Re: "Day of the Roses" carriages

[ROY HOWARTH <rhowarth@tig.com.au>]

I think the disposal of the ex-SRA cars used in Day of the Roses (ie. 
Supplementary Interurbans & wooden country stock etc) pre-dated the great 
auctions of the mid to late-1990's. As per past postings on this subject 
many of the cars used in the mini-series came from WA where they were 
used behind Pendennis Castle, and many of these cars were disposed of in 
the late-1980's (many such cars also live in and around Menangle 
amongst the tall grass). 

To ascertain the carriage type, I think the best way anyone can assist is 
to post a J-Peg image of the car as the window arrangements varied from 
car to car, especially with the supplementary interurbans. The same 
applies to the underframe & undergear equipment (bogies, truss rods etc).

Roy H

petan@ion.com.au (petan@ion.com.au) wrote:
>The carriages must have been purchased off the railways. Perhaps they
>were purchased at one of the great auctions? If so, the details would
>be in back issues of Railway Digest or similar.  As there were several
>carriages involved, it should make the search easier if you elimate
>the single carriage purchase people.
>
>Any details on the under gear?
>
>Any carriage specialists out there?
>
>Just a thought..
>
>Cheers
>Peter Cokley
>
>
>On Mon, 14 Dec 1998 21:18:49 +1100, <glillic@msn.com.au> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>>One of my brothers-in-law has purchased one of the carriages that was
>>>used in the recent TEN program "Day of the Roses" and now has it
>>>installed in his backyard in suburban Brisbane. The carriage is virtually
>>>gutted inside, but with some "studio additions" and a few spare seats. He
>>>would like to restore part of the carriage, but to do that needs to know
>>>the model and how to go about getting the details. Nothing of the
>>>original makers plates, etc. remain, and the outside markings on the
>>>carriage are those that the film crew applied (they are different on each
>>>side!).
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>
>>
>>The details in your posting do not allow for anyone to determine which of
>>the carriages was purchased.
>>
>>The producers of Day of The Roses matched their cars (as close as they
>>could) to the 3801 Limited carriages used in the pre-crash sequences. I
>>would think that the sides of the "studio" cars not facing the cameras were
>>unaltered and therefore might show the true class and number of the car you
>>have.
>>
>>To answer your question some detail of the shell will need to be posted.
>>Such detail might include number and positioning of windows and doors.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>Geoff Lillico
>>3801 Limited
>>
>>
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