Re: Don River Railway investigating dining car

[David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au>]

Chris Stratton wrote:
> > [Can anybody with a knowledge of Tasmanian carriages make an educated
> > guess as to which car and who owns it?]
> 
> Possibly SP6, the former Sentinel steam railcar. It is listed as being
> privately owned, located at the Derwent Valley Railway, and being converted
> to a dining car. See http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/railtas/info/dv.htm

I have spent many journeys in SP5 between Queenscliff and Drysdale (as
Guard). They aren't all that stable, and I wouldn't think it would be
ideal for a dining car. That's why BPR converted one of the Clyde steel
cars to a dining car.

Cheers
David