Victorian Railways E type carriage
Class of passenger railway car in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The E type carriages were wooden express passenger carriage used on the railways of Victoria, Australia. Originally introduced by Victorian Railways Chairman of Commissioners Thomas James Tait for the interstate service between Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, these Canadian-inspired carriages remained in regular service for 85 years over the entire Victorian network.[1]
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E type carriage | |
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Manufacturer | Victorian Railways |
Operators | various heritage operators |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | 71 ft (21.64 m) |
Car length | 73 ft 8+1ā4 in (22.46 m) |
Width | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
Height | 13 ft 8+1ā4 in (4.17 m) |
Power supply | Axle-mounted generators |
Bogies | 53 ft 10 in (16.41 m) centres; 10 ft (3.05 m) wheelbase each; 63 ft 10 in (19.46 m) total wheelbase 51 ft 10 in (15.80 m) centres for 43BE post-rebuild; 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) wheelbase each; 61 ft 10 in (18.85 m) total wheelbase |
Braking system(s) | Westinghouse |
Coupling system | screw, later autocouplers |
Track gauge | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) |
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