Re: [NSW] RUB carriage Set Arrangements & Info

[Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

The sets were different for different services, and there were several
loose carriages.  Sets could easily be up or down a vehicle.

As at 1971:
RUB 140 & 141 (North Coast Daylight):
2xSBS-RS-OFS3xSFS-PHS

RUB 142 & 143 (Brisbane Limited)
wxSBS-RS-OFS-3xSFS-PHS

RUB 144 & 145 (Riverina Express)
SBS-RS-OBS-3xSFS-PHS

RUB 146 & 147 (Intercapital Daylight)
SFS-SFR-2xSFS-RS-OBS-3xSBS-PHS
These two had rollerbearings, and the first-class carriages retained 2+1
seating (those in other sets had been modified to 2+2).

I have the carriage numbers as at Jan.71, but too lengthy to post on
line, and possibly irrelevant.

There was an article in ARHS Bulletin c1954.

Jonathan Lau wrote:

> Would anyone have information on RUB carriage sets? All the reference
> books I've seen don't have anything on RUB sets.
>
> The info I require are:
>
> - How were RUB sets arranged? (I think there were about 7-8 cars)
> - Set & Carriage numbers?
> - Dimensions, etc.

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Regards
Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor