HRB Brakevans
HRB 62 to 68
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Brakevans with sleeping accomodation, built by the South Australian Railways at its Islington Workshops.
HRB 62
Built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops, as "HRB" brakevan with sleeping accomodation.
25.9.1943 | Entered service. |
20.10.1971 | Written off. |
HRB/P 63
Built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops, as a brakevan with sleeping accomodation. Coded by the Commonwealth "HRB".
30.10.1943 | Entered service. |
1963 | Converted to "P" pay car. |
25.5.1973 | Condemned. |
9.1.1974 | Used as a mobile storage room for the rail welding gang. |
HRB 64 -- R 3179
Built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops, as a brakevan with sleeping accomodation, coded "HRB".
30.10.1943 | Entered service. |
17.2.1976 | Written off. |
14.8.1979 | Underframe converted to "R 3179". |
HRB/HRF/AVFY 65
Built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops, as a brakevan with sleeping accomodation. Coded by the Commonwealth "HRB".
9.10.1943 | Entered service. |
20.6.1956 | Bunks fitted. |
17.6.1965 | Reclass "HRF". |
18.5.1966 | Rebuilt brakevan body with steel plate. Dining, cooking, toilet and shower facilities provided. |
10.9.1982 | Recoded "AVFY". |
28.6.1985 | Interior Repairs. |
- | Allocated to CME Parkeston. |
1.1999 | Sold to a buyer from Geelong, Victoria. |
HRB 66 -- R 3195
Built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops, as a brakevan with sleeping accomodation, coded "HRB".
12.11.1943 | Entered service. |
23.9.1975 | Written off. |
14.8.1979 | Underframe converted to "R 3195". |
HRB/HP/P 67
Built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops, as a brakevan with sleeping accomodation, Coded "HRB".
12.11.1943 | Entered service. |
16.8.1955 | Converted to "HP" pay car. |
12.5.1964 | To "P", when alterations were made to the layout of the car. |
27.10.1982 | Written off. |
HRB/HRG 68
Built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops, entered service as a brakevan with sleeping accomodation for 2. Coded "HRB".
19.11.1943 | Entered service. |
18.12.1969 | Converted to "HRG" powervan. |
8.9.1984 | Written off. |
20.6.1989 | At Pimba on private property alongside the main road. |