VicRail N type carriage

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N type carriage
VLine N carriage - BN55.jpg
Economy Saloon No.BN55 at Southern Cross station
Interior of N-type economy carriage -- March 2022 (2).jpg
Interior
In service1981-current
ManufacturerVicRail
Built at Newport Workshops
Replaced E type carriages
Constructed1981-1984
Entered service1981
Refurbished2007-2013
Number built57
Number in service56
FormationOriginally BN-BN-ACN then BN-BRN-ACN, some sets with additional BZN & BTN cars. On standard gauge only, BN-BN-BDN-BRN-ACN.
DiagramB-14 (BN), B-15 (BRN), A-9 (ACN)
Fleet numbersBN 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10-11, 13-14, 16-17, 19, 22-23, 25-26, 28 & 55

BRN 20, 29, 31-32, 34-35, 37-38, 40-41, 43-44, 46-47, 49-50, 52-53 & 56 ACN 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54 & 57

BDN 6, 21 & 50

Contents

Capacity88 economy passengers (BN), 81 economy passengers (BRN), 52 first class passengers (ACN)
Operators V/Line Passenger; previously V/Line. Also operated by V/Line on behalf of Hoys Roadlines
Depots Newport Workshops
Lines served Geelong
Warrnambool
Swan Hill
Specifications
Car body construction22458 mm
Car length22860 mm
Width2972 mm
Height4065 mm
Articulated sections Rubber corridor connectors
Wheelbase 20046 mm total; 4890 mm per bogie
Maximum speed115 km/h
Weight44 tonnes (BRN), [1] 43 tonnes (BN & ACN) [2]
Axle load 11 tonnes (BRN), 10.75 tonnes (BN & ACN)
Power supply 415 V AC diesel alternators, later head-end power
Bogies 16156 mm centres
Braking system(s) Westinghouse
Coupling system Autocouplers
Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) & 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The N type carriages are an intercity passenger carriage used on the railways of Victoria, Australia. They were introduced between 1981 and 1984 as part of the 'New Deal' reforms of country passenger rail services. Today they are seen on both V/Line long distance InterCity services, and limited commuter services to Geelong.

The carriage sets have both first class 2+2 seating, and 2+3 economy seating. Snack bar facilities are also provided on board. Originally delivered as three-car sets, some sets were extended in length with S and Z type carriages.

Today the carriages are hauled by N class diesel locomotives. The carriages can use an external head end power supply for lighting and air conditioning operation. Each carriage has two swing doors per side, which were originally manually opened by passengers, but have since been converted to powered operation, and they are locked or unlocked by the conductor. Toilets, drinking fountains and luggage areas are provided throughout each carriage set.

History

The order for the N type carriages was placed in 1977 for 30 carriages (10 sets) for use on the Geelong line, with six cars added to the order in 1978 for the Ballarat line, due to a by-election in the city. [3] Under the New Deal of 1981 the order was extended to 54 carriages, [4] and then to 57 due to cost savings during construction. [5] They were built between 1981 and 1984, based upon the structural design of the Victorian Z type carriages built between 1956 and 1960. [6]

In 2007, V/Line commenced a refurbishment program for their existing H type carriages and Sprinter railcars, [7] this program later being extended to the N type carriages. In October 2007, the first refurbished N type carriage was released into traffic with the new V/Line grey exterior livery, as well as updated interior curtains and seat fabrics.

As part of the Albury line upgrade some N carriages were converted to standard gauge. Three sets (consisting of 5 carriages and one power/luggage van) have already been formed, and they are named SN1, SN15 and SN16.

Services

N sets are used on lines including:

Design

The design of the N-type carriages was based on the earlier Z-type ones, but with the benefit of thirty years of construction and design experience. [8]

The first-class carriages were fitted with blue-wool seating and blue/grey carpets. The second-class carriages were furnished with orange seats and a russet (tan/brown) carpet. All materials were fire-retardant, and non-skid Pirelli flooring was fitted at the entrances and service areas; in blue to match the carpets in the first class areas, and in maroon for the second class areas. Following customer feedback, the seating arrangements in the economy cars were reorganised to place the centres of back-to-back seats in line with pillars between windows.[ citation needed ]

Two-stage air-conditioning was fitted for summer, and heating elements placed underneath the carpet for winter. Those systems, along with those for lighting and announcements, were powered by three-phase alternators, fixed to the underframe of each carriage. These required refuelling, but were cheaper and more reliable than the axle-driven generators used in most earlier vehicles.

One unisex toilet was provided at the west end of each carriage, along with hot water for each wash basin, fed from a 635-litre pressurised tank. The system met the Environmental Protection Agency's requirements as they existed in 1981.

Inter-carriage access diaphragms are constructed with rubber tubing, in place of the earlier method using canvas attached to steel frames. The doors for inter-carriage links were 3 ft (914mm) wide.

Bogies

The bogies for the new cars were a new design, specifically prepared by Vickers Ruwolt. The suspension was based on coil springs, with a secondary cast bolster with spring plank, supported on swing links and coil springs. Each bogie weighed 7000 kg, with a wheelbase of 2,445mm and a maximum axle load of 14 tonnes, and were designed for operation at up to 130 km/h. Tread brakes were fitted, operated by Westinghouse model 250WF brake cylinders. The axle boxes utilised spherical roller bearings, and all parts of the bogie, except the wheels and axles themselves, were designed for conversion to standard gauge. This latter function was finally used in 2009 when the Seymour to Albury line was converted to standard gauge.[ citation needed ]

