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This list contains all of the different railway freight wagons used in New Zealand, by the New Zealand Railways Department, New Zealand Railways Corporation, Tranz Rail, ONTRACK, Toll Rail and KiwiRail. Kiwirail has about 4,585 wagons. [1]
| Class | Type | Year | Number built |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | 4 wheel highside wooden/steel | 1890 | 9100+ |
| LA | 4 wheel highside steel | 1902 | 13968 |
| LB | 4 wheel highside wooden | 1907 | 2067 |
| LB | 4 wheel highside steel | 1975 | ? |
| LBF | 4 wheel highside fertiliser | ? | 250 |
| LBG | 4 wheel highside "Lake Grassmere" | 1994 | 95 |
| LBP | 4 wheel highside paper add Easttown | 1986 | 40 |
| LBS | 4 wheel highside scrap | 1991 | 370 |
| LC | 4 wheel highside steel | 1947 | 7064 |
| LCW | 4 wheel highside coal Westport | 1988 | 39 |
| LP | 4 wheel highside newsprint | ? | 750 |
| LPA | 4 wheel highside paper | 1972 | 601 |
| LPF | 4 wheel highside fertiliser | 1995 | 101 |
| LPL | 4 wheel log 4 cradle | 1998 | 60 |
| LPM | 4 wheel log 4 cradle | 1989 | 25 |
| LPS | 4 wheel highside scrap | 1989 | 50 |
| LPX | 4 wheel paper highspeed | 1974 | 3 |
| LW | 4 wheel double highside woodchip | 1979 | 35 |
| LXC | 4 wheel highside Penrose | 1988 | 1 |
| SH | 4 wheel highside scrap haulage | 1996 | 62 |
| K | 4 wheel box wooden | pre 1890 | 847 |
| KC | 4 wheel box wooden | 1950 | 150 |
| KP | 4 wheel box steel | 1960 | 2600 |
| KS | 4 wheel box steel | 1967 | 1601 |
| KSA | 4 wheel box plug doors | 1980 | 2 |
| KSC | 4 wheel box motor vehicle | 1977 | 24 |
| KSP | 4 wheel box paper | 1982 | 209 |
| KST | 4 wheel box curtainside | 1984 | 202 |
| KSX | 4 wheel box highspeed | 1976 | 2 |
| M | 4 wheel lowside | pre 1890 | 2000+ |
| MC | 4 wheel lowside | 1941 | 389 |
| MCC | 4 wheel flat motor vehicle | 1978 | 103 |
| MCP | 4 wheel flat tanks | 1968 | 3 |
This is Kiwirail's list of their wagons - [2]
| Class | Description | Maximum Loading Capacity (Tonnes) [3] [4] |
| C | Hopper Wagon - Coal | |
| CA | Hopper Wagon - Coal | |
| CB | Hopper Wagon - Coal | |
| CC | Hopper Wagon - Coal | |
| CE | Hopper Wagon - Coal | |
| CET | Hopper Wagon - Coal Covered | |
| CF | Hopper Wagon - Fertiliser Covered | |
| CG | Hopper Wagon - Grain Covered | |
| CW | Hopper Wagon - Coal | |
| CX | Hopper Wagon - Bulk/Grain Covered | |
| DD | Flat Deck Wagon - General Freight | |
| EA | Maintenance - Research Test Car | |
| FB | Log Wagon - Long Logs | |
| FC | Log Wagon - Short Logs | 53 |
| FE | Log Wagon - Short/Long Logs & Poles | 41 |
| FEG | Log Wagon - Short/Long Logs | 41 |
| FES | Log Wagon - Short Logs | 40 |
| FG | Log Wagon | 41 |
| FGS | Log Wagon | 41 |
| FM | Maintenance | |
| IP | Platform | |
| IZ | Container Wagon | |
| JF | Concertina Top Wagon - Coiled Steel | |
| JP | Concertina Top Wagon - General Freight | |
| JPC | Concertina Top Wagon - Coiled Steel | |
| JPK | Concertina Top Wagon - Steel Plates | |
| JPL | Concertina Top Wagon | |
| JPS | Concertina Top Wagon - Coiled Steel | |
| JPX | Concertina Top Wagon - Coiled Steel | |
| JT | Concertina Top Wagon - Newsprint | |
| LPA | Log Wagon - Short Logs | |
| LPF | Log Wagon - Short Logs | |
| LPL | Log Wagon - Short Logs | |
| LPM | Log Wagon - Short Logs | |
| LPS | Log Wagon - Short Logs | |
| MCW | Maintenance | |
| MDD | Maintenance - Flat Deck Wagon - Special Loads | |
| MUS | Maintenance - Flat Deck Wagon - Wheelsets & Bogies | |
| MWB | Maintenance - Flat Deck Wagon - Wheelsets | |
| NZS | Maintenance - Flat Deck Wagon - NZ Steel Coil & Billets | |
