Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum
Exhibits
Bitumen tanker NTBF 4716
This tanker was one of a fleet of petrol and bitumen tankers owned by Total Australia Ltd. It was loaded at the company's Banksmeadow Oil Terminal (near present day Port Botany).
The wagons were mainly painted black with recently built wagons off-white.
In 1982, Total had 16 NTAF and 22 NTBF tankers in service.
| Length | 13.72 m | ||
| Tare | 29 t | ||
| Capacity | 44 000 L | ||
| Compartments | 1 | ||
| Domes | 1 | ||
| Builder | Comeng, Granville NSW |
Text from Railway freight wagons in New South Wales 1982, © John Beckhaus. Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division, 1982. Used by permission.
Bitumen tanker NTBF 4716 at Valley Heights 14 May 2005
Since the demise of Total Australia, tanker NTBF 4716 was repainted with Ampol branding.
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