The Trust has a fleet of thirteen YC-class ballast wagons for future use on the Rimutaka Incline Railway.

Around 200 wagons of YC, YF and YH classes will be withdrawn from service during 2007, to be replaced by a fleet of 40 modern YJ-class bogie hopper wagons. The Trust’s plans to construct and maintain an 18km heritage railway from Maymorn to Summit will require a ballast wagon train. This is a rare and not-to-be repeated opportunity to acquire suitable ballast wagons. The Trust is grateful to the many individuals and organisations that have sponsored a wagon or transport thereof, including New Zealand Community Trust, Pelorus Trust and Winstone Aggregates; and also to ONTRACK for the opportunity to purchase the vehicles.

Ron painting the handbarake mechanism on ballast wagon Yc 817 (YC1486) on 21 April 2012. Steady progress is being made, scraping, sanding and priming the bodywork and we look forward to seeing the finished product soon. Photo: Hugh McCracken.