Class operators: South Australian Railways; Australian National Railways
Provenance: South Australian Railways; Australian National
Condition: Good
Ownership: Port Dock Station Railway Trust
Entered service: January 1954
Entered the museum: 26th January 1983
Number in class: 100
Tare Weight: 7 tons 15 cwt (7762 kilograms)
Load Weight: 9 head
Length (over coupling points): 20’ 10’’ (6.35m)
Like the Sf-class, the Cf-class was a 4-wheel version of larger bogie vans built in 1929. As with sheep the need arose for vehicles in which smaller numbers of animals could be shipped, and the first Cf van was placed in service in October 1953. The 100 vans of this class were unusual in that all wooden components were produced by the Islington Workshops while the steel underframes were manufactured by the Perry Engineering Co., Mile End. All passed into Australian National ownership in March 1978.
No.26 was condemned on 23rd November 1982 and passed to the Mile End Railway Museum on 24th January 1983. It was forwarded to the museum 5th June 1987.
23.1.1983 Mile End Railway Museum open wagon Y3391 + sheep van SF160 + cattle van CF26 + OWS class wagons (124-1338-pd336-20) 23.1.1983 Mile End Railway Museum open wagon Y3391 + sheep van SF160 + cattle van CF26 + OWS class wagons – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Ron Fluck Negative Collection (CRS 124-1338)23.1.1983 Mile End Railway Museum cattle van CF26 + sheep van SF160 + Y3391 open wagon (124-1338-pd336-21) 23.1.1983 Mile End Railway Museum cattle van CF26 + sheep van SF160 + Y3391 open wagon – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Ron Fluck Negative Collection (CRS 124-1338)30.1.1983 Mile End Railway Museum open wagon Y3391 + sheep van SF160 + cattle van CF26 (124-1338-pd336-32) 30.1.1983 Mile End Railway Museum open wagon Y3391 + sheep van SF160 + cattle van CF26 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Ron Fluck Negative Collection (CRS 124-1338)12.1.1983 Penfield cattle van CF26 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Ron Fluck Slide Collection (CRS 124-1339)15.4.1995 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia repainted SAR cattle van CF26 (275-372-11331-k) 15.4.1995 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia repainted SAR cattle van CF26 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)6.1995 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Painted freight vehicles + caboose 4367 – cattle van CF26 + sheep van SF160 + Z3236 ballast hopper + van DWF4724 (275-372-11366-k) 6.1995 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Painted freight vehicles + caboose 4367 – cattle van CF26 + sheep van SF160 + Z3236 ballast hopper + van DWF4724 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)6.1995 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Painted freight vehicles + caboose 4367 – cattle van CF26 + sheep van SF160 + Z3236 ballast hopper + van DWF4724 (275-372-11367-k) 6.1995 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Painted freight vehicles + caboose 4367 – cattle van CF26 + sheep van SF160 + Z3236 ballast hopper + van DWF4724 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)6.1995 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Painted freight vehicles + caboose 4367 – cattle van CF26 + sheep van SF160 + Z3236 ballast hopper + van DWF4724 (275-372-11371-k) 6.1995 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Painted freight vehicles + caboose 4367 – cattle van CF26 + sheep van SF160 + Z3236 ballast hopper + van DWF4724 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)6.1995 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia caboose 4367 – cattle van CF26 + sheep van SF160 (275-372-11372-k) 6.1995 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia caboose 4367 – cattle van CF26 + sheep van SF160 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)6.1995 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Painted freight vehicles + caboose 4367 – cattle van CF26 + sheep van SF160 + Z3236 ballast hopper + van DWF4724 (275-372-11373-k) 6.1995 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Painted freight vehicles + caboose 4367 – cattle van CF26 + sheep van SF160 + Z3236 ballast hopper + van DWF4724 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)29.6.2013 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia cattle van CF26 (275-373-p1109243) 29.6.2013 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia cattle van CF26 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)29.6.2013 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia sheep van SF180 + cattle van CF26 (275-373-p1109244) 29.6.2013 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia sheep van SF180 + cattle van CF26 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)29.6.2013 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia open wagon OBF18 + sheep van SF180 + cattle van CF26 (275-373-p1109245) 29.6.2013 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia open wagon OBF18 + sheep van SF180 + cattle van CF26 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
