BRN Cars
Economy with snack bar
Owner
VR: 1982-1983
  • VicRail: 1982-1983
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
BRN 20, BN 29, BN 31 - BN 32, BN 34 - BN 35, BN 37 - BN 38, BN 40 - BN 41, BN 43 - BN 44, BN 46 - BN 47, BN 49 - BN 50, BN 52 - BN 53, BN 56
First run
1982

Builder Information
Builder
Newport Workshops
Build date
1982 - 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
44 t (43 LT 6 ctw)

Capacity Information
Capacity
66 Passengers
Photos
Class List
No. Location In Service Withdrawn Condition Livery
BRN 20   14 May 1982 5 June 2007 Destroyed in crash - 5 June 2007. Scrapped - 3 March 2010  
BRN 29 V/Line 29 October 1982   In service PTV Purple
BRN 31 V/Line 29 November 1982   In service PTV Purple
BRN 32 V/Line 29 November 1982   In service PTV Purple
BRN 34 ALARC 17 December 1982 15 January 2022 To Steamrail - 2022. Leased to ALARC - 3 June 2023 (SG) ?
BRN 35 V/Line 17 December 1982   In service PTV Purple
BRN 37 V/Line 14 February 1983   In service PTV Purple
BRN 38 V/Line 25 February 1983   In service PTV Purple
BRN 40 V/Line 18 March 1983   In service PTV Purple
BRN 41 V/Line 25 March 1983   In service PTV Purple
BRN 43 707 Operations 30 March 1983 2 August 2022 To 707 Operations - 2 August 2022. Stored (SG) ?
BRN 44 Yarra Valley Railway 19 April 1983 2023 To YVR - 12 September 2023. Under restoration ?
BRN 46 Seymour Railway Heritage Centre 3 June 1983 2 August 2022 To SRHC - 2 August 2022. Stored (SG) ?
BRN 47 V/Line 16 June 1983   In service PTV Purple
BRN 49 Mornington Railway 21 July 1983 2023 To Mornington - 7 September 2023. Under restoration ?
BRN 50   3 August 1983   Converted to BDN 50 - c2011  
BRN 52 Daylesford Spa Country Railway 9 September 1983 December 2022 To DSCR - 12 July 2023. Under restoration ?
BRN 53 Seymour Railway Heritage Centre 20 September 1983 2022 To SRHC - 2022. Stored (SG) ?
BRN 56 V/Line 6 April 1984   In service PTV Purple
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