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V&SAR Joint Stock Wooden Sleeping Car

Acheron -- Sleeping Car 6

31.3.1986 Acheron car Spencer street

Acheron car Spencer street station

V&SAR Joint stock wooden sleeping car Acheron was built at the Victorian Railways Newport Workshops (by contractors Fowler and party) for use on The Overland.

See also V&SAR sleeping cars: Angas, Baderloo, Barwon, Coliban, Dargo, Finniss, Glenelg, Inman, Loddon, Onkaparinga, Pekina, Tambo, Torrens.

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31.8.1923	Entered service.
6.1936	Auto couplers fitted.
27.6.1969	South Australian Railways equity brought by Victorian Railways.
4.9.1969	Altered to "Sleeping car No. 6".
25.3.1971	Shower and brakevan facilities fitted.
3.1972	Modified as follows, air gauge and brake tap relocated from conductors compartment to saloon compartment; Hand rails fitted inside each door of the saloon compartment; Electric side and tail lamps fitted; Fly wire screens fitted to the window of sleeping compartments.
4.1980	Lounge abolished and berth 1 and 2 enclosed.
1984	Fitted with Spirit of Progress bogies.
5.1986	Being used on the "Train of Knowledge".
1990	Withdrawn and allocated to Seymour Loco Group.

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