New South Wales stainless steel carriage stock

The New South Wales stainless steel carriage stock was a type of passenger carriage operated by the New South Wales Government Railways from 1961 until 1993.

Car Service Sets

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Preserved NAM2375 at Wagga Wagga in April 2012

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Preserved PHN2381 at the Canberra Railway Museum in October 2009

Brisbane Express Cars

In late 1954 tenders were called for by the Department of Railways for 24 air conditioned carbon steel bodied cars for the Brisbane Limited similar in construction the HUB and RUB sets. The contract was awarded to Commonwealth Engineering, Granville in August 1955. Commonwealth Engineering had put an option in their tender application for these cars to be constructed from stainless steel instead of the carbon steel specified and they were successful with this option. However reduced available funds lead to extended delays and the renegotiation of the contract and with the contract being changed and by 1959 the cars actually ordered had changed to only 5 LAN roomette sleepers (2323-2327) and 5 NAM twinette sleepers (2328-2332). These cars were built from stainless steel and used design techniques that Commonwealth Engineering had licensed from the Budd Company.^[1]^[2]

Southern Aurora & Spirit of Progress Joint Stock Cars

A fleet of 34 stainless steel carriages were jointly purchased by the Department of Railways New South Wales and Victorian Railways for the commencement of the Southern Aurora between Sydney and Melbourne in April 1962. The carriages were ordered from Commonwealth Engineering, Granville and the cars as ordered for this service consisted of:

9 NAM twinette sleeping cars with a capacity of 20 passengers numbered 2335-2343
2 DAM deluxe twinette sleeping cars with a capacity of 18 passengers numbered 2333 & 2334, with 2333 being owned by Victorian Railways.
3 RMS dining cars numbered 2358-2360
3 BCS lounge cars numbered 2355-2357
11 LAN roomette sleeping cars with a capacity of 20 passengers numbered 2344-2354
3 PHN power/ brake vans numbered 2361-2363
3 MHN luggage brake vans numbered 2364-2366

Additional cars to the same design were also ordered for use on the Spirit of Progress, these cars consisted of:

3 NAM twinette sleeping cars with a capacity of 20 passengers numbered 2367, 2368 & 2373
3 PHN power/ brake vans numbered 2369-2371

Seven were destroyed in the Violet Town rail accident on 7 February 1969 with replacement stock built in 1970/71.^[3]^[4] The replacement cars of the same design were given new numbers.^[2]

Gold Coast Motorail Cars

To provide additional sleeping cars for the Brisbane Limited, and Gold Coast Motorail ten twinette sleeping cars with a capacity of 18 sleeping passengers in nine compartments were ordered by the Public Transport Commission. These cars were coded FAM (2382-2391) and were delivered by Commonwealth Engineering in 1975/76.^[5] These had deeper skirts than the earlier built carriages.^[3]

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Preserved stainless steel power van PHA2392 at Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot in August 2013

Five power vans with a guard's compartment were delivered during late 1984 they were coded PHA & numbered 2392-2396.^[2] These cars were built by A Goninan & Co and differed slightly in exterior finish as Goninans constructed them using design techniques that they had licensed from the Pullman Company as opposed to the Budd techniques used by Commonwealth Engineering. The PHA vans were meant to be replacements for the PHS vans on the longer distance locomotive hauled trains and were fitted with three GM 8V71 125 kW diesel alternator units. These were latter replaced by three Cummins engines in PHA 2393 and 2396.^[2]

Withdrawal

Some of these cars were withdrawn following the cessation of the North Coast sleepers in February 1990 and the balance when the Sydney/Melbourne Express ceased in November 1993.

Some were placed on RailCorp's heritage register and placed in the custody of the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum.^[6] with most other auctioned in August 1994.^[7] Queensland Rail purchased six and moved them to Townsville with the aim of refurbishing for use on The Inlander, but the project was cancelled.^[8] Canberra Railway Museum have at least eight.^[9]

A couple were retained for use as crew carriages with breakdown cranes and three were converted to track inspection cars and have been used across Australia's standard gauge network.^[10]

