The Q class were introduced as bogie flatwagons in the 1870's. Large Q wagons as shown were built to the 1920's In the early 1900's, some Q wagons were modified for Pintsch Gas traffic with a small pump motor cabin at one end and a tank for carrying the gas. Other conversions for traffic were as required. Examples were: sheet glass, skeletal underframes between workshops In 1926 the railways built two narrow gauge Garratt locomotives. As normal wagons were unsuitable for moving these locomotives a special skeletal wagon was built. The engines were split into units for transportation. It featured axle bearings and boxes from steam engines, had hinged buffers that could drop out of the way during loading/unloading. It also featured 'strap' rail along the deck. The wagon was Q 129. This wagon was also available for general narrow gauge rolling stock. Q wagons were numbered from 1 to 136. Service History: *Q 129.VA - 1/ 6/1926 NWS Built new H/brake & drop buffers. For traffic of Narrow Guage stock 31/ 1/1931 NWS Into Workshops - 16/ 6/1931 NWS Out of Workshops (50 days) 6/11/1931 NWS Into Workshops - 27/11/1931 NWS Out of Workshops (22 days) 24/ 8/1936 NWS Into Workshops - 10/ 9/1936 NWS Out of Workshops (18 days) 27/11/1936 NWS Into Workshops - 26/ 2/1937 NWS Out of Workshops (Light repairs) circa 1960 - Photograph SL20 p32, loaded with 7NA / /1975 - Photograph #393 / /1976 - Photograph #553, #554 19/ 3/1979 - Condemned - 10/ 4/1979 - Off Register - 10/ 4/1979 - Sold (to) ETR, Belgrave / /1989 EME Body [GRE]. [SXC]: 29/3/92, MEL127E5, Puffing Billy at station Historic - Victorian Railways - Transporter wagon used to carry and transfer 2' 6" Narrow gauge rolling stock over Victorian broad gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) main lines to the narrow gauge lines. Q 129 was unique, it was built to transport narrow gauge locomotives. Transporter Wagon made of Steel and wrought Iron129Q129q, puffing billy, transporter wagon

Produce grown in market gardens in what is now Kingston were taken to market by horse-drawn wagon. Black and white image of two men standing in front of a heavily loaded horse-drawn wagon. There are two horses attached to the wagon and the tray is filled with what appear to be hessian bags and covered in canvas which is tied to the wagon. The men have been identified as Roy Northrop and Thomas (Dick) Marriott.Text printed in black ink on a white sticker on reverse of image: 33 Handwritten in red ink on reverse of image: 60%market gardens, transport, horse drawn wagon, horses, commerce

End opening Wagon Gauge: 17 inch (430mm)Historic - industrial Narrow gauge RailwayEnd Opening Wagon - Made from wood and steel with one end that openspuffing billy, four wheel wagon

The NQRs were the standard Medium open goods wagon. Generally the sides and ends were removable thus providing a totally flat truck. Three long drop-down doors formed the sides thus allowing easy loading and unloading. 218 of these goods vehicles were built between 1898 and 1914 ? numbered 1 - 218​. Originally, these wagons carried the code letter R​ as they were built with sides and ends. They later had the R removed. Unlike the Broad Gauge, VR's 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) 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 the 1910s some 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 the 1960s the Puffing Billy Railway added grids in the floor of some to enable them to be used to drop ballast on the track where needed. Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons Built 1898 - 1915 (1992) Number Built 218 (223) In use 14 To be restored 6 103 NQR - Open Medium Truck 16/12/1909 NWS Built new Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons Built 1898 - 1915 (1992) Number Built 218 (223) In use 14 To be restored 6 VR Service History *NQR 103.VA - 16/12/1909 NWS Built new - / /1926 - To NQ 103.VA - Puffing Billy Service History or Notes Untrafficable at ClematisHistoric - Victorian Railways - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - NQR Open Medium TruckA large rectangualr open good wagon, with removable sides and ends creating a flat-bed. There are three long drop-down sides and eight narrow guage wheels. The wagon is 7671mm long and 1905mm wide with steel couplings at either end. The wagon is painted crimson (faded) with the words '103 NQR' stenciled in white at both ends. 103 NQRpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 103 nqr - open medium truck, victorian railways, narrow gauge rolling stock, nqr wagon

Wagon wheel with wooden hub, spokes, and rim. Rim and hub has been reinforced with iron.churchill island, farm machinery, wagon, wheel

A colour photograph of the Romany Vardo Gypsy wagon in The Marysville Museum in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of the Romany Vardo Gypsy wagon in The Marysville Museum in Marysville in Victoria. Fred Sawyer was originally from London, but then later relocated to Sydney, Australia, and then to Marysville in Victoria where he established The Marysville Museum. The Romani Vardo wagon was housed in The Marysville Museum alongside a collection of horse-drawn vehicles, veteran, vintage, and classic vehicles, various machinery, and memorabilia.the marysville museum, marysville, victoria, burton type wagon, henry jones & son, gypsy, hawkers, gypsies, william spooner, artist, st george, dragon, peter ingram, gypsy museum, selbourne, england, colin king, fred sawyer

