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Author '''John Agnew'''       
Author '''John Agnew'''       


The full article can be found in '''New Zealand Railfan''', [[Railfan58|Issue 58]], March 2009, pages 23 - 27
The full article can be found in '''New Zealand Railfan''', [[Railfan58|Issue 58]], March 2009, pages 23 - 27. John has given permission for the whole article to be available to readers, it will eventually be accessible at this [[link]]


This article-summary aims to list the key facts, reference specific items of rolling stock mentioned, and describe the drawings and photographs that are presented in the full article.
This article-summary aims to list the key facts, reference specific items of rolling stock mentioned, and describe the drawings and photographs that are presented in the full article.


'''The Developments'''
'''The Developments'''
*mid 1878, Addington Workshops working on converting British 6-wheel cars to bogie cars to improve ride.
*Car_A300(W) was the New Zealand's first Bogie Carriage, a conversion of Car_C140 with American bogies. The work was done at [[Petone Workshops]] in 1877.
*Clemenson's patent Radiating Axles were fitted to some cars at Addington and Hillside
*mid 1878, Addington Workshops was working on converting British 6-wheel cars to bogie cars to improve the ride.
*30 Clamenson's 6-wheeled carriages imported in 1879 - the last
*mid 1878, Clemenson's patent Radiating Axles were fitted to some cars at Addington and Hillside
*13 Gilbert Bush & Co clerestory-roofed carriages and one Baggage C imported from USA in 1879 (3 cars and the van ordered for Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway, 10 cars allocated to Hurunui - Bluff Railway)
*30 Clemenson's 6-wheeled carriages imported in 1879 were the last British carriage imports
*From 1882, Addington Workshops started building 43ft and 44ft versions
*13 Gilbert Bush & Co clerestory-roofed carriages and one Baggage Car imported from USA in 1879 (3 cars and the van ordered for Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway, 10 cars allocated to Hurunui - Bluff Railway)
*From 1882, C class cars were being converted to bogie cars using Blueprint_919.
*From 1882, Addington Workshops started building 43ft and 44ft versions  
*Two of the C class rebuilds were later converted to car-vans.
*From 1882, C class cars were being converted to bogie cars using (Blueprint) BP_919.
**Car_A311 was allocated to Wellington and was converted to a car-van  at Petone Workshops in 1895 to a variation of BP_919
*During the 1884 -1885 period 14 longer (46'-7") cars were constructed to drawing PWD_9133
**Car_A241 was allocated to Dunedin and converted to a car-van in 1897
*The only two C class rebuilds that were 44ft long and converted to car-vans (one in 1895 the other in 1897) were allocated 1 to each island.
**Car_A311 had been allocated to Wellington and was converted to a car-van  at Petone Workshops in 1895 to a variation of BP_919
**Car_A241 had been allocated to Dunedin and converted to a car-van in 1897 at Hillside
*Eleven of the twelve S.I. 46'-7" carriages constructed to drawing PWD_9133 (not car_A147), were converted at either Addington or Hillside during 1897-99, becoming 3 compartment composite car-vans.
*The variation of window arrangements are due to earlier conversions of window spaces to accommodate additional wall bracing to strengthen the walls.
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+<big>'''the 44ft and 46ft-7in Low roofed bogie cars and car-vans of class 'A''''</big>
|-
! Car No !! District!! Length !!Origins!! Built !! BP !! to car-van !! Last use
|-
| car_A39 ||Dun || 46'-7" ||car_C39 + ½car_C35 || 12/09/1885 Add ||9133||9/11/1897||car_E1173
|-
| car_A44 ||Dun || 46'-7" ||car_C44 + ½car_C78 || 24/07/1885 Add ||9133||15/12/1897||Car_E195
|-
| car_A56 ||Dun || 46'-7" ||car_C56 + ½car_C88 || 7/11/1885 Hsd ||9133||2/02/1899||w/o 27/02/1937
|-
| car_A59 ||Inv || 46'-7" ||car_C59 + ½car_C40 || 31/03/1885 Add ||9133||18/11/1899||car_E1539
|-
| car_A86 ||? || 46'-7" ||car_C86 + ½car_C88 || 7/11/1885 Add? ||9133||22/02/1899||w/o 31/03/1935
|-
| car_A101 ||HBay || 46'-7" ||car_C101 + ½car_C35 || 8/10/1885 Hsd ||9133||24/02/1899||w/o 19/08/1933
|-
| car_A106 ||Inv || 46'-7" ||car_C106 + ½car_C40 || 31/03/1885 Add ||9133||18/11/1899||w/o 1914 after accident, new car_A104 1914
|-
| car_A120 ||Dun || 46'-7" ||car_C120 + ½car_C230 || 7/11/1885 Hsd ||9133||22/02/1899||w/o 27/01/1937
|-
| car_A122 ||HBay || 46'-0" ||car_C122 + ½car_C149 || 23/05/1885 Add ||9133||23/07/1897||w/o 11/11/1933
|-
| car_A145 ||HBay || 46'-7" ||car_C145 + ½car_C78 || 24/07/1885 Hsd ||9133||21/09/1897||w/o 21/07/1934 at Addington
|-
| car_A150 ||HBay || 46'-7" ||car_C150 + ½car_C230 || 7/11/1885 Hsd ||9133||22/02/1899||w/o 28/02/1931
|-
| car_A241 ||Dun || 44'-0" ||car_C241 || 6/06/1887 Hsd ||216||31/07/1897||w/o 7/11/1936
|-
| car_A311 ||Wel || 44'-0" ||car_C5(W) (later car_A12(W)) || 1885 Pet ||919/201||16/09/1895||w/o 4/03/1939
|-
| car_A147 ||Chch || 46'-7" ||car_C147 + ½car_C149 || 23/05/1885 Add ||9133/8444||-||w/o 29/02/1936, at Addington
|-
| car_A334 ||Wel || 46'-7" ||car_C42(Na),car_A26,car_A334 || 04/1884 Pet ||9133/8444||-||w/o 1/02/1930
|-
| car_A335 ||Wel || 46'-7" ||car_C32/39,car_A27,car_A335 || 05/1884 Pet ||9133/8444||-||w/o 1904 new car_A335 04/1904
|}
 