Power supplies

The diesel alternator sets for the carriages provided 3-phase 415-volt alternating current power. Only 1 phase was required for operation, so the other two phases were available for backup or for load-sharing across other carriages - useful because the ACN and BN cars required 28 kW to operate and the BRN, with its additional functions, 40 kW. To accommodate the extra load, the ACN and BN were upgraded midway through construction to a 35kVA supply, and the programming reworked so that the BRN would not power adjacent cars. If all alternators were off, then the cars was able to take power from an external 240vAC power supply. Around the same time as these modifications were made, the alternator set supports were modified to reduce vibration, and the radiator fan motors' thermal overload switches were moved to reduce unnecessary tripping. At the end of the modifications, the system was organised so that in event of a power failure, the batteries mounted under the carriages would automatically reroute all power to the lights at the ends of the train to protect from oncoming traffic. Those lights could function for over ten hours, at the expense of air-conditioning and other functions. [9] The first six cars had plastic fuel pipes near the alternator units, but that was changed from car 7 onwards. [10]

Construction

The N type carriages were the first cars to be built at Newport Workshops in over 20 years. Each carriage took over 20 weeks to construct, with a rolling production line to give one new carriage off the assembly line every fortnight. Weeks 1 to 7 involved the general structure - welding the shell and the underframe together and attaching the ends. Following that, the electrical fitout took four weeks, and the bogies were fitted after Week 11. A mineral fibre insulation was sprayed on internal surfaces between weeks 12-14, and then the final six weeks the internal fibreglass ceiling and wall sheets were fitted, along with carpet, seats, lighting, doors and other components, with a one-week trial at the end. [8] The cost was roughly $500,000 per carriage. [11] The total build time added to 16,500 man-hours per carriage, against 32,000 for the earlier Z type carriages. Additionally, the carriages are between five and eight tonnes heavier than comparable designs overseas, partially due to their being a compromise between regional and commuter type vehicles. On the other hand, they cost a mere $13,000 per seat, against $47,000 per seat for the XPT carriages being built for New South Wales Railways around the same time. [12]

The shells of the carriages were constructed with Lyten Steel, selected for its high strength and anti-corrosion properties. The paint used externally is identical to aircraft mixes, both in domestic and overseas application. It has been suggested that the orange scheme for VicRail was selected due to spare lots of paint available cheaply when Ansett Australia changed from its orange scheme, but this has not been proven.

The initial plan called for three-carriage sets of ACN-BN-BN, where the latter two cars in each set would be identical with second-class seating. By the time the New Deal was properly fleshed out other new carriages were deemed impractical, so after sets 1 through 6 had entered service, set 7 had the experimental BRN20 included in its consist with a modular buffet section. During the tests sets 8 and 9 entered service in the original configuration, then set 10 as ACN-BRN-BN, and sets 11 through 18 were constructed with two buffet cars; as they were released to service the most-recent of the ACN-BN-BN sets was recalled to Newport Workshops for a carriage swap, so that eventually all sets were of the ACN-BRN-BN configuration. (Set 19, added at the end of the project, was released as ACN-BRN-BN, just like set N10.)

Most carriages were fitted with automatic couplers with an implicit agreement that sets would not be separated; one of the sets in the mid-1930s had drawbars fitted between its three carriages experimentally. [13] The automatic couplers were expected to be temporary, with scharfenberg couplers expected in June 1983 to replace them and the hard-wired electrical and pneumatic links between carriages. However, a derailment in late 2011 revealed that set SN1 on the standard gauge still had autocouplers between the carriages.

A snapshot of the production line timeline is available in Newsrail, September 1982, p. 197. It lists sets N1 through N9 complete, with the carriages forming N10 through N14 at various stages of construction and fit-out, and the frames of the 43rd carriage being welded together as of 28 July 1982.

Shell 19

Carriage shell number 19 was delayed in construction as it was selected for the trial buffet module equipment. As a result, car 20 became BN19, and car 19 entered service as BRN20. [14] The car was also used to test alternative carriage side materials, such as corrugated stainless steel sheeting; this was eventually rejected and normal carriage side material was fitted in its place. [13] A sketch of the proposal is provided in Newsrail, June 1982, p. 113.

The buffet modules, developed by Smallwood & Leibert, were intended to fit through the carriage doorways and then be assembled in situ. The new carriage design was tested on daily return trips from Melbourne to Bendigo, with additional runs to Albury and Gippsland before it officially entered service. [15] In practice the module was too heavy for the carriage design and had to be modified, as the offset weight gave the body a lean of "almost three inches" - this was rectified by temporarily modifying the bogie spring layout. [16] BRN29, the next of the type to enter service, was reorganised with the buffet on the north side of the car (following east and west end convention), and at the end of the project BRN20 was modified to match the standard of the rest of the fleet.

Scharfenberg couplers

As an experiment, BRN33 was fitted with scharfenberg coupler drawbars in lieu of normal automatic couplers during construction. [13]

Details

N type carriages are individually numbered in the 1 to 57 series. Sets were issued to traffic with three types of carriage:

The BRN cars were a late addition to the concept, and the majority had their final two windows on the buffet side merely painted over. BRN cars 20, 47 and 52 are the only ones known to have been built without those two windows. [17]

From 1995 surplus Z type carriages were upgraded to N type interiors, with the following codes but with their original Z type numbers:

In 2009 a new code was introduced in conjunction with the formation of 'pure' 5-car N sets for standard gauge use:

In service

VicRail & V/Line Orange Era (1981-1995)

The first N sets introduced, N1 and N2, entered service on the Melbourne-bound train from South Geelong, at 6:50am on Monday October 5, 1981. The train split at Spencer Street station, with set N1 running to then from Horsham before forming an evening Geelong run, and set N2 running to Ballarat and return, then to South Geelong in the evening and shunting back to Geelong yard. On Saturday 10th one set ran to Spencer Street then formed a return Horsham (same as weekdays, excluding South Geelong), while the other set ran four return Geelong trips. On Sunday 11th both sets were coupled, for a Geelong to Spencer St run, then a return Bendigo and Swan Hill run, then back to Geelong. Set N3 entered service on one of the five Warrnambool/Ballarat/Shepparton rosters, replacing a set of cars CE-AS-BEa/c-BW; those cars were split, with the AS to a Gippsland set and the BEac to a Numurkah set. Set N4 then became the first "spare" N roster, available for service from 19 May 1982 if one of the other three was unable to run for any reason. [19] The fifth set entered service on 19 June, running Tuesdays to Friday on the 7am from Ballarat to Spencer Street with the return departure at 5:58pm. The set also ran a Horsham 9:30am outbound, 4:15pm inbound on Saturdays, and joined the existing Horsham train for extra capacity on Sundays.

