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carriages for people to travel in. As Western Australia never as such had any 2ft
gauge Passenger Carrying railways, the BBR had to build its own Carriages.
Initially the railway commenced operating with the small industrial
locomotives from the "Maylands clay pits" and " Whiteman
Brick". Carriages (Small Stock) for the these locomotives to haul were
first built on the chassis' from hopper wagons ex Maylands Clay Pits,
"Citra Wagons" and ex gold mine ore hoppers from the Lake View and
Star Goldmine in Kalgoorlie.
All "Small Stock" carriages use a "Link &
Pin" style coupling. BV1 is the only vehicle fitted with braking equipment
being a "Hand Brake operated by the train Guard.
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Link and Pin Coupling as used on Small Stock.
A very simple style of
coupling used quite commonly throughout the world on Narrow Gauge
equipment. A loop or link is inserted through the gap in the buffer face
and a pin inserted behind the buffer face to retain the link.
Care needs to be taken
when lifting the link to an approaching buffer face when coupling to
another vehicle. This is often done using a thin bar or similar to raise
the link to a suitable receiving height. The bar is then quickly removed
when the link is in place before the buffer faces meet.
On BBR Passenger Trains
thick rubber plates were used to provide spacing out of the buffer faces
as well as to provide some cushioning effect.
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C 1
4 Wheel Passenger
Carriage - built by W.A.L.R.P.A on Maylands Clay Pit chassis.
Entered service **/*/1983
Currently out of service
and derelict in storage yard.
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C 2
4 Wheel Passenger
Carriage - built by W.A.L.R.P.A on Maylands Clay Pit chassis.
Entered service **/*/1983
Currently out of service
and derelict in storage yard.
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C3
4 Wheel Passenger
Carriage - built by W.A.L.R.P.A on Maylands Clay Pit chassis.
Entered service **/*/1983
Restored to operational
service on a "Citra" chassis, for the BBR's 21st Birthday
Celebrations during December 2005
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C1 C2 & C3 were originally built on chassis' from
hopper wagons used at the Maylands clay pits. Although the wheel
profiles were not ideal, at the time they were all that was available. After about a year,
a new chassis became available.
These were chassis' from an articulated tunnelling spoil train used by
Citra Constructions. They were located in a scrap yard and 10 chassis'
were purchased. The single axle chassis' were cut in half and the halves
with an axle, welded together to form a 4 wheel chassis which became
known to BBR members as "Citra Wagons". These had much better
wheel profiles and rubber suspension. The “C” wagons were mounted
onto the new chassis' by the simple expedient of removing the hopper
wagon axle boxes and attaching the wagon, chassis and all, on top of the
new chassis and fitting new couplers. This
improved the ride and raised the height of the vehicles relative to the
platforms.
Once the railways “Large Stock”
came into regular use, the C wagons fell out of use, and over a period
of time the bodies were removed from the chassis' and they were then used as
workshop bogies.
Recently two of the
"Citra" chassis' have been used as flat wagons for collecting
discarded old sleepers from around the line where their low height was
an advantage for easy loading. These have subsequently been joined with
a “Well" frame to carry the railway’s mini-excavator, which has
been acquired to mechanise sleeper handling.
A third "Citra" chassis
was re-united with its C wagon body for use at the railway’s
anniversary dinner as a representative of the railway’s original
stock. It is still in service in this form.
The three above mentioned Citra wagons, as
such, still see use on the mainline.
The remaining two "Citra"
chassis are still in use at the depot at Mussel Pool as workshop bogies.
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C4
4 Wheel Passenger
Carriage - built by BBR on ex L,V&S ore hopper Chassis (Malcolm Moore
built).
Only in service for
about 4 years and later scrapped.
Unlike the other C
wagons - entry/exit of C4 was only possible from the platform side.
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C4 was a later addition to the
“C” wagon set.
This vehicle was originally built as a flat wagon
using the chassis of one of the L,V+S side dump ore cars, and was used
during construction of the railway. Once ballasting was required, the
flat car deck was removed and stored, and a Jones coupler fitted at one
end for use as a match wagon between link and pin coupler stock and
equipment fitted with Jones couplers.
After this work was finished, the
flat wagon body was eventually refitted and sides and seats added to
generally match the other “C” wagons. As the “C” wagons fell
into disuse, the chassis from C4 was re-united with one of the LV+S
hopper bodies, and ran in this form for a couple of Enthusiast’s Days.
This chassis has now been lengthened and used to rail
mount the railway’s large diesel air compressor "Blowhard".
