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There was a total of 5 different types of rolling stock on the Victorian Narrow Gauge lines. ==NQR== Unlike the Broad Gauge, VR's narrow gauge network never had four-wheeled wagons (aside from a handful of trolleys). Because of this, a single design of open wagon emerged and this was the only type of wagon ever used on these lines. This was the NQR class, a wagon with the same length and loading capacity as a Broad Gauge four-wheeled open wagon to make transferring freight between the gauges easier. The wagons, numbered 1 through 218, were built between 1898 and 1914. The wagons used the same underframe as most other non-locomotives on the VR Narrow Gauge. Letters and numbers were originally painted only on the end bulkheads and doors, both of which could be removed as traffic dictated, and this made wagon identification difficult until the decals were transferred to the underframes of each wagon. In April 1919 NQR wagons 31, 33, 36, 38, 39 and 46 were rebuilt into the first of the NBH passenger carriages, numbered 1 through 6 respectively and used for second-class passenger holiday traffic by adding seats, a removable roof on poles and tarps for wagon sides and doors. Over the years, a number of NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel frameworks with canvas roof canopies and side curtains, and internal seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy has re-created these for emergency capacity. Five more NQRs, numbered 219-223, were built between 1990 and 1992 initially for passenger use so were fitted with the removable frames. In 1926 the class was relettered from NQR to NQ. Most of the class then remained in service until the early 1950s, when the four VR lines closed and mass-scrappings of narrow gauge stock began. Puffing Billy Railway currently has NQRs 135 and 219-223 inclusive fitted with seats and a canopy, and NQR 146 without a canopy. All seven have a capacity of 28 passengers, and a weight of . In goods service NQR wagons 21, 91, 186 and 216 are in service with a goods capacity of and a tare weight of , and NQR can be fitted with seats if necessary to match the configuration of NQR 146. The Railway also possesses untrafficable wagons: NQ 19 is configured for pulpwood while NQ 149 is fitted with a water tank that can hold of water, and open NQRs 59, 92, 103, 125, 142, 151, 153 and 203. There are also six off-register NQR wagons, numbers 23, 26, 29, 94, 110 and 169. All of these excepting NQR 149 have a tare weight of and a loading capacity of , while NQR 149 has a tare weight of and a loading capacity of , due to the weight of the water tank. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Victorian Railways narrow gauge freight vehicles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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