Re: Strange Car in Eveleigh Sydney

Eben Levy (ebenlevy@klever.net.au)
Sat, 11 Apr 1998 20:46:59 +1000

Albert Alcoceba wrote:

> I've noticed an interesting carriage sitting just inside the old ACDEP site
> in Eveleigh, Sydney.
>
> The carriage in question is just inside the shed, and is coupled to a 3801
> Limited brake van which is just outside the shed.
>
> This carriage is painted in XPT colours and has "XPT Sleepers" labelled on
> the side, near the top of the doors. The carriage is interesting in that
> it has a very square cross section - no rounding of corners at all...
> nothing like the normal XPT cars. It hasn't moved from that spot in many months.
>
> Anyone know what it is?

This is a mock up for displaying the *THEN NEW* sleeping cars, it is sitting on an
old for wheel underframe. I believe this mockup was one that went to an easter show
one year.

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Eben.

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