The plan as at early 1982 was for all 54 carriages (not yet 57) to be in service by the end of 1983, running services to Warrnambool, Horsham, Shepparton, Geelong and some Bendigo services. All other services were to be provided by the existing S, Z and airconditioned E carriages, plus interurban Comeng type trains running to Traralgon. All carriages were to be formed into semi-fixed 3 or 4-car sets, with schedules built around standard consists to keep runs fast and simple. Additionally, all sets were to include only one conductor/guard van, rather than one each end, to maximise capacity for length and weight of each train set. The roster at the time worked with fourteen interurban trains (plus four on the electrified eastern region), so that would allow enough N sets spare and in rostered maintenance. [20]

As of June 1982, the roster included four N sets in service, N3 through N6, with one spare and one undergoing modifications. At the time, set N7 was due to be introduced on the Gippslander run to Bairnsdale on the week beginning 31 May; N8 and N9 had already entered service, and were stabled at Ballarat and Bendigo respectively, and had replaced CE-AS-BEac-BWL sets. The AS cars went to Ballarat Workshops for rebuilding, and the airconditioned BE cars replaced non-airconditioned cars in other sets. Further rebalancing of stock allowed the N sets to run on Dimboola trains, as accelerated schedules made return trips practical. [21] The fleet roster at the time was expected to last at least until the end of October, at which point half of the N cars would have been delivered.

An excerpt of the roster "N9" (i.e. the 9th roster post New Deal) as printed in the September 1982 Newsrail is provided below (amended November 1982 p. 283), showing the N car runs. Aside from these seven entries, a further 30 runs were scheduled, most including at least one airconditioned carriage. "SSS" is shorthand for Spencer Street station, meaning the platforms and not indicating the shunt in or out of yards.

RunMonday to FridaySaturdaySunday
Dep. SSSTo/FromArr. SSSDep. SSSTo/FromArr. SSSDep. SSSTo/FromArr. SSS
01South Geelong08000800Geelong10400935Swan Hill2120
0835Horsham18451100Geelong13372245Geelong (empty)
1910Geelong22131400Geelong1640
2325Geelong1700Geelong1937
form #11form #01form #11
02South Geelong08000835Horsham18550935Swan Hill2120
0932Ballarat13502245Geelong (empty)
1647South Geelong
Geelong (Friday only, empty)2135
form #01form #02form #13
10Geelong0824Geelong08400930Horsham2045
0905Shepparton14570915Shepparton18552110Geelong
1525South Geelong1808
1830Bendigo
forms #14forms #10forms #02
11Geelong0824Geelong0840Warrnambool2020
0925Warrnambool17080925Warrnambool16502245Geelong (empty)
1740Geelong20431825Warrnambool
2110Geelong
form #10form #11form #10
12Ballarat0840Stable Albury0930Horsham2045
1000Bendigo16052110Geelong
1647South Geelong
South Geelong (Friday only, empty)2135
Form #02Form #13Form #01
13South Geelong (Monday only)0900Ballarat0945Albury1848
Ballarat (Monday excluded)09401800Ballarat1915Bendigo
1520Ballarat1953
2030Ballarat (Friday excluded)
2040Albury (Friday only)
Form #12Form #14Form #14
14Bendigo0910Bendigo0925Ballarat1048
1445South Geelong17401300Ballarat17451315Ballarat1755
1758Ballarat1830Ballarat
Form #13Form #12Form #12

Roster N10 started 31 October 1982 with ten N sets in service, two with BRN buffet cars and eight all-sitting sets; of the latter, two were rostered as spares and six were in service. The buffet sets (N7 and N10) were rostered on the Warrnambool (1255 ex Spencer Street, returning 1600 in lieu of 1700 as above) and Horsham day return schedules, plus the 0835 and 1825 Saturday Warrnambool runs.

The additional ACN-BN-BN set ran the 0615 (formerly 0620) from South Geelong, going on to form the 0755 to Horsham; after returning to Melbourne it replaced the former 1315 railcar and trailer to Shepparton, as the new 1255 departure running parallel to the outbound Warrnambool. On Saturdays it ran the 0700 city to South Geelong, and on Sunday it ran to Numurkah. [22] The 1740 to Geelong was downgraded to a non-airconditioned timber set, but the 1645 to South Geelong was increased to the 1605 from Bendigo (as above), plus the 1600 N set arrival from Warrnambool. [22] While previously the 0824 double N set formed the Warrnambool and Shepparton services, these were retimed to 0835 and 0855 respectively and formed by the 0800 (retimed to 0758) arrival. Instead, the 0824 double set arrival from Geelong was shunted to Spencer Street yard until the afternoon, leaving other sets to take the Ballarat and Horsham services. [23]

Around the same time, the proposals for Comeng interurban trains for the Traralgon line were dropped, as they would not have been available until 1986; and so concepts for further carriages following the delivery of the 54 N cars were being prepared. [21] In practice the further order never developed.