Images accompanying this Article
 
# Drawing NZR_919A showing arrangement of car_A311 as converted at Petone Workshops P.E. 16/09/1895
# Photograph by I. T. Johnstone of car_A311 at Lambton Station, 1933.
# Drawing based on PWD_9133 and dated 21/01/1882 showing a 46ft 7in car conversion
# Photograph from the Joe McNamara Collection showing ether car_A44 or car_A120 at Waimahaka, behind Loco_F159 probably on line opening day 18/06/1899
# Photograph from NZR Publicity, of one of the 11 46'-7" car-vans allocated to the Dunedin/Invercargill section showing no platform gates. taken at Dunedin 1905.
# Photograph taken by the Otago Witness at Invercargill March 1905 showing a 46'-7" car-van, possibly car_A145, outside the Invercargill South Signal Box
# Photograph from the J. A. T. Terry Collection of a derailed train at Mussel Bay on the Port Chalmers Branch on 26/04/1909, showing what is thought to be car-van_A120
# Photo from the Southland Museum collection swing a 46'-7" car-van at possibly Nightcaps, clearly showing the platform gates with 2nd stage of finalising their height.
# Photograph from the J. A. T. Terry Collection taken in 1911 showing a train approaching the old Sawyers Bay tunnel with 6 cars and a 46'-7" car-van immediately behind Loco_Q341
# Photograph from the John Agnew Collection showing the Kurow School Train which included Car_A44 and Car_A56 both former 46'-7" car-vans, but now two-compartment 2nd class cars.
# Photograph from the S. A. Rockliff collection showing Car_A59, formerly car-van_A59 at Invercargill in February 1037. It became car_Ea1539 in November 1940. Also shown ia a long rake of passenger cars including car_A258 a Gilbert Bush car.
# Photograph by John Herbert taken on 19/09/1959 at Sawyers Bay Quarry and showing Car_A44 awaiting demolition. After being written off in September 1936, it became car_Ea195 and scrapped in 1960

Latest revision as of 08:28, 23 May 2023

NZR's EARLY CAR-VANS

Part 2 The 44ft and 46ft 7in

Class 'A' low Roofed Bogie Cars

Author John Agnew

The full article can be found in New Zealand Railfan, Issue 58, March 2009, pages 23 - 27. John has given permission for the whole article to be available to readers, it will eventually be accessible at this link

This article-summary aims to list the key facts, reference specific items of rolling stock mentioned, and describe the drawings and photographs that are presented in the full article.

The Developments

  • Car_A300(W) was the New Zealand's first Bogie Carriage, a conversion of Car_C140 with American bogies. The work was done at Petone Workshops in 1877.
  • mid 1878, Addington Workshops was working on converting British 6-wheel cars to bogie cars to improve the ride.
  • mid 1878, Clemenson's patent Radiating Axles were fitted to some cars at Addington and Hillside
  • 30 Clemenson's 6-wheeled carriages imported in 1879 were the last British carriage imports
  • 13 Gilbert Bush & Co clerestory-roofed carriages and one Baggage Car imported from USA in 1879 (3 cars and the van ordered for Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway, 10 cars allocated to Hurunui - Bluff Railway)
  • From 1882, Addington Workshops started building 43ft and 44ft versions
  • From 1882, C class cars were being converted to bogie cars using (Blueprint) BP_919.
  • During the 1884 -1885 period 14 longer (46'-7") cars were constructed to drawing PWD_9133
  • The only two C class rebuilds that were 44ft long and converted to car-vans (one in 1895 the other in 1897) were allocated 1 to each island.
    • Car_A311 had been allocated to Wellington and was converted to a car-van at Petone Workshops in 1895 to a variation of BP_919
    • Car_A241 had been allocated to Dunedin and converted to a car-van in 1897 at Hillside
  • Eleven of the twelve S.I. 46'-7" carriages constructed to drawing PWD_9133 (not car_A147), were converted at either Addington or Hillside during 1897-99, becoming 3 compartment composite car-vans.
  • The variation of window arrangements are due to earlier conversions of window spaces to accommodate additional wall bracing to strengthen the walls.