Surviving carriages

Number	other code	Owner	Location	Notes
LAN 2323			Rothbury
LAN 2324		Canberra Railway Museum	Canberra
LAN 2325			Rothbury
LAN 2326			Rothbury
LAN 2327			Tumut
NAM 2328			Eveleigh Railway Workshops
NAM 2329	OAM	[[]]	North Rothbury
NAM 2330			Eveleigh Railway Workshops
NAM 2331	OAP		North Rothbury
NAM 2332		RailCorp	Flemington Maintenance Depot
DAM 2333		Canberra Railway Museum	Canberra
DAM 2334			Rothbury
NAM 2335		Canberra Railway Museum	Canberra
NAM 2336	OAM		North Rothbury
NAM 2337			Rothbury
NAM 2338		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere
NAM 2340			Rothbury
NAM 2341		Canberra Railway Museum	Canberra
NAM 2342			Eveleigh Railway Workshops
LAN 2347			Rothbury
LAN 2348		Canberra Railway Museum	Canberra
LAN 2349			Rothbury
LAN 2351		Canberra Railway Museum	Canberra
LAN 2352		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere
LAN 2353		Transport Heritage NSW	Broadmeadow Loco Depot
LAN 2354		Steamrail Victoria
BCS 2356		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere
BCS 2357		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere
RMS 2358		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere
RMS 2359		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere
RMS 2360		Canberra Railway Museum	Canberra
PHN 2361			Rothbury
PHN 2362		Pacific National
PHN 2363		RailCorp	Flemington Maintenance Depot
MHN 2364		RailCorp	Flemington Maintenance Depot
MHN 2365		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot
MHN 2366	AHO	Canberra Railway Museum	Canberra
NAM 2367			Rothbury
PHN 2369		Great Southern Rail
LAN 2372		Canberra Railway Museum	Canberra
NAM 2373		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere
NAM 2374		Canberra Railway Museum	Canberra
NAM 2375		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere
LAN 2376		Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum	Dorrigo
LAN 2377		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere
LAN 2378	OAN	Lachlan Valley Railway	North Rothbury
BCS 2379		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere
NAM 2380			Rothbury
PHN 2381		Canberra Railway Museum	Canberra
AK 2382	FAM	Sydney Trains and Australian Rail Track Corporation JV		converted to track recording carriage
AK 2383	FAM	Sydney Trains and Australian Rail Track Corporation JV		converted to track recording carriage
AK 2384	FAM	Sydney Trains and Australian Rail Track Corporation JV		converted to track recording carriage
FAM 2385			Rothbury
FAM 2386			Swanbank
FAM 2388			Rothbury
FAM 2389		Pacific National
FAM 2391		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere
PHA 2392		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot
PHA 2393		Canberra Railway Museum	Canberra
PHA 2394		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere
PHA 2395			Eveleigh Carriage Workshops
PHA 2396		New South Wales Rail Transport Museum	Thirlmere

References

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↑ RailCorp S170 Heritage and Conservation Register RailCorp 17 September 2012
↑ "Rolling Stock - Carriage Auction Results" Railway Digest October 1994 page 38
↑ "Ex-NSW Cars Still Await Reuse in Townsville" Railway Digest April 1997 page 16
↑ ARHS ACT Wongm's Rail Gallery
↑ "The AK Track Evaluation and Inspection Cars" Railway Technical Society of Australasia June 2004 page 2

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[6] RailCorp S170 Heritage and Conservation Register RailCorp 17 September 2012

[7] "Rolling Stock - Carriage Auction Results" Railway Digest October 1994 page 38

[8] "Ex-NSW Cars Still Await Reuse in Townsville" Railway Digest April 1997 page 16

[9] ARHS ACT Wongm's Rail Gallery

[10] "The AK Track Evaluation and Inspection Cars" Railway Technical Society of Australasia June 2004 page 2

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v t e New South Wales Rail Rolling Stock
NSWGR steam locomotive	1 X10 E17 F351 M36 Z11 Z12 Z13 Z14 Z15 Z16 Z17 Z18 Z19 Z20 Z21 Z22 Z23 Z24 Z25 Z26 Z27 Z28 Z29 C30 C30T C32 C34 C35 C36 C38 D50 D53 D55 D57 D58 D59 AD60
NSW private steam locomotive	Burra Kiama ROD 2-8-0 Silverton A Silverton W Silverton Y SMR 10 Wallaby
Diesel locomotive	40 41 42 421 422 43 44 442 45 47 48 49 70 71 72 73 79 80 81 82 90 PL XPT X100 tractor X200 tractor
NSW private diesel locomotive	BHP 32 BHP 37 AIS D1 AIS D9 AIS D16 AIS D34 AIS D35 Silverton 48s
Electric locomotive	71 46 85 86
Electric multiple unit	Bradfield Standard suburban Tulloch single deck Sputnik U Tulloch double deck S K C V T M H A
Diesel railcar	CPH Creamy Kate and Trailer Silver City Comet FP 400/500 600/700 620/720 660/760 900/800 1100 1200 Xplorer Endeavour Hunter
Loco Hauled Passenger carriage	American Suburban S N HUB RUB Stainless steel XPT
Classification System	Steam Locomotives

