Suburban Passenger Car BU 1074
Production date
1924
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
Wooden Suburban Carriage. 9 compartments acessable through 18 individual doors on either side of carriage. Grab rails on right hand sides of doors. Sash windows with wooden slat sunshades. Smaller windows with green and red glass windows running allong the length of carriage (red windows positioned above doors). Full length running boards. Majority of carriage painted tuscan red.
18 wooden vinyl covered bench seats running across carriage. Electric lighting. Overhead luggage racks mounted around inside of carriage. Pressed metal ceiling with octagonal pattern painted white. Leather straps mounted to door and doorframe prevent door from opening too far. Floor painted red. Mustard-coloured walls.
18 wooden vinyl covered bench seats running across carriage. Electric lighting. Overhead luggage racks mounted around inside of carriage. Pressed metal ceiling with octagonal pattern painted white. Leather straps mounted to door and doorframe prevent door from opening too far. Floor painted red. Mustard-coloured walls.
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TRANSPORT Railways railway vehicles
Production date
1924
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Media/Materials description
Indeterminate Hardwood (Woods) Plastics (Synthetic Materials) Indeterminate (Metals - Ferrous) Chrome (Metal Plating) Indeterminate (Glass) Leather (Animal/Human Remains) Paint (Surface Treatments)
History and use
This type of carriage were unofficially known as Evans cars, named after Charles Evans, the Commissioner of Railways 1911-1918. Evans had recommended the design of this carriage as more suited for commuter travel. They became a common sight on Brisbane suburban lines for more than fifty years.
Evans cars had a side door on each compartment, rather than one door at the end of the carriage. Each door opened onto a pair of bench seats stretching across the car. This made it easier for passengers to board and leave. Evans cars had seats for 60 to 90 passengers according to the type, but accommodated many more with passengers standing during peak hour.
BU 1074 was built at the Ipswich Railway Workshops and entered service on 30 October1924. BU 1074 was written off in June 1984 and later restored at the Ipswich Railway Workshops for display in The Workshops Rail Museum.
Evans cars had a side door on each compartment, rather than one door at the end of the carriage. Each door opened onto a pair of bench seats stretching across the car. This made it easier for passengers to board and leave. Evans cars had seats for 60 to 90 passengers according to the type, but accommodated many more with passengers standing during peak hour.
BU 1074 was built at the Ipswich Railway Workshops and entered service on 30 October1924. BU 1074 was written off in June 1984 and later restored at the Ipswich Railway Workshops for display in The Workshops Rail Museum.
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R5855
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