BRA Second Class Sleeping Car

BRA 59 to 60, 70

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BRA 59

BRA 60

BRA 70

Second class standard gauge four berth sleeping car built by the Commonwealth Railways Port Augusta Workshops. Has eight four berth compartments sleeping 32 persons and conductor quarters.

BRA 59

Built by the Commonwealth Railways Port Augusta Workshops, as "BRA" second class standard gauge four berth sleeping car.

12.2.1941	Entered service.
15.11.1957	Fire damaged.
12.12.1958	Fitted electric fans and 415V bypass for head end power.
17.12.1965	New roof canvas, concertinas, outside sheathing, stepboards, doors and water system
9.6.1981	Roof repairs.
6.11.1982	Written off.
21.6.1983	Sold to Steamtown Peterborough for $500.
22.11.1983	Transferred to Peterborough on No.332 roadside goods.
1986	Stored by the Loco shed Peterborough on Standard Gauge Bogies.
1989	Moved to Port Pirie car barn.
-	Returned to Peterborough.

BRA/NBRA 60

Built by the Commonwealth Railways Port Augusta Workshops, as "BRA" second class standard gauge four berth sleeping car. Sleeps 32 persons in eight four berth compartments. It was constructed by the Commonwealth Railways at their Port Augusta Workshops. It has as a deep centre rivetted underframe.

11.3.1942	Entered service.
11.12.1953	Modernisation and airconditioning was installed.
18.4.1961	Transferred to narrow gauge recoded "NBRA" class. Fitted with Westwaggon type bogies.
12.1980	On the last Ghan as a crew car.
22.5.1982	Written off.
-	In possession of the Ghan Preservation Society.

BRA/NBRA 70

Built by the Commonwealth Railways Port Augusta Workshops, as "BRA" second class standard gauge four berth sleeping car. Eight four berth compartments slept 32 persons and conductor quarters. Built at the Port Augusta Workshop of the Commonwealth Railways. Fitted with deep centre welded underframe.

2.6.1944	Entered service.
4.9.1953	Fitted with Stones Airconditioning and modernised.
18.4.1961	Converted to narrow gauge for use on the Alice Springs service, recoded "NBRA". Fitted with "KD21" type bogies
22.5.1982	Written off.
-	In possession of the Ghan Preservation Society.