By late 1983, roster N18 had fifteen of the eighteen N sets in service and the remaining three under rostered maintenance. This included regularly running on the Gippsland line in lieu of the proposed interurban services. Under that roster, N sets ran return trips: [24]

V/Line Passenger Red Era (1995-2007)

All N type carriages were transferred across to V/Line Passenger when the country rail operator was split between freight and passenger divisions in 1995. In 1995, Z cars began to be converted to BZN carriages. Progressively, Z sets began to be eliminated as a result of the introduction of the Sprinter railcars. Subsequently, spare BZ and BZS cars were converted to BZN cars. The interior of these cars were roughly based on the N type car layout, but in an old Z car. The code BZN indicates that it is an economy car, with Z indicating its former use as a Z car, and N indicating it being classified as an N car. By 1998, 8 cars had been converted to BZN cars. Ultimately, 14 cars were converted to BZN cars.

Later, 3 more Z cars were converted to the new BTN format in 2003. These were all former BCZ class economy cars. The first cars converted were 251, 253 and 254, which were later followed by several more. 7 cars were ultimiately converted to BTN cars. The interior arrangement of these cars had 88 seats, the same capacity as the BN class economy sitting cars.

In 2007, the Kerang rail accident occurred around 6 km (3.7 mi) north-west of Kerang. An N set, N7, was involved in this accident, which killed 11 people. The 3 cars in this set were ACN21, BRN20 and BN19. Carriage BRN20 was damaged beyond repair and was retired. Carriage ACN21 was initially paired with a number of BS cars to make up a new carriage set, however, it was ultimately rebuilt as BDN21 for standard gauge. Carriage BN19 was converted to standard gauge and placed in set SN1.

Carriage set FN2 was retired at an unknown time and its carriages were split elsewhere.

V/Line Passenger Grey Era (2007-2017)

2007 saw car BZN252 and BZN267 painted in a new mk3 livery. These cars were both newly converted from west coast Z cars to BZN cars - BZN252 from former first class car ACZ252, [25] and BZN267 from former economy car BZ267. [26] This was followed by carriage set VN12 as the first repainted, containing carriages ACN36, BRN35, BN23, and BZN273. Despite being coded a VN set, where the V indicates 5 carriages, there were only 4 cars for the initial runs of this set. Carriage set FN14 was the second repainted, and by 2016 the last car in mk2 (actually a Z car, BCZ257) was repainted into mk3. This meant all N-type carriages were painted in the grey livery. Despite the introduction of a new livery in 2017, various BTN and BZN cars remain in the mk3 livery attached to otherwise repainted mk4 sets.

V/Line Passenger Purple Era, Withdrawal and Preservation (2017-)

BN 19 stripped of its PTV livery stabled at the SRHC depot VicRail N type car at the SRHC.jpg
BN 19 stripped of its PTV livery stabled at the SRHC depot

In 2017, V/Line released a fourth carriage set for use on the Albury Line in 2017 with a new PTV livery. This was set SN8 (alongside locomotive N457), first running in April 2017. [27] Followed by set VN3 a week later, [28] the livery was subsequently applied to all N type (ACN/BN/BRN/BDN) carriages and some of the BZN/BTN fleet, though not all the ex-Z cars have received the livery.

The new Bairnsdale line timetable from 28 August 2018 brought an end to locomotive-hauled trains on 2 out of 3 daily services. [29] Prior to this, all services except one return service to Sale on a sunday were operated by N sets. [30]

The introduction of the standard gauge VLocity units in December 2021 marked the beginning of N set withdrawals, with set SN8 being transferred to the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre for indefinite storage on 15 January 2022. Initially running on only the 12:05pm Albury and 5:20pm Southern Cross services, [31] the timetable introduced on 28 August 2022 saw the removal of N sets from the Albury line. [32]

Following the withdrawal of N sets on the Albury line, there were 4 sets of N cars no longer required, which were distributed to heritage organisations and storage facilities:

On 5 October 2022, it was announced that from 23 October, all Shepparton services would now operate using VLocity units, this has been delayed until further notice due to flooding at Shepparton. [35] This would result in the end of N set operations on services along the Seymour corridor.

As of September 2024, all Bairnsdale services no longer use locomotive-hauled trains. [36]

In November 2024, Vlocity trains began to replace N sets on the Warrnambool line, with all except overnight stabling services replaced with Vlocity trains by 1 December 2024. [37] [38]

Carriage sets

The N cars appear in fixed sets not altered in ordinary service. The sets are numbered between 1 and 19. Initially issued to service as 3-car sets, from 1995 additional cars of the BCZ, ACZ, BS, BZN or BTN type were attached to give longer sets. Additional cars may also be temporarily attached or detached to a set without the set code being altered.

The original plan was for 10, then 18 three car sets each of BN-BN-ACN; but when the cars needed on-board food supplies, set N07 had car BRN20 fitted with a buffet module in place of about 20 seats at the east end. Sets N08 and N09 were released as normal BN-BN-ACN sets while N07 was trialled, and when it was deemed a success and followed by N10 as BN-BRN-ACN, sets N11 through N18 were built as BRN-BRN-ACN. Then, as each set was made ready for service, the newest BN-BN-ACN set was recalled to the workshops for mixing cars, so that all sets ended up as BN-BRN-ACN. Set N19, built at the end of the program, was released as BN-BRN-ACN from the start, and at the end of the program BRN20 returned to the workshops for modifications to match the rest of the fleet.

Set history

Note: Colours are representative only, and do not directly correlate to liveries worn in the era. Also, the zero prefix in sets 1-9 below are incorrect but useful for sorting and searching purposes.