v t e Locomotives and rolling stock of the Victorian Railways, predecessors and successors
Melbourne & Hobson's Bay Railway Company	Pile Driver Engine (1854) First Engine - 2-2-2WT (1854) 2-4-0WT (1854) Pier Donkey No.5 - 0-4-0WT (1857) 2-4-0WT (1858), later N Class
Geelong & Melbourne Railway Company	Ariel - 0-4-0T (1855) Titania, Oberon, Typhoon & Sirocco - 2-2-2WT (1855) Hurricane & Cyclone - 2-4-0WT (1857) Goliath, Hercules, Smason & Tubal-Cain - 0-6-0WT (1855)
Melbourne & Suburban Railway Company	Hawthorn & Richmond - 2-4-0T (1860) Kew & BN#1378 - 2-4-0WT (1861)
Melbourne Railway Company	Windsor & Prahran - 2-4-0WT (1863)
Melbourne & Essendon Railway Company	Essendon (BN#458), BN#459 & BN#488 2-4-0T (1861), later SAR E Class
Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway Company	Toorak, Victoria, No.16 & No.19 - 2-4-0T (1865) 4-4-0WT (1871), later C Class Pier Donkey No.24 - 0-4-0WT (1875)
Victorian Railways steam locomotives, F.C. Christy period (1858-1870)	No.1 (passenger) 2-2-2, later 2-4-0 (1857) 'Old' V class (goods) 0-6-0 (1857) P class 0-6-0 (1859) J class 2-2-2, later 2-4-0 (1859) B class 2-4-0 (1861) L class 2-4-0ST (1861) O class 0-6-0 (1861) G&MRC engines 19, 21, 34-44 evens only (1960's)
Victorian Railways steam locomotives, W. Meikle period (1871-1877)	No.100 2-4-0 (1872) Q class 0-6-0 (1873) No.103, No.105 & U class 0-6-0 (1873) T class 0-6-0 (1874) F class 2-4-0 (1874), later 2-4-2T (1910) K class 2-4-0 (1874) G class 4-4-0 (1877) H class 4-4-0 (1877) No.162 & No.164 4-4-0 (1877)
Victorian Railways steam locomotives, S. Mirls period (1878-1890)	M class 4-4-0T (1879), later ME class 4-4-2T (1901) 'Old' R class 0-6-0 (1879) W & S class 4-6-0 (1880) Pier locomotives 0-4-0WT (1880) 'Belgian' R class 0-6-0 (1883) Locomotives for Motor service - Rowan 0-4-0T (1883) 'Old' A class 4-4-0 (1884) X class 0-6-0 (1886) N class 2-4-0WT (1886) C Class 4-4-0WT (1886) D class 4-4-0 (1887) Y class 0-6-0 (1888) 'New' A class 4-4-0 (1889) 'New' R & R^Y class 0-6-0 (1889) E class 2-4-2T (1889)
Victorian Railways steam locomotives, A.D. Smith period (1877, 1890-1893)	E^E class 0-6-2T (1893) Locomotives for Motor service - Z Class 2-4-0T & 0-6-0T (1893)
Victorian Railways steam locomotives, T.H. Woodroffe period (1893-1912)	V class 2-8-0 (1899) A^A class 4-4-0 (1889) M class 4-4-0T (1879), later M^E class 4-4-2T (1901) D^D class 4-6-0 (1902), D^D_E later D⁴ class 4-6-2T (1908) A² class 4-6-0 (1907) Modified tank locomotives for Motor service - N class 2-4-0WT (1895), C Class 4-4-0WT (1904), F class 2-4-2T (1910) Modified tender locomotives for Motor service - H150 4-4-0 (1908), J4, J6 2-4-0 (1908)
Victorian Railways steam locomotives, W.M. Shannon period (1912-1919)	C class 2-8-0 (1918)
Victorian Railways steam locomotives, A.E. Smith period (1919-1928)	D¹ class 4-6-0 (1922) , D² class 4-6-0 (1922) K class 2-8-0 (1922) N class 2-8-2 (1925) S class 4-6-2 (1928)
Victorian Railways steam locomotives, N.C. Harris period (1928-1933)	D³ class 4-6-0 (1929) X class 2-8-2 (1929)
Victorian Railways steam locomotives, A.C. Ahlston period (1933-1955)	H class 4-8-4 (1941) R class 4-6-4 (1951) J class 2-8-0 (1954)