| OM | Container Wagon - Milk | |
| SH | Log Wagon - Short Logs | |
| TRK | Dummy Truck | |
| UC | Tank Wagon - Liquids | |
| UCA | Tank Wagon - Liquids | |
| UCG | Tank Wagon - LPG | |
| UCT | Tank Wagon - Resin | |
| UKL | Log Wagon - Cradles | 36 |
| UKN | Log Wagon - Cradles | 33 |
| ULA | Log Wagon - Logs & Poles | 38 |
| ULB | Log Wagon - Logs & Poles | 38 |
| ULD | Log Wagon - Logs & Poles | |
| ULE | Log Wagon - Logs & Poles | 38 |
| US | Flat Deck Wagon - General Freight | |
| USB | Flat Deck Wagon - Steel Coil & Billet | |
| USL | Log Wagon - Logs & Poles | 38 |
| VRA | Insulated Swap Body Wagon - refrigerated | |
| VRB | Insulated Swap Body Wagon - refrigerated | |
| XPC | Private | |
| XPT | Private | |
| YC | Maintenance | |
| YD | Maintenance - Side Dump Wagon - Rock Clay Ballast | |
| YF | Maintenance - Conveyor Wagon - Ballast & Soil | |
| YH | Maintenance | |
| YJ | Maintenance - Ballast Wagon | |
| YK | Maintenance | |
| YKR | Maintenance - Ballast Support Wagon | |
| YL | Maintenance | |
| ZA | Box Wagon - Forestry & General Freight | |
| ZAF | Box Wagon - Open Side - Forestry | |
| ZBP | Box Wagon - Curtainside - Pulp Products | |
| ZC | Box Wagon - Curtainside - General Freight | |
| ZD | Box Wagon - Curtainside - General Freight | |
| ZG | Box Wagon - Plug Door - General Freight | |
| ZH | Box Wagon - Plug Door - General Freight | |
| ZHC | Box Wagon - Curtainside - General Freight | 38 |
| ZHD | Box Wagon - Curtainside - General Freight | |
| ZHS | Box Wagon - Plug Door - General Freight | |
| ZK | Box Wagon - Curtainside - Pulp & Paper | 41 |
| ZL | Box Wagon - All Door - Newsprint Rolls | |
| ZM | Box Wagon - All Door - Newsprint & Paper Products | |
| ZWF | Box Wagon - GWF Container on IA Wagon | 47.7 |
| ZWT | Box Wagon - 2x25ft long GWT Containers on IA Wagon | 2 x 23.8 |
| ZWX | Box Wagon - 50ft Wide Body Container - Pulp | 47.7 |
| ZXC | Box Wagon - 2 x TSMs | |
| ZXF | Box Wagon - Curtainside - General Freight | 35 |
| ZXM | Box Wagon - Curtainside - General Freight | |
| ZXT | Box Wagon - Curtainside - General Freight | |
| ZXX | Box Wagon - Curtainside - General Freight | |
| ZXY | Box Wagon - Curtainside - General Freight |
| 1HD | 10ft HC ISO Dry | |
| 1SD | 10ft Std ISO Dry | |
| 2FD | 20ft Flat Rack ISO | |
| 2HD | 20ft HC ISO Dry | |
| 2HR | 20ft HC ISO refrigerated | |
| 2LD | 25ft Std Dry | |
| 2LR | 25ft HC refrigerated Thermal | |
| 2SD | 20ft Std ISO Dry | |
| 2SL | 20ft Std Long Dry | |
| 2SR | 20ft Std ISO refrigerated | |
| 2TG | 20ft Tank Gas | |
| 4FD | 40ft Flat Rack ISO | |
| 4HD | 40ft HC ISO Dry | |
| 4HR | 40ft HC ISO refrigerated | |
| 4LR | 43ft HC refrigerated | |
| 4SD | 40ft Std ISO Dry | |
| 4SR | 40ft Std ISO refrigerated | |
| BSM | 25FT HC SIDE OPENER - KR | |
| EC | 20ft Service Box | |
| ERC | 20ft Flat Rack Service | |
| ERR | 20ft Rotable Recover | |
| EXL | 20ft Service Tank | |
| GAT | 20ft HC - Toll | |
| GBC | 20ft Std Side Opener - KR/Toll | |
| GBD | 10ft Std Grain - Toll | |
| GBW | 10ft Std Side Opener Bulk Head KR | |
| GBY | 20ft Std Side Opener - KR | |
| GCM | 25ft HC Curtain Sider - KR | 20 |
| GCT | 25ft HC Curtain Sider - KR | 20 |
| GEC | 20ft Std End Opener - Toll | |
| GFC | 20ft Half Height - Toll | |
| GFF | 20ft Std End Opener - KR | |
| GGC | 20ft HC Grain | |
| GOA | 10ft Flat Rack - KR | |
| GOC | 20ft Flat Rack - Toll | |
| GOH | 10ft Domestic Steel Coil - KR | |
| GOL | 10ft Cradle on IP Wagons | |
| GOP | 10ft Coiled Steel Rod - KR | |
| GOR | 10ft Cradle on IP Wagons | |