CodeSet No.FromToCar FCar ECar DCar CCar BCar A (East end)CapacityWeightLengthChanges to achieveNotes
N011981-09-161983-09-20n/an/an/aBN01BN02ACN03228129t69mAs built
N011983-09-20n/an/an/aBN02BRN53ACN03207130t69mSwap between Sets N01 & N18 - gain BRN53, lose BN01
FN01n/an/a B??2?? BN02BRN53ACN03180t91mPower-operated doors fitted 2006-12-16. [39] Operating as FN by 2001-02-17. [39]
SN012016-09-03n/aBN19BN02BDN50BRN53ACN03366+1W215t114mAdd BN19 ex N07, add BDN50 ex N05Standard gauge from 2011-mm-dd
SN012016-09-212020-07-30n/an/aBN19BDN50BRN53ACN03283+1W172t91mLose BN02 to future set SN08Retired. ACN03, BRN53 + BN19 to SRHC, BDN50 on VN13
N021981-10-021983-08-03n/an/an/aBN04BN05ACN06228129t69mAs Built
N021983-08-03During/after 2005n/an/an/aBN05BRN50ACN06207130t69mSwap between Sets N02 & N17 - gain BRN50, lose BN04Operating as N set until 2005. [40]
FN02Converted to FN sometime during/after 2005. [40] Before 2009-12-11. [41] [42] n/an/a B??2?? BN05BRN50ACN06180t91mPower-operated doors fitted 2007-02-01. [43] BN05 to SN15, BRN50 converted to BDN50 to SN1 and ACN6 converted to BDN6 to SN16
N031981-12-181983-07-16n/an/an/aBN07BN08ACN09228129t69mAs Built
N031983-07-162007-10-16n/an/an/aBN08BRN47ACN09207130t69mSwap between Sets N03 & N16 - gain BRN47, lose BN07May have been operating as 3-car set as late as 2005. [40] [44]
FN032007-10-172008-11-04n/an/a BTN254 BN08BRN47ACN09295180t91mGain BTN254 ex VN18 [45]
FN032008-11-05n/an/a BZN262 BN08BRN47ACN09283+1W180t91mBTN254 removed, BZN262 attached but possibly not formal part of consist. [46] [47]
"FN"032016-10-16n/an/an/aBN08BRN47ACN09207130t69mZ cars withdrawn account bogie cracking issues.
FN032016-10-172016-10-24n/an/a BZN261 BN08BRN47ACN09283+1W180t91mBZN261 returned to service.
FN032016-10-242017-04-24n/an/a BZN256 BN08BRN47ACN09283+1W180t91mBZN256 returned to service; replaced BZN261.
VN032017-04-242023n/a BTN264 BZN256 BN08BRN47ACN09371+1W230t114mGain BTN264 ex FN14.
VN032023n/aBDN6 BZN256 BN08BRN47ACN09371+1W230t114mLose BTN264, gain BDN6 ex SN16.
N041982-02-191983-04-19n/an/an/aBN10BN11ACN12228129t69mAs Built
N041983-04-19Before 2003-06-16 [48] n/an/an/aBN11BRN44ACN12207130t69mSwap between Sets N04 & N15 - gain BRN44, lose BN10
FN04Before 2003-06-16 [48] n/an/a B??2? BN11BRN44ACN12180t92mGain Z car.
N042009-01-12 [49] n/an/an/aBN11BRN44ACN12207130t69mRepainted. Z car removed.
VN042009-01-12 [49] n/a BTN2?? BZN267 BN11BRN44ACN12371+1W230t114mRefurbished, repainted, BTN2?? and BZN267 added.
"VN"042016-10-01n/an/an/aBN11BRN44ACN12206130t69mBTN and BZN removed account bogie issues.
FN042016-10-012016-11-01n/an/a BZN267 BN11BRN44ACN12274+1W180t91mBZN restored.
FN042016-11-012016-12-23n/an/an/aBN11BRN44ACN12207130t69mBZN267 to set FN14. Set to Newport Workshops for exams.
FN042016-12-23Currentn/an/a BZN267 BN11BRN44ACN12274+1W180t91mReturn BZN267 ex set FN14.
N051982-03-121983-03-18n/an/an/aBN13BN14ACN15228129t69mAs Built
N051983-03-18After 2005-03-20 [40] n/an/an/aBN13BRN40ACN15207130t69mSwap between Sets N05 & N14 - gain BRN40, lose BN14
FN05After 2005-03-20 [40] n/an/an/aBN13BRN40ACN15207130t69mFitted with composite brake blocks late 2005. [50]
FN05Before 2010-11-02 [51] n/an/a BZN262 BN13BRN40ACN15283+1W180t91mGain Z car.
FN05Before 2010-11-02 [51] n/an/a BZN262 BN13BRN40ACN15283+1W180t91m
FN05By 2010-11-02Current [52] n/an/a BZN266 BN13BRN40ACN15283+1W180t91m
VN05Soonn/a BZN273 BZN266 BN13BRN40ACN15359+2W230t114mBZN273 ex set FN10
N061982-04-021983-02-25n/an/an/aBN16BN17ACN18228129t69mAs Built
N061983-02-25Before 2003-03-23 [40] [53] n/an/an/aBN17BRN38ACN18207130t69mSwap between Sets N06 & N13 - gain BRN38, lose BN16BRN38 under maintenance as at 10 October 1988, removed from set and BRS230 attached at west end. [54]
FN06Before 2003-03-23 [40] [53] Before 2007-09-23n/an/a B??2?? BN17BRN38ACN18180t91mCirca 2007, often ran with BCZ259 [55]
"FN"06Before 2013-02-14 [56] n/aBN14BRN41ACN42BRN38ACN18326217t114mBN17 to set FN09. Z cars withdrawn account bogie cracking issues. Absorbed set N14. Was officially referred to as a 5N set, to distinguish from sets with Z carriages.
FN06n/an/aBN14BRN41BRN38ACN18274174t91mACN42 withdrawn account damaged spring
