SX carriages
The SX carriages were a type of passenger carriages constructed by Commonwealth Engineering for the Queensland Railways in 1961/62.
History
The SX carriage stainless steel bodyshells were constructed by Commonwealth Engineering, Granville with the fitout undertaken at Rocklea in 1961/62. They were built to operate suburban services on the Brisbane rail network.[1] They shared many components with the New South Wales U set carriages.[2]
Initially hauled by steam and later diesel locomotives, provision was made for their conversion to electric multiple units once the network was electrified. Sixteen seven-carriage sets were completed. The conversion never occurred and they were gradually replaced from the 1980s as EMUs and SMUs entered service.[1] The last was withdrawn on 2 December 1999.[3]
To allow extra services to be operated during the 1987 America's Cup yacht regatta in Fremantle, 14 were leased to Transperth in October 1986. Initially intended as a short term deal, they would remain in Perth until returned to Queensland in 1991.[4][5] Others were exported to the Auckland Regional Council,[6] Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia and State Railway of Thailand.[1][7]
One set has been retained by Queensland Rail's Heritage Division[8] while others have been preserved including seven at the DownsSteam Tourist Railway & Museum.[9]
References
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- ↑ "Great Survivors" Railway Digest September 1998 page 21
- ↑ "Brisbane Surburban Loco-Hauled Train Finale" Railway Digest January 2000 page 8
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- ↑ Queensland Rail SX Carriages Zig Zag Railway
- ↑ Three QR SX sets for State Rail Thailand Queensland Rail Heritage
- ↑ Stainless steel (SX) Carriages Queensland's Great Trains
- ↑ SX Carriages DownsSteam Tourist Railway & Museum