A colour photograph of the Romany Vardo Gypsy wagon in The Marysville Museum in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of the Romany Vardo Gypsy wagon in The Marysville Museum in Marysville in Victoria. Fred Sawyer was originally from London, but then later relocated to Sydney, Australia, and then to Marysville in Victoria where he established The Marysville Museum. The Romani Vardo wagon was housed in The Marysville Museum alongside a collection of horse-drawn vehicles, veteran, vintage, and classic vehicles, various machinery, and memorabilia.the marysville museum, marysville, victoria, burton type wagon, henry jones & son, gypsy, hawkers, gypsies, william spooner, artist, st george, dragon, peter ingram, gypsy museum, selbourne, england, colin king, fred sawyer

Unpainted wagon wheel with wooden hub, spokes, and rim. Rim and hub has been reinforced with iron.churchill island, farm machinery, wagon, wheel

Photos of horse drawn wagons loaded with wheat in front of Wimmera Flour Mill. Railway trucks in front of mill. William Frayne built and owned the mill (181-01). This photograph was taken near the railway station. Rail trucks indicate late 1870's, railway opened 1876.Two black and white photos of horses with loaded wagons. In the first photo there are 4 men and many loaded wagons in front of the wooden three-story mill. In the second photo there are six horses pulling a loaded wagon with bagged grain and driver seated on the load. stawell business industry farming

The horse-drawn dray was an early transport vehicle used for loads of hay or timber or related farming goods. Designed in the early 18th and 19th centuries, these items found within the Churchill Island heritage collection were used throughout the private ownership periods of the Island.Large wooden wagon with four steel-shod wooden wheels and a bracket at front to allow harnessing to horse or horses.farm machinery, hay, horse drawn vehicles, wagon

UnknownFramed print of a painting depicting WWI signallers laying telephone cable from a drum on a wagon.signaller, wwi, world war one, horse, wagon

This vehicle was used on the Innisfail tramway line in Northern Queensland and given the "H" Classification. It was later sold to Howard Smith Industries. The wagon has been donated to the Museum and sees use on the Museum's 2'0" gauge line. Historic - Industrial Narrow gauge Railways - Rolling stock - Innisfail tramway line in Northern Queensland H Class Bogie Flat Wagon made of Iron, wrought iron and steelh class, bogie, flat wagon, 2'0" gauge

Used as a general purpose wagon on the Livermore Orchard in Morack Road ,Vermont.Four wheeled General Purpose Box Wagon with central wooden shaft for two horses and an additional pair of shafts when using a single horse.rural industry, orcharding, transport, horse

On 8 March 1962, after the line from Crowes to Weeaproinah was shut down. Beginning at Crowes, groups of gangers started removing the tracks, loading them into NQR open wagons pushed by locomotive G42.B/W. Four empty NQR open wagons with a group of gangers tearing up the lines.crowes; beech forest; weeaproinah; railways;

The Beech Forest railway carried very heavy loading, mostly consisting of timber, but also potatoes, lime, gravel, chaff and dairy produce. Livestock was carried and, while no dedicated passenger service operated "car-goods" ran on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday plus occasional passenger specials. However, despite the high tonnage heavy financial losses were experienced, due partly to the small amount of inbound goods and the high empty wagon mileage. Annual losses by 1915 were up to L8,000, and these were only exacerbated by increased traffic.B/W. Beech Forest Railway Station, guard's van, carriages and wagons on the right, and wagons loading with timber on the left. c.1915.beech forest; railways; station;

Brass rectangular shaped plate with 1 hole in each corner. In raised brass letting is: “WAGON AMBULANCE VI -------- A. & A. 1914 Reg No E49592” Edging all around plate same height as letteringtransport-motor vehicles, medicine - ambulance, wagon

Horse and wagon were used to haul produce from the market gardens of the area now known as Kingston into Melbourne city for sale, well into the 20th Century. From about 1910 onwards, motorised transport became increasingly popular.Black and white image featuring a woman standing in front of a fully loaded wagon, with a man sitting atop the load and holding the reins. There are three horses harnessed to the wagon. It appears to be a residential street with a picket fence in front of a hedge in the background, along with what appears to be an electricity pole.Handwritten in blue ink on reverse: 67 [inside a hand drawn circle] Handwritten in red ink: 80%horses, horse drawn wagon, transport, market

This photograph shows Buchan marble being transported by horse and wagon to Nowa Nowa Railway Station. Lnidsay Cameron is the driver on the right. In the background is the Commercial Store of T. L. Sherrington, General Merchant, Bruthen. In the early 1900s black marble was being mined in the Bruthen district. Some was used for the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne and Australia House in London. 900 tonnes were shipped to London to be included in the construction of Australia House. Marble quarrying has been a significant part of the history of Buchan in East Gippsland. Its inclusion in the Shrine of Remembrance War Memorial and Australia House in London is noteworthy.A black / white photograph on a grey buff card. it is of four horse drawn wagons in front of a general store - "T L Sherrington General Merchant". There are five men standing on the trays and a man in a suit and hat holding a Gladstone bag is standing front left. a dog is lying on the ground between the wagons. The wagons are carrying large slabs of marble.on back - " Marble passing through Bruthen on way to railway"buchan-marble geology cameron-lindsay transport-rail transport-horse-drawn

