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Austrains GME Container Wagon

BREAKING NEWS:

 

The GME and PMX wagons will sail from Hong Kong around 30th December and arrive mid January. They should be ready for dispatch to pre order customers around 19th January.

 

Above: GME Container Wagons.

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When the first dedicated container ships arrived in Sydney in 1969 they discharged at the new container terminal at White Bay. In their wisdom the powers that be decreed that containers would be stuffed and unstuffed ( that’s packed and unpacked to you non shipping types ) at a new depot at Chullora, some 20 miles distant. To transport these shiny new boxes the NSWGR converted 16 UME type Flat wagons to GME Container wagons each carrying two of the 20’ variants. The usual load was MHG / 16 container wagons / MHG hauled by a single 44 class.
As containerisation progressed and more suitable wagons were developed the GME’s were used as individual wagons for general container transport. A regular use was to transport 2 x 20’ containers to any of the regional freight depots set up around the state. Some of the wagons were still in use in the mid 1980’s.
Our MLE wagon was originally designed with a conversion to these two wagons in mind. Each GME will be fitted with two 20’ containers of the original design with appropriate logos. ACT, OCL and ANL. The containers will also be available separately.

Opening price for the PMX will be $160.00 for a pack of three. For the GME $150.00. This will be a promotional price only and will last for orders taken up to the end of 2011. After that the price will rise by at least 10%.

The Austrains GME Container Wagon

GME ‘The original Container Wagon’
In sets of 3 wagons each fitted with 2 original type containers.

Pack Number

Wagon Numbers

Price Per Set
GME 1

GME 26430, GME 26479, GME 26502

Pack GME 1 contains three wagons with OCL and ANL containers.
$ 150.00
GME 2

GME 26446, GME 26496, GME 26512

Pack GME 2 contains three wagons with ACT and ANL containers.
$ 150.00

Containers. Pack 3.

Different numbers to those used on wagons.

Pack Number

Container Numbers

Price Per Pack
# 9203
ACT Ribbed: # ACT 12, # ACTU 200713 3 .ANL 2: # ACT 417452
$20.00 per pack
# 9204
ACT 2 # ACTU 703195 4, # ACTU 705404 9. # OCL 2: # LGF 06178
$20.00 per pack

Orders for container packs must be placed as part of another Austrain order or purchased at exhibitions.  

Unfortunately it is uneconomic for us to supply container packs separately.

Postage: Receipted Delivery $11.00 per pack.

Orders without postage included will not be accepted.

 

 

Order Form - GME Container Wagon

 

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