the 44ft and 46ft-7in Low roofed bogie cars and car-vans of class 'A'
Car No District Length Origins Built BP to car-van Last use
car_A39 Dun 46'-7" car_C39 + ½car_C35 12/09/1885 Add 9133 9/11/1897 car_E1173
car_A44 Dun 46'-7" car_C44 + ½car_C78 24/07/1885 Add 9133 15/12/1897 Car_E195
car_A56 Dun 46'-7" car_C56 + ½car_C88 7/11/1885 Hsd 9133 2/02/1899 w/o 27/02/1937
car_A59 Inv 46'-7" car_C59 + ½car_C40 31/03/1885 Add 9133 18/11/1899 car_E1539
car_A86 ? 46'-7" car_C86 + ½car_C88 7/11/1885 Add? 9133 22/02/1899 w/o 31/03/1935
car_A101 HBay 46'-7" car_C101 + ½car_C35 8/10/1885 Hsd 9133 24/02/1899 w/o 19/08/1933
car_A106 Inv 46'-7" car_C106 + ½car_C40 31/03/1885 Add 9133 18/11/1899 w/o 1914 after accident, new car_A104 1914
car_A120 Dun 46'-7" car_C120 + ½car_C230 7/11/1885 Hsd 9133 22/02/1899 w/o 27/01/1937
car_A122 HBay 46'-0" car_C122 + ½car_C149 23/05/1885 Add 9133 23/07/1897 w/o 11/11/1933
car_A145 HBay 46'-7" car_C145 + ½car_C78 24/07/1885 Hsd 9133 21/09/1897 w/o 21/07/1934 at Addington
car_A150 HBay 46'-7" car_C150 + ½car_C230 7/11/1885 Hsd 9133 22/02/1899 w/o 28/02/1931
car_A241 Dun 44'-0" car_C241 6/06/1887 Hsd 216 31/07/1897 w/o 7/11/1936
car_A311 Wel 44'-0" car_C5(W) (later car_A12(W)) 1885 Pet 919/201 16/09/1895 w/o 4/03/1939
car_A147 Chch 46'-7" car_C147 + ½car_C149 23/05/1885 Add 9133/8444 - w/o 29/02/1936, at Addington
car_A334 Wel 46'-7" car_C42(Na),car_A26,car_A334 04/1884 Pet 9133/8444 - w/o 1/02/1930
car_A335 Wel 46'-7" car_C32/39,car_A27,car_A335 05/1884 Pet 9133/8444 - w/o 1904 new car_A335 04/1904

Images accompanying this Article

  1. Drawing NZR_919A showing arrangement of car_A311 as converted at Petone Workshops P.E. 16/09/1895
  2. Photograph by I. T. Johnstone of car_A311 at Lambton Station, 1933.
  3. Drawing based on PWD_9133 and dated 21/01/1882 showing a 46ft 7in car conversion
  4. Photograph from the Joe McNamara Collection showing ether car_A44 or car_A120 at Waimahaka, behind Loco_F159 probably on line opening day 18/06/1899
  5. Photograph from NZR Publicity, of one of the 11 46'-7" car-vans allocated to the Dunedin/Invercargill section showing no platform gates. taken at Dunedin 1905.
  6. Photograph taken by the Otago Witness at Invercargill March 1905 showing a 46'-7" car-van, possibly car_A145, outside the Invercargill South Signal Box
  7. Photograph from the J. A. T. Terry Collection of a derailed train at Mussel Bay on the Port Chalmers Branch on 26/04/1909, showing what is thought to be car-van_A120
  8. Photo from the Southland Museum collection swing a 46'-7" car-van at possibly Nightcaps, clearly showing the platform gates with 2nd stage of finalising their height.
  9. Photograph from the J. A. T. Terry Collection taken in 1911 showing a train approaching the old Sawyers Bay tunnel with 6 cars and a 46'-7" car-van immediately behind Loco_Q341
  10. Photograph from the John Agnew Collection showing the Kurow School Train which included Car_A44 and Car_A56 both former 46'-7" car-vans, but now two-compartment 2nd class cars.
  11. Photograph from the S. A. Rockliff collection showing Car_A59, formerly car-van_A59 at Invercargill in February 1037. It became car_Ea1539 in November 1940. Also shown ia a long rake of passenger cars including car_A258 a Gilbert Bush car.
  12. Photograph by John Herbert taken on 19/09/1959 at Sawyers Bay Quarry and showing Car_A44 awaiting demolition. After being written off in September 1936, it became car_Ea195 and scrapped in 1960
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