"FN"062016-09-25n/an/an/aBN17BRN38ACN18207130t69mBRN41-BN14 to Set N08. Recover BN17 ex set FN09.
FN062016-09-25n/an/a BZN274 BN17BRN38ACN18279+1W180t91mGain BZN274.
FN062016-09-25n/a BTN259 BZN274 BN17BRN38ACN18367+1W230t114mGain BTN259 ex VN12.
N071982-05-14n/an/an/aBN19BRN20ACN21207130t69mAs BuiltFirst set with buffet. BRN20 originally had buffet module on reverse side, later swapped. Ran as ACN21-BN11-BRS224 (BN11 ex N4) 1987-03-12 until 1987-04-16. [57]
N072007-06-05 [41] [58] [59] n/an/an/aBN19BRN20ACN21207130t69mRepainted.Set dissolved following Kerang crash 5 June 2007, BRN20 extensively damaged now awaiting scrap, BN19 and ACN21 spare. BN19 reallocated; ACN21 used in new set SN07, recycling old BS carriages. By 2010-01-27, both cars properly redeployed. [41] [58] [59] [60]
SN072007-09-21 [61] [62] 2008-12-28 [63] BS217 BS219 BS216 BS218 BS215 ACN21372280t137mCreated new.Temporary set to replace lost set N7 following Kerang crash, using S type carriages. [64] Carriages BS215 and BS216 were not fitted with retention toilets, and were sealed off. [65] Shortly after introduction to service BS218 was removed due to faulty air conditioning, but it rejoined the set soon after. [66] Set became SZ7 for the 2009-2010 period, after ACN21 was converted to BDN21 on standard gauge and ACZ257 was converted to BCZ257.
N081982-06-071982-12-17n/an/an/aBN22BN23ACN24228129t69mAs Built
N081982-12-17n/an/an/aBN22BRN34ACN24207130t69mSwap between Sets N08 & N12 - gain BRN34, lose BN23
N08After February 2005 [40] n/a PH453 BN22BRN34ACN24 D322 207 + 25 tonnes206t85mRegular roster 12:40pm Spencer Street to Warrnambool, return 5:45pm, run behind S302. PH van for head-end power, and D van for noise. [67] [68]
FN08After February 2005 [40] [69] Before 2010-01-24. [42] n/an/a B??2?? BN22BRN34ACN24180t91mZ car ex-AZ per windows
FN08Before 2010-01-24. [42] n/an/a B??2?? B??2?? BRN34ACN24187t91mBN22 to set SN16
"FN"08Before 2013-02-14 [56] n/aBN55BRN56ACN57BRN34ACN24326217t114mZ cars withdrawn due to bogie cracking issues. Absorbed set N19. Was officially referred to as a 5N set, to distinguish from sets with Z carriages.
FN08n/an/aBN14BRN41BRN34ACN24274174t92mGain BN14, BRN41 from set N14
"FN"08End of 2016n/an/an/an/aBRN34ACN24119087t46mUnder conversion to standard gauge
SN08End of 20162020-07-30n/an/aBN10BDN02BRN34ACN24283+1W172t91mGain BDN02 ex SN01 (was BN02) and BN10 ex SN15. Repainted into livery based on VLocity scheme.Retired, BDN2 on VN12. remainder of set in South Australia awaiting restoration
N091982-07-021982-11-26n/an/an/aBN25BN26ACN27228129t69mAs BuiltACN available for service on 1982-06-30
N091982-11-26Before 2004-05-13 [70] n/an/an/aBN26BRN32ACN27207130t69mSwap between Sets N09 & N11 - gain BRN32, lose BN25
FN09Before 2004-05-13 [70] Before 2013-01-15 [71] n/an/a B??2?? [72] BN26BRN32ACN27180t91mPower operated doors fitted 2006-11-08. [73] Z car range 264-276. [72]
"FN"09Before 2013-01-15 [71] Before 2013-02-14 [56] n/an/an/aBN26BRN32ACN27207130t69mZ cars withdrawn due to bogie cracking issues. [73]
FN09Before 2013-02-14 [56] After 2013-06-11 [74] n/an/aBN17BN26BRN32ACN27295173t91mBN17 ex set FN06.
"FN"09After 2013-06-11 [74] 2016-01-xxn/an/an/aBN26BRN32ACN27207129t69mBN17 returned to set FN06. [71]
FN092016-01-xxn/an/a BCZ257 BN26BRN32ACN27255+1W179t91mGain BCZ257; not always, but usually attached.
FN092022n/an/a BZN265 BN26BRN32ACN27283+1W180t91mLose BCZ257 to FN19, gain BZN265.
VN092022Currentn/aBDN50 BZN265 BN26BRN32ACN27283+1W180t91mgain BDN50 ex SN1.
N101982-10-29Sometime before February 2007. [60] n/an/an/aBN28BRN29ACN30207130t69mAs Built
FN10Sometime before February 2007. [60] n/an/a BZN276 [75] BN28BRN29ACN30283+1W180t91m
"FN"102016-08-xxn/an/an/aBN28BRN29ACN30207130t69mAssumed during Z car withdrawals
FN102016-08-xx2016-09-23n/an/a BTN268 BN16BRN37ACN39295180t92mGain BTN268.
FN102016-09-24n/an/a BZN252 [75] BN28BRN29ACN30283+1W180t91mGain BZN252; BTN268 to FN13
FN10Currentn/a BTN251 BZN273 BN28BRN29ACN30371+1W230t114mLose BZN252 to set FN13; gain BZN273 ex FN19 and BTN251 ex workshops