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BV 1
4 Wheel Passenger Brake
Carriage - built by BBR on ex L,V&S ore hopper Chassis (Malcolm Moore
built). Fitted with handbrake wheel in guard compartment.
Entered service
04/8/1984 - Still in use
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ALV 11 & 12
4 Wheel Passenger
Carriage - built by BBR on ex L,V&S ore hopper Chassis (Malcolm Moore
built).
Entered service **/*/1985?
- Still in use
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This Picture shows the entire small stock
train being hauled by Planet #1 ( in its original form) on a day when
"Rally Australia" was held at Whiteman Park.
Consist - Planet #1, ALV 11 & 12, C 1, 2, 3 & 4 and BV1 at
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Similar to the picture above but from the
opposite end with 0-4-0T "Golden Ridge" and Maylands as the
motive power in June 1990
Consist - BV1, C 1, 2, 3 & 4 and ALV 11 & 12 at
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On arrival of much larger locomotives and the realisation that the railway
could not continue to sustain operations using the earlier "Small
Stock" equipment, it was decided that there was a need to produce full size
passenger carriages ("Large Stock").
These
have been built using ex WAGR 30 ft - QBB, R and V class freight wagons which have
had the bogies "Cut and Shut " and the axles shortened.
All "Large Stock" carriages are fitted with Vacuum operated brakes and a hand/parking
brake. The Drawgear used is ex WAGR "Jones" style drag hook coupling.
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AQ 4745 is a BBR built 2nd Class Carriage
Built on former WAGR - QBB 4745 chassis, this carriage is fully fitted
with window glazing and is concertina fitted at one end. Entered service
21/9/1986 |
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AQ 1788 is a BBR built 2nd Class Carriage
Built on former WAGR - QBB 1788 chassis, this carriage is mostly in
original construction condition with no glazing of the windows. It has rebuilt doors and a concertina fitted at one
end. Entered service 21/9/1986
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AQB 2970 is a BBR built 1st Class Brake Carriage
Built on former WAGR - QBB 2970 chassis, this carriage is fitted with a Guards
Compartment, Brake Instrument, Brake Wheel and a Concertina at the non
"Brake" end. Entered service 21/9/1986 |
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The first 3 Large Stock carriages built by
BBR are seen here together in original paint scheme, with Gemco - PW27
"Wyndham" on the lead. |
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AV 3273 is a BBR built Buffet/Party Carriage
Built using former WAGR - V 3251 chassis and body, this carriage is fitted with
tables and seats, a Bar servery area and a Brake Instrument. Entered
service 17/9/1989 |
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AR 1638 is a BBR built Open Passenger Carriage with
Roof
Built on former WAGR - R 1638 chassis this carriage is of open plan
arrangement and has no fixed seating. It was designed and built with
wheelchair access. Soon to be fitted with "Roll Up" windows. It
is fitted with concertinas at both ends and is currently the only carriage
to be so fitted. Entered service **/**/19** |
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R 3644 is a ex WAGR 2 door R Open Goods Wagon.
It has been fitted with Bus seats for passenger seating and has had the
"Drop" side doors modified for access. Entered service
**/**/19** |
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RP 1783 is a ex WAGR 2 door R Open Goods Wagon.
It has been fitted with a Roof, Bus seats for passenger seating and has
had the "Drop" side doors modified for access. One end has been
modified, ready for fitting of a Concertina for through train access.
Entered service **/**/19** |
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RP 4461 is a ex WAGR 4 door R Open Goods Wagon.
It has been fitted with a Roof, Bus seats for passenger seating and has
had the "Drop" side doors modified for access. Reputed to be the
only remaining example of a WAGR 4 Door R wagon. Entered service
**/**/19** |
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BBR Concertinas were designed and built by founding BBR
member K. Watson for use on BBR passenger carriages.
These Concertinas introduced in 1996, allow through passage from one
carriage to the next on BBR trains where in use. |
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In September 2004 the BBR was offered the locomotive and coaches originally
used on the 610mm
(2ft) gauge Harvey Fruit Bowl/Big Orange railway at Tilden Orchard Harvey. These
carriages are in use on the BBR on a long term loan agreement, that they be kept
in working order. BBR is grateful to the Brajkovich Family for their kind
donation. Click here for more info on
Harvey Equipment
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ADL 101, 102 & 103
Toast Rack style
carriages built in Harvey using wheels
built by Connellan of Queensland.
Arrived at the Mussel Pool
depot on 26/06/06
Entered service 20/10/2006 |
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