Diesel-electric	A Class Co-Co (1983) B class Co-Co (1952) C class Co-Co (1977) F class 0-6-0 (1951) G class Co-Co (1984) H class Bo-Bo (1968) N class Co-Co (1985) P class Bo-Bo (1984) S class Co-Co (1957) T class Bo-Bo (1955) V class Co-Co (2002) X class Co-Co (1966) XR class Co-Co (2002) XRB class Co-Co (2005) Y class Bo-Bo (1963)
Diesel-hydraulic	M class 0-6-0 (1959) V class 0-4-0 (1959) W class 0-6-0 (1959) CS class CargoSprinter (2002)
Rail tractor	RT class 0-4-0 (1952) LT4 0-4-0
Electric	E class Bo-Bo (1923) L class Co-Co (1953)
Railmotors	Rowan Steam Car McKeen Kerr Stuart AEC Leyland (Double Ended) Brill DERM (PERM) Walker railmotors DRC railcar Sprinter DMU VLocity DMU Trailer cars
Road transferrable locomotives	RTL class
Suburban electric	Tait Swing Door Parcels Harris Hitachi Comeng Refurbished Harris 4D double deck X'Trapolis 100 Siemens Nexas
Passenger carriages	Fixed wheel types Wooden bogie cars Steel bogie carriages 44ft American Saloon types 45ft type 50ft 2in type ABCL cars E type carriages H type carriages G type carriages K type carriages C & L type carriages N type carriages O type carriages P type carriages PL type carriages R type carriages S type carriages V type carriages W & U type carriages Z type carriages Dining & Buffet cars Parlor, Lounge & Club cars Sleeping cars Joint and shared stock (SAR) Joint and shared stock (NSWGR)
Freight vehicles by type	Box vans Flat Wagons Hopper wagons Iced vans Louvre vans Open wagons Tank wagons
Freight vehicles by traffic	Ballast, Sleepers and Spoil Black Coal, Brown Coal & Briquettes Cement Powder Coiled & Slab Steel Corpses Dolomite Explosives Fertiliser Flour, Grain & Rice Gypsum Refrigerated Goods Lime Livestock Mail vans Bitumen, Oil & Petroleum Quarry products Perishables Sand Soda Ash Timber Vehicles & Vehicle Parts Water
Vans	Fixed-Wheel (D, Z vans) Power vans Bogie guards vans Mail vans
2 ft 6 in (762 mm) Narrow gauge	NA class 2-6-2T (1898) G class 2-6-0+0-6-2 (1925) Passenger carriages Freight vehicles Guards vans Other
Other	Rail tractors Crane locomotives Miscellaneous Special loads Way and Works stock Staff Accommodation
Named or significant trains	Albury Express Ambulance Train Better Farming Train The Boat Train Display (Arts) train Funeral Trains Fruit Flyer Geelong Flyer The Gippslander The Great Northern Limited Intercapital Daylight The Jubilee Train Train of Knowledge Melbourne Express The Mildura Sunlight The Northerner The Overland RAAF Recruiting Train Reso Train Rutherglen Red Southern Aurora Spirit of Progress State Cars & Royal Trains Sunraysia Express Sydney Express The Veteran Train The Vinelander The Vintage Train The WestCoaster Wirth's Circus Train
Rail transport in Victoria Railways in Melbourne Narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways Victorian Railways V/Line Metro Trains Melbourne

New South Wales stainless steel carriage stock

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Car Service Sets

Brisbane Express Cars

Southern Aurora & Spirit of Progress Joint Stock Cars

Gold Coast Motorail Cars

Withdrawal

Surviving carriages

References

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