Black and white image depicting two men wearing aprons standing in front of Moorabbin Co-operative Stores, Nepean Highway Cheltenham. Exchange Hotel to the right. Three horse drawn wagons, on the left two white horses with a man holding the reins, one carrying a load with hessian sacks and another on the far right with a man in the seat of the wagon also wearing an apron, suggesting they are workers at the store.Black and white image of two men wearing aprons standing in front of Moorabbin Co-operative Store with three horse drawn wagons, on the left two white horses with a man holding the reins, one carrying a load with hessian sacks and another on the far right with a man in the seat of the wagon also wearing an apron. A sign on the left hand side of the building Havelock Tabacco.Printed in black text a round white sticker: 75 Hand written in red ink: 75%horse drawn wagon, workers, moorabbin, cheltenham, commerce, trade

This anvil is typical of the type used by Blacksmiths in Moorabbin Shire c1850 - 20thC Blacksmith were needed to make machinery, tools, farm and household equipment, wheels and wagons, horseshoes and saddle irons.This anvil is an example of the type used by blacksmiths in Moorabbin Shire 1840- 20thC as early settlers developed the land. built homes, shops and schoolsSolid steel single horn shaped block used by a Blacksmith to make tools, horseshoes, kitchenware, farm equipment, wagon wheelsmarket gardeners, early settlers, moorabbin shire, dendy special survey 1841, bentleigh, moorabbin, cheltenham, tools, anvils, steel, horses, wagons, washing pots, cooking pots, blacksmiths, county of bourke

Colour photograph of people waiting outside of 717 Flinders St, to be taken by bus/wagon for a picnic. The same truck appears in the photograph 1973. The transport company W.H Hemsworth & Sons was located in Charles St., Footscray. Rectangular (landscape style) colour photograph of people waiting outside of 717 Flinders St, to be taken by bus/wagon for a picniclhlg, picnic, seamen, transport, w.h. hemsworth, footscray, children, dome, flinders street, north wharf

Black and white photograph of wagon with team of four horses, thought to be 8th Light Horse immediately prior to World War Two.wagon, horse, light horse, transport, military, tallangatta

A family on holiday in the Grampians. The deep wagon is an early form of caravan, which folded down and was ready to erect when a site was found. The man is Jack Diamond from Donald.The photo shows a family (a man, a woman, a girl and a boy) standing beside an old car pulling a deep, wooden wagon covered by a tarpaulin. A mans hat sits on the tarpaulin near the man's elbow.The wagon appears to be standing in water and there is a wooden slat surfaced bridge ortrestle to the right. A track with two signposts is in front of the car and there is thin bush in the background.recreation, camping, transport, cars

19 NQ - Pulpwood Truck Untrafficable NQ Pulpwood wagon. In the 1950s, NQR 19 was modified by the removal of its sides and ends and the installation of intermediate upright staunchions to carry pulp-wood on the Beech Forest line. This modification was permanent and the vehicle became 19 NQ. 19 NQ - Service History 26/11/1898 NWS Built new NQ 19 was modified by having upright frames added to allow it to carry pulp-wood. Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons In use 14 To be restored 6 *NQR 19.VA - 26/11/1898 NWS Built new - / /1926 - To NQ 19.VA - NQ 19.VA - /10/1958 NWS Modified To Pulpwood Carrier Only vehicle modified to this configuration Purchased by Puffing Billy Preservation Society. Sec 65/2711. RS 65/6012. "An NM (13) and pulpwood wagon .... for displayat Museum.....scrap value to be charged direct to the PBPS."Historic - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Rolling Stock - Pulpwood wagon - Pulpwood Truck19 NQ - Pulpwood wagon - Pulpwood Truck made of Steel and metal 19 NQ puffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 19 nq, pulpwood wagon - pulpwood truck, victorian railways, narrow gauge rolling stock

The new Main Road, now Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, was completed in 1926. This scene is looking towards Montrose down from the intesection of Falls Road.Scene of wagon drawn by two horses on wide dirt road with large trees on side of road. Taken just north of Falls Road.wagon, road, main road, mt dandenong tourist road, falls road, horse

Vehicles pulled by a pair have a pole which attaches between the wheel pair. This draw bar belonged to a wagon or coach pulled by two horses. It would have been used in the Orbost district before modern transport.This item is an example of transport in Orbost before more moderrn road transport. This item is associated with that time.A wooden draw bar / pulling pole painted red. It was used for a wagon or coach and has a cross bar for attaching two horses.transport wagon-draw-bar pulling-bar