> "Michael Schabas" <michael@trains.demon.co.uk> writes:
>
> >Does anyone know the whereabouts and ownership of these cars?
> >Please reply to michael@trains.demon.co.uk
>
> All over the place ie, NSWRTM, AHRS(Act), Steamrail Victoria,
> Queensland Rail,
> and others. Those not sold to a railway operator were probably cutup.
>
> The RTM is proceeding at speed with restoration work on their
> Southern
> Aurora cars, the set arrived a Thirmere with condemed bogies,
> de-gassed
> air-conditioning and in some cases much internal damage. Several cars
> have
> been reconditioned and are now available for service.
>
> --
> Matthew Geier, | Australian Public Access Network
> Association
> matthew@sleeper.apana.org.au | +61 2 9587 9773
> matthew@law.usyd.edu.au | 018 977 356
I believe that none of the cars have been sent to scrap at this
stage. All were sold to either museum/ preservation groups or private
buyers.