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VGB Power Van

NG 68 -- VGB/PGB 377

8.10.1996 Port Augusta - PGB377 power car 24.12.1986 Keswick - PGB377

Steel power car built by Commonwealth Engineering for use on the narrow gauge Ghan service. Contract No. 2573-1965.

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11.1.1966Entered service on the Central Australia Railway as "NG 68".
11.1980Used on the last Ghan 11.1980.
16.7.1983Converted to standard gauge as "VGB 377".
24.11.1984Recoded "PGB".
1986Used on the Jubilee Trade Train.
1.7.1998To Australian Rail Track Corporation.
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