Car Van [AL 50147 (Ex: A 1816)]
Maker and role
New Zealand Railways, Manufacturer
Production date
1934
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Object detail
Accession number
F1007.2002
Maker
Production period
Description
AL 50147 is a modern steel-panelled car van, part guard/part passenger. It is a more modern version of Af 970.
A 1816 built 05/01/1935 at Otahuhu Shops (50'0", Steel Main Line Day Cars Composite, 2nd class, seats:39, body blueprint X 25290 ). Reclassified 23/05/1970 to AL 1816 (2nd class Suburban, seats:52, luggage compartment fitted). Renumbered c.1978 to AL50147. Written off 01/12/1984 at Auckland, 3, The Strand (General Condition Poor (GCP))[source: http://nzrailwaysrollingstocklists.weebly.com]
A 1816 built 05/01/1935 at Otahuhu Shops (50'0", Steel Main Line Day Cars Composite, 2nd class, seats:39, body blueprint X 25290 ). Reclassified 23/05/1970 to AL 1816 (2nd class Suburban, seats:52, luggage compartment fitted). Renumbered c.1978 to AL50147. Written off 01/12/1984 at Auckland, 3, The Strand (General Condition Poor (GCP))[source: http://nzrailwaysrollingstocklists.weebly.com]
Brief History
Car van A 1816 was built in the Otahuhu Railway Workshops in 1934 as a 50 foot, 2nd class, 2-compartment, Main Trunk car. It was one of eight built of this class. The car was equipped with electric lighting and was amongst the first of a new generation of steel-panelled cars to be constructed at the new Otahuhu Railway Workshops. In 1970, it was converted for use on the Auckland suburban service as a car-van and re-classified AL 50147. A shunting mishap in the Auckland Rail yard resulted in one end being extensively damaged and, in process of repair, the damaged end was rebuilt as a guards compartment and reclassified as a Carvan. It was was then given the Traffic Monitoring System (TMS) number AI50147. It is now in service on the Western Springs Railway.
Marks
A / 1816 / 1934 Maker's Number
AL / 1816 / 1970 Maker's Number
city rail Painted
AL50147 Painted
AL / 1816 / 1970 Maker's Number
city rail Painted
AL50147 Painted
Media/Materials
Credit Line
New Zealand Railways. 1934. Car Van [AL 50147 (Ex: A 1816)], F1007.2002. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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