FN10Soonn/a BTN251 BZN262 BN28BRN29ACN30371+1W230t114mLose BZN273 to set FN13; gain BZN262 ex workshops
N111982-11-291982-11-29n/an/an/aBRN31BRN32ACN33186131t69mAs BuiltDid not enter service.
N111982-11-29After 2005-04-11, before 2006-01-16. [76] [77] n/an/an/aBN25BRN31ACN33207130t69mSwap between Sets N09 & N11 - gain BN25, lose BRN32
FN11After 2005-04-11, before 2006-01-16. [76] [77] n/an/a B??2?? BN25BRN31ACN33180t91m
"FN"112013-11-01n/an/an/aBN25BRN31ACN33207130t69mZ cars withdrawn account bogie cracking issues. [78]
FN112013-11-01n/an/a BZN271 BN25BRN31ACN33271+1W179t91mAdd BZN271, except from 2016-09-05 to 2016-09-22.
FN11Currentn/an/a BZN276 BN25BRN31ACN33271+1W179t91mLose BZN271 to VN19; gain BZN276 ex Workshops
FN11Soonn/a BTN268 BZN276 BN25BRN31ACN33371+1W230t114mGain BTN268 ex Workshops
N121982-12-171982-12-17n/an/an/aBRN34BRN35ACN36186131t69mAs built.Did not enter service.
N121982-12-17n/an/an/aBN23BRN35ACN36207130t69mSwap between Sets N08 & N12 - gain BN23, lose BRN34
VN122008-01-23 [79] [80] n/a B??2?? B??2?? BN23BRN35ACN36230t114mZ cars added, both ex-BZ range 264-276.
VN122008-01-23 [79] [80] n/a B??2?? B??2?? BN23BRN35ACN36230t114mRepainted. Both Z cars ex-BZ range 264-276.
"VN"12n/an/an/aBN23BRN35ACN36207130t69mZ cars withdrawn account bogie cracking issues. [81]
VN12n/a BTN259 BZN272 BN23BRN35ACN36371+1W230t114mGain BZN272 and BTN259.
VN1210/2022n/an/a BZN272 BN23BRN35ACN36283+1W180t91mLose BTN259 to VN06
VN1210/2022Currentn/aBDN02 BZN272 BN23BRN35ACN36283+1W180t91mGain BD2 ex SN8
N131983-02-141983-02-14n/an/an/aBRN37n/aACN3911877t46mAs Built.Did not enter service. BRN38 entered service 1983-02-25 in set N06.
N131983-02-14Before 2005-03-19 [82] n/an/an/aBN16BRN37ACN39207130t69mSwap between Sets N06 & N13 - gain BN16, lose BRN38
N13Before 2005-03-19 [82] After 2007-09-23 [83] n/an/an/aBN16BRN37ACN39207130t69mRepainted
FN13After 2007-09-23 [83] n/an/a B??2?? BN16BRN37ACN39180t91mZ car added. Red or grey?
"FN"132016-09-23n/an/an/aBN16BRN37ACN39207130t69mRepainted; Z car removed [84]
FN132016-09-23n/an/a BTN268 BN16BRN37ACN39295180t92mGain BTN268.
FN132023n/an/a BZN252 BN16BRN37ACN39283+1W180t91mLose BTN268 to VN11, gain BTN252
FN132023Currentn/aBDN21 BZN252 BN16BRN37ACN39283+1W180t91mgain BDN21 from SN15
N141983-03-251983-03-25n/an/an/aBRN40BRN41ACN42186131t69mAs BuiltDid not enter service.
N141983-03-251997-04-xx [85] [86] n/an/an/aBN14BRN41ACN42207130t69mSwap between Sets N05 & N14 - gain BN14, lose BRN40
N141997-04-xx [85] [86] 2006-08-07n/an/an/aBN14BRN41ACN42207130t69mRepainted
FN142006-08-07n/an/a BZN261 BN14BRN41ACN42275+1W180t91mAdd BZN261
FN142013-01-13n/an/a BZN261 BN14BRN41ACN42275+1W180t91mRepainted. Various stripe patterns applied. [87] [88] [89] [90] [91] [92]
"FN"142013-01-132016-09-25 (tbc)n/an/an/aBN14BRN41ACN42207130t69mZ cars withdrawn account bogie cracking issues. May not have operated for long, if at all. Cars quickly absorbed into set "FN"06 as temporary measure. [56] Later, ACN42 pulled from set account spring issue; BRN41-BN14 shifted to set 4N08.
FN142016-09-25 (tbc)2016-10-03n/an/an/a BTN264 BRN41ACN42206137t91mSet reassembled, but BN14 not available account level crossing damage. Gain BTN264 in lieu.
FN142016-10-032016-11-01n/an/an/an/aBRN41ACN42206137t46mBTN264 removed for "G" exam.BN14 under maintenance following level crossing damage. BRN41/ACN42 stored during Bendigo line shut October 2016.
FN142016-11-012016-12-22n/an/a BZN267 BTN263 BRN41ACN42274+1W186t91mGain BTN263 and BZN267.BN14 under maintenance following level crossing damage.
"FN"142016-12-232018?n/an/an/a BTN263 BRN41ACN42274187t69mLose BZN267 to FN4.BN14 under maintenance following level crossing damage.
VN142018?Currentn/a BTN254 BZN258 BN14BRN41ACN42371+1W230t114mMay enter service as "VN"14 without Z cars temporarily.
N151983-04-191983-03-30n/an/an/aBRN43n/aACN4511877t46mAs BuiltDid not enter service. BRN44 entered service 1983-04-19 in set N04.
N151983-03-30Before 2009-12-11 [41] n/an/an/aBN10BRN43ACN45207130t69mSwap between Sets N04 & N15 - gain BN10, lose BRN44
VN152009-12-11 [41] Before 2011-04-01n/aBN05BN10BDN21BRN43ACN45336+1W215t114mBDN21 ex Set #07 as ACN21; BN05 ex Set #02 [41]
