BN Cars
Economy carriage
Owner
VR: 1981-1983
  • VicRail: 1981-1983
STA: 1983-1989PTC: 1989-1999National Express: 1999-2002V/Line: 2003-2012
PTV: 2012-Current707 Operations: 2022-Current
SRHC: 2022-Current
Steamrail: 2022-Current?
ALARC: 2023-Current
Daylesford Spa Country Railway: 2023-Current
Mornington Railway: 2023-Current
Yarra Valley Railway: 2023-Current

Class Information
Class type
Number in class
19
Numbers
BN 1 - BN 2, BN 4 - BN 5, BN 7 - BN 8, BN 10 - BN 11, BN 13 - BN 14, BN 16 - BN 17, BN 19, BN 22 - BN 23, BN 25 - BN 26, BN 28, BN 55
First run
1981

Builder Information
Builder
Newport Workshops
Build date
1981 - 1984

Wheel Information
Gauge
Broad: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in), Standard: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1/2 in)
Configuration
Bogie

Dimensions
Car length
22.458 m (73 ft 8 5/32 in)
Total length
22.860 m (75 ft)
Car weight
43 t (42 LT 6 ctw)

Capacity Information
Capacity
88 Passengers
Photos
Class List
No. Location In Service Withdrawn Condition Livery
BN 1 Daylesford Spa Country Railway 16 September 1981 December 2022 To DSCR - 12 July 2023. Under restoration ?
BN 2   16 September 1981   Converted to BDN 2 - c. September 2016  
BN 4 V/Line 2 October 1981   In service PTV Purple
BN 5 707 Operations 2 October 1981 2 August 2022 To 707 Operations - 2 August 2022. Stored (SG) ?
BN 7 ALARC 18 December 1981 2 August 2022 To Steamrail - 2 August 2022. Leased to ALARC - 3 June 2023 (SG) ?
BN 8 V/Line 18 December 1981   In service PTV Purple
BN 10 ALARC 19 February 1982 15 January 2022 To Steamrail - 2022. Leased to ALARC - 3 June 2023 (SG) ?
BN 11 Yarra Valley Railway 19 February 1982 2023 To YVR - 12 September 2023. Under restoration ?
BN 13 V/Line 12 March 1982   In service PTV Purple
BN 14 V/Line 12 March 1982   Damaged in crash - 13 July 2016. In service PTV Purple
BN 16 V/Line 2 April 1982   In service PTV Purple
BN 17 V/Line 2 April 1982   In service PTV Purple
BN 19 Seymour Railway Heritage Centre 14 May 1982 2022 Damaged in crash - 5 June 2007. To SRHC - 2 August 2022. Stored (SG) ?
BN 22 707 Operations 7 June 1982 2 August 2022 To 707 Operations - 2 August 2022. Stored (SG) ?
BN 23 V/Line 7 June 1982   In service PTV Purple
BN 25 Mornington Railway 2 July 1982 9 August 2023 To Mornington - 7 September 2023. Under restoration ?
BN 26 V/Line 2 July 1982   In service PTV Purple
BN 28 V/Line 29 October 1982   In service PTV Purple
BN 55 V/Line 6 April 1984   In service PTV Purple
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