| GOS | 10ft Domestic Steel Coil - KR | |
| GOW | 20ft Wool Flat Rack | |
| GSB | 40ft HC Curtain Sider - Toll | |
| GSC | 20ft Std Side Opener - Toll | |
| GSD | 10ft General Purpose | |
| GSM | 25ft HC Side Opener - KR | |
| GSS | 10ft Std Side Opener - KR | |
| GST | 25ft General Purpose | |
| GSW | 10ft Std Side Opener - Toll | |
| GSX | 20ft Std Side Opener - KR/Toll | |
| GSY | 20ft Std Side Opener - KR/Toll | |
| GTX | 20ft General Purpose | |
| GVW | 10ft Std Side Opener - Toll | |
| GVX | 20ft Std Side Opener Ventilated - Toll | |
| GXT | 25ft HC Curtain Sider - KR | 20 |
| HAC | 20ft Hopper Container | |
| HBD | 10ft Std Coal Hopper - KR | |
| HCC | 20ft Std Coal - KR | |
| HCD | 10ft Std Coal - KR | |
| HCS | 20ft Scrap Steel Only | |
| HEC | 20ft Std Urea - KR | |
| HED | 10ft Std Grain - Toll | |
| HFC | 20ft Std Wood Chip - KR | |
| HGC | 20ft Std Grain - Toll | |
| HGX | 20ft Std Grain - Toll | |
| HLC | 20ft Std Coal - KR | |
| HLD | 20ft Std Coal - KR | |
| HLS | 20ft Std Scrapr - Toll | |
| HMC | 20ft Std Dry - Toll | |
| HMD | 10ft Std Dry - Toll | |
| HSW | 10ft Std Grain - Toll | |
| HUG | 20ft Std Grain & Pallets - Toll | |
| HWT | 25ft Std Dry wood Chip - KR | |
| LFC | 20ft Tank Water - KR | |
| LFF | 10ft Tank Wine - Toll | |
| LGD | 10ft Tank - Toll | |
| LGF | 10ft Tank - Toll | |
| LSC | 20ft Tank Insulated - Toll | |
| LSG | 20ft Tank Insulated - Toll | |
| LSK | 20ft Lease Milk Tank | |
| LSM | 40ft Tank Stainless Steel - KR | |
| LSO | 20ft Loco Lube Oil | |
| LST | 20ft General Purpose | |
| LSX | 20ft Milk Tank | |
| LTD | 20ft Bulk Tallow | |
| LTF | 20ft Std - Log Cradle | 19.5 |
| LWD | 10ft Tank Stainless Steel - Toll | |
| LXG | 20ft Tank Heavy Insulated - Toll | |
| LXM | 20ft Tank Insulated Stainless Steel | |
| LXP | 20ft Tank Insulated - Toll | |
| LXR | 20ft Tank Heavy Insulated - Toll | |
| LXW | 20ft Tank Insulated - Toll | |
| LYC | 20ft Tank Stainless Steel - Toll Container | |
| MAL | 10ft Maintenance Parts | |
| MRB | 20ft Mech Rollo Beam | |
| MSM | 20ft General Purpose | |
| MSX | 20ft Std Side Opener - KR | |
| MWC | 20ft Mechanical Wheel | |
| NZC | 20ft HC Coloursteel Coile | |
| PFC | 20ft Std Flour - KR | |
| PFD | 10ft Std Flour - Toll | |
| PFX | 10ft Std Flour - KR | |
| PGD | 10ft Std Powder - Toll | |
| PLC | 20ft Bulk Lime | |
| TBB | 20ft Insulated Container | |
| TBC | 20ft Insulated Container | |
| TBG | 20ft General Box | |
| TBH | 20ft Thermal Box Pelts Container | |
| TBK | 20ft Insulated Container | |
| TBL | 20ft Open Top Offal Container | |
| TCC | 20ft Insulated Container | |
| TFF | 20ft Clothing Container | |
| TFR | 20ft Flat Rack | |
| TRA | 43ft HC refrigerated | |
| TRB | 48ft HC refrigerated | |
| TRC | 50ft HC refrigerated | |
| TSD | 25ft HC Curtain Sider - KR | 26.3 |
| TSF | 25ft HC Container | 26.3 |
| TSH | 25FT HC refrigerated THERMAL SWAP BODY - KR | 26.3 |
| TSL | 25ft HC Curtain Sider Insulated - KR | 26.3 |
| TSM | 25ft HC Curtain Sider - KR/Toll | 26.3 |
| TSR | 25ft HC refrigerated thermal Swap Body - KR | |
| TST | 20ft General Purpose | |
| TSX | 20ft Std Side Opener Insulated - KR | |
| TVG | 20ft Insulated Container | |
| VCX | 20ft Scrap Box | |
| XBC | 20ft Std End Opener Grain - Toll | |
| XGC | 20ft Std End Opener Grain - Toll | |
| XOP | 10ft Std Steel Rod Rack |
| GEN | Genset 10' Base |
| GEP | Genset 10' Base |
| GET | Genset 10' Base |
| GEX | Genset <8'6" |
| GSR | Containerised Genset |
| POT | GENSET 10' BASE |
| RGS | Generator Set |
| WEB | Genset 10' Base |
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