SN152011-04-01 [41] Soonn/aBN05BN10BDN21BRN43ACN45336+1W215t114mConvert to Standard Gauge
SN1520172020-07-30n/an/aBN05BDN21BRN43ACN45283+1W172t91mBN10 to SN08Retired, ACN45, BRN43 and BN05 with 707 Ops, BDN21 on VN13
N161983-06-031983-06-03n/an/an/aBRN46n/aACN4811877t46mAs BuiltDid not enter service. BRN47 entered service 1983-07-16 in set N03.
N161983-06-03before 2007-11-16 [93] n/an/an/aBN07BRN46ACN48207130t69mSwap between Sets N03 & N16 - gain BN07, lose BRN47
N16after 2007-11-16 [93] n/an/an/aBN07BRN46ACN48207130t69mRepainted
SN162010-01-242011-04-28n/aBN22BN07BDN06BRN46ACN48336+1W215t114mBDN06 ex Set #02 as ACN06; BN22 ex Set #08
SN162011-04-28circa 2020n/aBN22BN07BDN06BRN46ACN48336+1W215t114mConvert to Standard GaugeLose BN7 - Preserved with Steamrail Victoria, Carriage along with BRN34, BN10 and ACN24 ex SN8 awaiting restoration in South Australia
SN16circa 20202022-07-30n/an/aBN22BDN06BRN46ACN48336+1W215t114mConvert to Standard GaugeRetired, ACN48 with 707 Ops, BRN46 with SRHC, BN22 with 707 Ops and BDN06 on VN3
N171983-07-211983-07-21n/an/an/aBRN49n/aACN5111877t46mAs BuiltDid not enter service. BRN50 entered service 1983-08-03 in set N02.
N171983-07-21Before 2001-02-18 [86] n/an/an/aBN04BRN49ACN51207130t69mSwap between Sets N02 & N17 - gain BN04, lose BRN50
VN17Before 2001-02-18 [86] 2006-07-23 [94] n/a BS217 BZN258 BN04BRN49ACN51269+1W227t92mGain 1x S, 1x Z cars. Repainted. Ran with BZ267 in place of BZN258 during 2005. [67]
VN172006-07-23 [94] Before 2015-04-06 [95] n/a BTN2?? BZN258 BN04BRN49ACN51371+1W230t92mSwap BS217 for a Z car. Operated without BZN for a time in 2005, possibly longer. [40]
"VN"17Before 2015-02-18 [86] n/an/a B??2?? BN04BRN49ACN51180t92mRepainted. Four-car set. [96]
VN172016-10-20n/a BTN253 BZN276 [97] BN04BRN49ACN51371+1W230t114mAdd BTN253.
VN172016-10-20 [97] 2016-10-24 [97] n/a BTN253 BN04BRN49ACN51295180t91mBZN276 temporarily withdrawn.
VN172016-10-24Currentn/a BTN253 BZN261 [97] BN04BRN49ACN51371+1W230t114mBZN261 added ex FN03. Will be moved to FN14 around end of October 2016, same time as BN14 re-enters service on that set. [97]
VN17Soonn/a BTN263 BZN261 BN04BRN49ACN51371+1W230t114mLose BTN253 to VN18; gain BTN263 ex FN14
N181983-09-091983-09-09n/an/an/aBRN52n/aACN5411877t46mAs BuiltDid not enter service. BRN53 entered service 1983-09-20 in set N01.
N181983-09-09n/an/an/aBN01BRN52ACN54207130t69mSwap between Sets N01 & N18 - gain BN01, lose BRN53
VN18n/a BS2?? BS2?? BN01BRN52ACN54305224t91mRepainted. Gain 2x S cars. Ran without BS217 2006-01-03 to 2006-01-31. [98]
FN18Before 2008-02-24 [99] Before 2012-05-14 [100] n/an/a BTN254 BN01BRN52ACN54295180t91mLose 2x S cars. Gain BTN254. [98]
VN18Before 2012-05-14 [100] Before 2016-06-09 [101] n/a BTN254 BZN258 [100] BN01BRN52ACN54371+1W230t114mGain BZN258.
N18Before 2016-06-09 [101] 2016-09-09n/an/an/aBN01BRN52ACN54207130t69mZ cars withdrawn account bogie cracking issues.
FN182016-09-09Currentn/an/a BZN275 BN01BRN52ACN54283+1W180t91mBZN275 returned to service
VN1820162023n/a BTN253 BZN275 BN01BRN52ACN54371+1W230t114mGain BTN253 ex VN17
VN182023n/an/an/aBN01BRN52ACN54371+1W230t?Preserved on the Daylesford Country Spa railway
N191984-04-06Before 2005-mm-ddn/an/an/aBN55BRN56ACN57207130t69mAs Built.
N19Before 2005-mm-ddn/an/an/aBN55BRN56ACN57207130t69mRepainted. Fitted with power doors in 2005. [102]
FN19Before 2007-12-27 [103] After 2007-12-27 [103] n/an/a B??2?? BN55BRN56ACN57180t91mZ car added, number 264-276 range. [103]
FN19After 2007-12-27 [103] n/an/a B??2?? BN55BRN56ACN57180t91mRepainted
"FN"19After 2007-12-27 [103] Before 2016-09-23.n/an/an/aBN55BRN56ACN57207130t69mZ cars withdrawn account bogie cracking issues. [104] Cars absorbed into set "FN"08 as temporary measure. [56]
FN19Before 2016-09-23.Before 2016-10-11.n/an/a BZN273 BN55BRN56ACN57283+1W180t91m
FN19Before 2016-10-11.n/an/a BZN265 BN55BRN56ACN57283+1W180t91mSwap BZN273 for BZN265.
VN19?n/a BCZ257 BZN271 BN55BRN56ACN57335+1W230t114mGain BZN271 ex FN11 and BCZ257 ex FN09.
VN19Currentn/a BZN271 BZN275 BN55BRN56ACN57335+1W230t114mLose BCZ257. Gain BZN275

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