Railroad Car [A302]
Maker and role
Oldbury Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Limited, Manufacturer
Production date
1884
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Object detail
Accession number
F1018.2002
Production period
Description
A 302 (Ea 15) car, only one known to still exist. Known as the "Gumdigger" or "Penny Dreadful".
A 302 built 04/1884 at Petone Workshops (44'0", Wooden Open Platform Car Composite, 2 Compartments, win style:14, 1st/2nd class Composite, seat type: Longitudinal, seats: 44, per class: (1st S 20 & 2nd S 24), body blueprint X.PWD 9208). Altered 28/07/1898 to non smoking compartment. Altered 07/1907 fitted with gates. Altered 15/07/1911 (seats: 48, per class: (2nd NS 24 & 2nd NS 24), converted to 2nd Class). Written off 09/11/1935 at Otahuhu. Reclassified 29/02/1936 to E 15. Reclassified c.1943 to EA 15. Written off 31/01/1970 at Woburn Shops.
A 302 built 04/1884 at Petone Workshops (44'0", Wooden Open Platform Car Composite, 2 Compartments, win style:14, 1st/2nd class Composite, seat type: Longitudinal, seats: 44, per class: (1st S 20 & 2nd S 24), body blueprint X.PWD 9208). Altered 28/07/1898 to non smoking compartment. Altered 07/1907 fitted with gates. Altered 15/07/1911 (seats: 48, per class: (2nd NS 24 & 2nd NS 24), converted to 2nd Class). Written off 09/11/1935 at Otahuhu. Reclassified 29/02/1936 to E 15. Reclassified c.1943 to EA 15. Written off 31/01/1970 at Woburn Shops.
Brief History
Railroad car A302 was built as a 44 foot, 2nd class, low-roofed car with two compartments and longitudinal seating. It appears to have been erected by New Zealand Railways at the Petone Railway Workshop, Wellington in 1884. It was originally classed as a "Smoking" car and would have been lit by kerosene lamps. The car served the Wanganui region approximately until the 1920s, when it was allocated to the Auckland section. It would have been converted to gas lighting about 1900-1920. It came to MOTAT in 1971 and is now in storage.
Marks
CAR&WAGON / INSPECTOR / AUCKLAND Painted
EA 15 Painted
EA 15 Painted
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Oldbury Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Limited. 1884. Railroad Car [A302], F1018.2002. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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