BZ 6 / BZ 269 / Hobsons Bay
2nd class carriage
Owner
VR: 1959-1983
  • Spirit of Progress: 1959-1962
  • Gippslander: 1959-1983
  • Mildura Sunlight: 1959-1967
  • Vinelander: 1972-1983
  • VicRail: 1974-1983
STA: 1983-1989
  • V/Line: 1983-1989
    • Gippslander: 1983-1989
    • Vinelander: 1983-1989
    • Sunraysia?: 1987-1989
PTC: 1989-1999
  • V/Line: 1989-c1993
    • Vinelander?: 1989-1993
    • Sunraysia?: 1989-1990
West Coast Railway: c1993-?
Steamrail: ?-Current

Vehicle Information
Class type
1957 BZ 2nd Class
Dance/function Car
Location
Condition
Renumbered BZ 269 - 19 November 1984. Sold to WCR - c1993. To Steamrail. Named Hobsons Bay. Operational as dance/function car
Livery(ies)

Builder Information
Builder
Newport Workshops
Build date
4 December 1958

Wheel Information
Gauge
Broad: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Configuration
Bogie

Dimensions
Car length
71 ft 6 in (21.793 m)
Total length
74 ft 8 in (22.758 m)
Car weight
48 LT 15 cwt (49.532 t)

Capacity Information
Capacity
68 Passengers
Photos
Hobsons Bay at Steamrail's open day
12 March 2016
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
Inside of Hobsons Bay at Steamrail's open day
12 March 2016
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
Inside of Hobsons Bay at Steamrail's open day
12 March 2016
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
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