VANS AND OTHER WAGONS
PCP 294 - POWER / OBSERVATION VAN
PCP 294 was built in June 1957 by AE Goodwin in NSW as part of an order for 40 bogie guards vans. It was numbered 6 CP. It was modified at Bendigo North Workshops and re-numbered 6 VVCP in July 1985.
In 1987 four vans (including 6 VVCP) were fitted with a walkthrough connection at one end, painted orange and placed into passenger service. The van was re-numbered to 294 CP.
After transfer to the West Coast Railway in 1994 the van was fitted with a diesel generator to provide head end power and re-numbered PCP 294.
Since PCP294 arrived at Seven-0-Seven Operations in 2005, PCP294 is used as for the duel faction of additional storage space or as an observation space to experience the sounds and smells of our moving musuem travel experiences and has been repainted into Victorain Railways red livery, as well as its main purpose of providing power to carriages on the train of heating, air-conditioning, lighting and all of our on-train facilities.
CP35 - BOGIE STEEL BOX VAN
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DT 318 - BOGIE STEEL BOX VAN
DT 318 was completed in Newport Workshops on 3rd June 1959 and numbered BP 91. It was fitted with BX “box express” bogies. On 20th September 1963 plain bearings were fitted at Ballarat North Workshops and van re-numbered to BB 91. The BX bearings were re-fitted at Ballarat North Workshops and the number reverted to BP 91 on 29th November 1974.
As part of the 1979 recoding, the BP vans were re-numbered to VBPY where the PY indicated that the vans had passenger speed (115km/h, 70mph) bogies. BP 91 was changed to VBPY 91 at Ballarat North Workshops on 29th February 1980.
From 1983 all the VBPY vans were recoded to “D”. VBPY 91 was re-numbered D 318 at Newport Workshops on 18th October 1984.
The van is painted with the number DT 318. This indicates that the van is “through wired” for head end power between the engine and carriages. Although several vans carried the DT designation it was never an official classification.
DT 318 was allocated to Seven-0-Seven Operations in late 1994.
VOAF100 - E TRUCK or OPEN WAGON
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Last Updated: 7 June 2022