Ancient NSW Govt.freight, passenger & Wogan rolling stock Was Re: S trucks? How old r they?

["Chris" <chris@enet21.com.au>]

Hi again

I remember reading at the original Power House (the Ultimo tramsheds) that
some early 1855-1860's passenger stock was rescued by a railway employee in
the 1950/60's who on holidays up on the North Coast spotted a couple a
carriages being used as a work train. Some of these are attached to
locomotive number 1 at Ultimo.

The NSWRTM aren't the only ones who like to vandalise early freight stock,
both the ARHS - NSW division and the ILRMS are both guilty of this. There
was up until the mid 1980's an ex Wogan railway 'D' wagon down at Albion
Park (along with the std gauge Hudswell 0-6-0T), the ARHS owners of these
were unable (or didn't want)  to pay for the upkeep of the 'D' wagon so it
went up the chimney  as firewood of the ILRMS narrow gauge locos.  - any
other Wogan rolling stock still around?

I believe that they have off loaded the 0-6-0t to  be "stuffed and mounted"
in front of some railway station on the South Coast.


Chris


"Craig Warton" <craigw@wolf.net.au> wrote in message
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> Chris,
>
> There are not actually any 1855 vintage coaches surviving - the ones at
the
> Power house are actually replicas built during the 1930's on some existing
> underframes.
> With reference to surviving stock, Dorrigo have at least a roun cornered S
> wagon, a 16' SS and a compo D wagon. The RTM have two 2' 3" side D wagons
> (medium sided), one still has the original lever brake plus WH gear, while
the
> other has been fitted with the post 1900 stye of brake wheel. I am certain
this
> is a departmental mod and the wagon is not in typical service condition.
The
> former is in reasonably close condition. In addition, the RTM had a 6
wheel
> water tank which they disgracefully "restored" to working condition for
tour
> use. An important historical exhibit was destroyed due to this act of
stupidity.
> In addition, the RTM have a 6 wheel accident van which has suffered
greatly from
> their "storage" efforts. They also have two cars from the Ned Kelly movie,
which
> are actually the only surviving wooden underframe cattle wagons. I live in
hope
> that they will acquire an appreciation of the historical importance of
some of
> the stock they have, but I doubt it.
>
> There are several other items down there, one of the best being the wooden
> hopper ballast wagon. Dorrigo probably has other items too. Others closer
to
> Dorrigo my be able to answer.
>
> Regards,
>
> Craig
>
> Chris wrote:
>
> > I assume most of  the "preserved" S trucks sitting and rusting with the
> > various rail museum groups are of the latter batch, does any group have
> > earlier S trucks and 19 century freight stock in their collections. 1855
era
> > passenger stock exists, but does any freight stock exist?
> >
> > Chris
> >
>