HM Luggage and Mail Vans
HM 255 to 259, 311, 312, 318, 319 (901, 957 to 959)
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Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering" for the Commonweatlh Railways .
HM 255
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-68.
16.5.1969 Entered service.
12.1995 Fitted with a smoking compartment.
1.4.1997 On Australian National passenger division operational list.
1.11.1997 To Great Southern Railway .
2002-03 Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report].
HM 256
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-68.
11.6.1969 Entered service.
2.1996 Fitted with a smoking compartment.
1.4.1997 On Australian National passenger division operational list.
1.11.1997 To Great Southern Railway .
2002-03 Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report].
HM 257 -- HM 957
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering" . Contract No. 2904-1967-8.
12.6.1969 Entered service as "HM 257".
1970 Allocated to Indian Pacific Joint Stock for accounting purposes. A small blue plate lettered "Indian Pacific Car" was affixed to the right hand end of each side.
4.6.1974 Renumbered as Joint Stock "HM 957" from "HM 257" for Indian Pacific service.
2.1996 Fitted with a smoking compartment.
1.4.1997 On Australian National passenger division operational list.
1.11.1997 To Great Southern Railway .
2002-03 Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report].
HM 258 -- HM 958 -- Chalaki
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering" . Contract No. 2904-1967-8.
17.6.1969 Entered service as "HM 258".
1970 Allocated to Indian Pacific Joint Stock for accounting purposes. A small blue plate lettered "Indian Pacific Car" was affixed to the right hand end of each side.
1974 Renumbered as Joint Stock "HM 958" from "HM 258" for Indian Pacific service.
6.1992 Fitted with Indian Pacific name boards.
12.1995 Fitted with a smoking compartment.
1.4.1997 On Australian National passenger division operational list.
1.11.1997 To Great Southern Railway .
2000 Named Chalaki after former Overland sleeping car of the same name.
2002-03 Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report].
HM 259 -- HM 959
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering" . Contract No. 2904-1967-8.
9.7.1969 Entered service as "HM 258".
1970 Allocated to Indian Pacific Joint Stock for accounting purposes. A small blue plate lettered "Indian Pacific Car" was affixed to the right hand end of each side.
1974 Renumbered as Joint Stock "HM 959" from "HM 259" for Indian Pacific service.
1996 Fitted with a smoking compartment.
1.4.1997 On Australian National passenger division operational list.
1.11.1997 To Great Southern Railway .
2002-03 Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report].
HM 311
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering" .
26.3.1974 Entered service.
1.12.1995 Interior being fitted with smoking compartment.
1.4.1997 On Australian National passenger division operational list.
1.11.1997 To Great Southern Railway .
18.8.1999 Very badly damaged in a collision at Zanthus.
HM 312
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering" .
22.4.1974 Entered service.
- Allocated to CME Port Pirie.
1996 Fitted with a smoking compartment.
1.4.1997 On Australian National passenger division stored list.
1.11.1997 To Great Southern Railway .
2002-03 Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report].
HM 318
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering" . Contract No. 3748-1974.
7.5.1975 Entered service.
1989 Ghan colour scheme fitted to exterior.
1997 Fitted with a smoking compartment.
1.4.1997 On Australian National passenger division operational list.
1.11.1997 To Great Southern Railway .
2002-03 Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report].
HM 319 -- HM 901
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering" . Contract No. 3748-1974.
10.5.1975 Entered service as "HM 319".
6.1975 Renumbered as Joint Stock "HM 901" from "HM 319" for Indian Pacific service.
7.1992 Fitted with Indian Pacific name boards.
1996 Fitted with a smoking compartment.
1.4.1997 On Australian National passenger division stored list.
1.11.1997 To Great Southern Railway .
2002-03 Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report].