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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| NOTES: |
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| | Chassis manufactured by Fowler Constructions Pty Ltd; one tonne lighter than `Landliner` with improved rear-engined cooling system | | | | | | Order placed (approx 8 months prior to inspection and report on prototype `Landliner`) | circa | Oct 1946 | | | | 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 | | | | | | Arrived at Kalgoorlie by rail from Melbourne | | 2 Mar 1948 | | | | In service | by | Mar 1948 | | | | Recorded in WAGR documents as being a 44-seater | | Jun 1948 | | | | Withdrawn, shortened & converted to conventional 52-seat trailer to be hauled by Foden prime mover ( F3) | | Dec 1948 | | | | Withdrawn from revenue service | | 1961 | | | | Used to transport workers constructing Kwinana-Jarrahdale bauxite railway, presumably until the line opened in | | 1963 | |
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RV43 
