Werribee
Sleeping car
Owner
VR: 1928-1983
  • Sydney Limited: 1928-1937
  • Train of Knowledge?: 1965-1983
  • VicRail: 1974-1983
STA: 1983-1989PTC: 1989-1990Steamrail: 1990-Current

Vehicle Information
Name
No 1 Sleeper
Name origin
River in South Western Victoria
Class type
1928 Sleeping Cars
1908 VR Sleeper Cars
Location
Steamrail
In Service
14 April 1928
Withdrawn
1987
Condition
Air-conditioned and converted to No 1 Sleeper - 5 July 1937. Damaged by fire - 1 May 1969. Stored at Newport - 11 August 1989. To Steamrail - 30 August 1990. Renamed Werribee. Operational
Livery(ies)
VR Blue and gold

Builder Information
Builder
Newport Workshops

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

Dimensions
Car length
71 ft (21.641 m)
Total length
73 ft 8 1/4 in (22.460 m)
Car weight
Original: 43 LT 4 cwt (43.893 t)
Air-conditioned: 52 LT (52.834 t)

Capacity Information
Capacity
40 Passengers (Sitting)
20 Passengers (Sleeping) - Twin berths
Photos
Werribee at Steamrail's open day
12 March 2016
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
Werribee on Steamrail's Northern Weekender trip at Echuca
12 June 2016
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
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