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Victorian Railways Long W type carriage
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The W type carriages were wooden passenger carriages used on the railways of Victoria, Australia.
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![]() Elliptical roofed 61BW as preserved by Steamrail Victoria | |
Manufacturer | Victorian Railways |
Built at | Newport Workshops |
Constructed | 1926–1927 |
Entered service | 1926–1986 |
Number built | 9x AW, 5x ABW, 11x BW |
Number preserved | 60, 64 & 65AW[1] 61 & 63ABW[2] |
Number scrapped | 12 |
Fleet numbers | 60-68AW, 60-63ABW, 65ABW & 60-70BW; later 71-79BW, 80-82BW, 1-9VFW & 31-34MT |
Capacity | 60 1st class passengers (AW)[1][4] 26 1st class & 34 2nd class passengers (ABW)[2][5] |
Operators | various heritage operators |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Timber |
Car length | 64 ft 0+3⁄4 in (19.53 m) over body; 67 ft 2 in (20.47 m) over pulling lines |
Width | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
Height | 13 ft 0+7⁄8 in (3.98 m) |
Maximum speed | 70 mph (113 km/h) |
Weight | 32 LT 10 cwt 0 qtr (33.02 t) (AW)[1][4] 33 LT 5 cwt 0 qtr (33.78 t) (ABW)[2][5] |
Axle load | 8 LT 2 cwt 2 qtr (8.26 t) (AW)[1][4] 8 LT 6 cwt 1 qtr (8.45 t) (ABW)[2][5] |
Bogies | W type at 49 ft 3+1⁄4 in (15.02 m) centres |
Braking system(s) | Westinghouse air brakes |
Coupling system | Autocoupler |
Track gauge | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) & 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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