B Class Sitting Cars

B 76 to 79

Four sitting cars were purchased from the "Reading Railroad" in 1950. They had been built by "J.G Brill" in 1929.

B/BM 76

Economy class sitting car built by "J.G Brill" for the "Reading Railroad", road number "88".

1929	Entered service on "Reading Railroad".
4.02.1951	Entered service on the Commonwealth Railways.
4.10.1951	Fitted with a luggage compartment and recoded "BM".
1977/78	Written off as derelict at Cook.

B 77

Economy class sitting car, built by "J.G Brill" for the "Reading Railroad", road number "85".

1929	Entered service on "Reading Railroad".
7.12.1951	Entered service on the Commonwealth Railways.
16.11.1968	Destroyed by fire.
5.12.1968	Written off.

B/BM 78 -- U 2212

Economy class sitting car, built by "J.G Brill" for the "Reading Railroad", road number "89".

1929	Entered service on "Reading Railroad".
7.12.1951	Entered service on the Commonwealth Railways as "B" class sitting up car,.
9.6.1953	Converted to sitting up with luggage compartment, recoded "BM". Released to traffic 2.4.1953 unfinished for use with peak easter traffic, then returned to workshops.
13.11.1969	Converted to poison car "U 2212".
1.4.1978	Written off.

B 79

Economy class sitting car, built by "J.G Brill" for the "Reading Railroad", road number "90".

1929	Entered service on "Reading Railroad".
7.12.1951	Entered service on the Commonwealth Railways.
4.2.1976	Written off.