

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