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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. John has given permission | 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''' | ||
*Car_A300(W) was the New Zealand's first Bogie Carriage, a conversion of Car_C140 with American bogies. | *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 working on converting British 6-wheel cars to bogie cars to improve ride. | *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 | *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 | *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) | *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, Addington Workshops started building 43ft and 44ft versions | ||
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**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_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 | **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 ( | *Eleven of the twelve S.I. 46'-7" carriages constructed to drawing PWD_9133 (not car_A147), were converted at Addington and Hillside during 1897-99, becoming 3 compartment composite car-vans. | ||
Revision as of 22:45, 20 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 Addington and Hillside during 1897-99, becoming 3 compartment composite car-vans.