Railroad Car [A 84/EA36]
Maker and role
Petone Railway Workshops, Manufacturer
Production date
1899
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Object detail
Accession number
F1019.2002
Maker
Production period
Description
"A 84" (Ea36) is a turtle back car.
Specifications:
1927 Body blue print number: 2275
Underframe blue print number: 1678
Bogie blue print number: 1656
1st class 14 chair seats.
2nd class 28 longitudinal seats.
Tare weight (average) 14-2-3
1937 Body blue print number: 2275
Underframe blue print number: 1678
Bogie blue print number: 2794s
2nd class 10 AC chairs and 28 longitudinal.
Tare weight 13-19-2
Specifications:
1927 Body blue print number: 2275
Underframe blue print number: 1678
Bogie blue print number: 1656
1st class 14 chair seats.
2nd class 28 longitudinal seats.
Tare weight (average) 14-2-3
1937 Body blue print number: 2275
Underframe blue print number: 1678
Bogie blue print number: 2794s
2nd class 10 AC chairs and 28 longitudinal.
Tare weight 13-19-2
Brief History
Rail car A 84 was built as a 44 foot, 1st-2nd Class, 2-compartment carriage with a centre toilet, and was gas-lit. It would have spent life on the Wellington section, travelling as far as Wanganui-New Plymouth-Taumaranui and possibly the Napier section. It was converted to E 646 on 13th of September 1941 for use as an eye-sight testing car and the interior was painted black for this reason. It was later allocated the number Ea 36 and used by the Signals Inspector in Taumaranui as a signals maintenance carriage on the Stratford-Okahukura branch. These cars were built in considerable numbers between 1897 and 1903 and, as late as 1935, a total of 170 were still in service with many lasting into the 1960s. These cars were mounted on a 4 ft 10 in. wheelbase bogies and weighed in at 14 tons on average. They seated between 34 and 48 passengers, according to the nature of the internal arrangement.
Marks
E2.61 Painted
L.N 5.63 Painted
WB T 6.79 Painted
E.7.50 Painted
EA36 Painted
L.N 5.63 Painted
WB T 6.79 Painted
E.7.50 Painted
EA36 Painted
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Petone Railway Workshops. 1899. Railroad Car [A 84/EA36], F1019.2002. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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