29.6.1965 | Entered service. [rrc] |
04.07.1979 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "ARH 159 F" alteration: "alteration to individual steps in accordance to drawing. (03s79)". |
13.06.1986 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "ARH 159 F" alteration complete: "replace side stem springs on concertinas to increase closing force. (RS4128)". |
17.12.1986 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "ARH 159 F" alteration complete: "apply check letter to class & number of approximately 443 locomotives, passenger cars and rail cars. Classify Overland sleeping cars. (RS4173)". |
19.03.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "ARH 159 F" alteration complete: "installation of emergency key boxes to passenger cars. (RS4190)". |
20.08.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "ARH 159 F" alteration complete: "modify buffer beam on carbon and stainless steel passenger cars. (RS4215)". |
26.08.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "ARH 159 F" alteration: "modify air conditioning intake filters and frames (primary and secondary) on stainless steel and carbon steel passenger cars. (RS4213)". |
15.03.1988 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "ARH 159 F" alteration: "modify buffer beams and fit additional springs to either side of the coupler to increase the diaphragm compressive force on all stainless steel and carbon steel passenger cars. (RS4270)". |
16.05.1989 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "ARH 159 F" alteration: "fit 1.8 mm thick lead sheet to the floors of all standard gauge passenger cars, including I.P. cars. (RS4420)". |
21.06.1990 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "ARH 159 F" alteration: "fit longer pin in passenger car jumper cable plugs. All passenger cars. (RS4518)". |
17.01.1991 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "ARH 159 F"as having repair "wheel set". |
28.05.1991 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "ARH 159 F" alteration: "replace existing exhaust chokes on 132 no. "Ghan" "Trans-Australian" "Overland", 'SS' & 'SSA' cars to improve train handling. All std cars to be fitted with exhaust chokes to wh p/no. 2483 & the 3 no. relay braked cars are to be fitted with wh p/no. c-12740 exhaust chokes . this modification will increase brake cylinder exhaust timings from 6-9 secs to 26-28 secs. (RS4603)". |
28.06.1993 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "ARH 159 F" alteration: "on stainless steel passenger cars (IP & Ghan) remove temperature recording instrument from air conditioning control panel area. Remove associated pipe work. (RS4800)". |
1996 | Part of Parkeston Breakdown Train. |
30.5.1997 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "ARH 159 F" in AN "Mainland Division".Owner: | "AN" | Operator: | "C" | Length Over Headstocks: | "22.9m" | Tare Weight: | "50.1tonne" | Current Gauge: | "Standard" | Gauge Restrictions: | "S" | Bogie Configuration: | "2X2" | Original Cost: | "$172500" | Run Restriction: | "Unrestrcited on gauge(s) shown Inter or Intrastate" | Diagram Book Page No.: | "NS 67" | Date Built: | "29.06.1965" | Operating System: | "AN" | Intended Use: | "Passengers" | Remarks: | "Twinette" | BSG Code: | "DSDZ" |
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1.7.1998 | To Australian Rail Track Corporation. |