Medical & Vision Test Car / Wimmera (1st)

Wimmera (Medical & Vision Test Car 1959)

Departmental Car

Owner

SAR & VR: 1908-1938

The Overland (BG): 1908-1938

VR: 1908-1983

Sydney Limited: 1908-1937
VicRail: 1974-1983

STA: 1983-1989

V/Line: 1983-1989

PTC: 1989-1992

V/Line: 1989-1992

ARHS Vic: ?-2020
Newport Railway Museum: 2020-Current

Vehicle Information

Name origin

River in Western Victoria

Class type

1908 Dining Cars
1938 Medical & Vision Test Car

Location

Newport Railway Museum

In Service

14 December 1908

Withdrawn

c1992

Condition

Converted to Medical & Vision Test Car - 7 October 1938. Redesigned - 1959. Withdrawn - 1981. Re-entered service and named Wimmera - August 1988. Display

Livery(ies)

VR Blue and gold

Builder Information

Builder

VR - Newport workshops

Build date

1908

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

Dining Car: 49 LT 5 cwt (50.040 t)
Medical & Vision Test Car: 46 LT 9 cwt (47.195 t)

Capacity Information

Capacity

Dining Car: 42 Passengers

24 First class
18 Second class

Photos


Wimmera diagram (Dining car)	Wimmera (1st) on display at Newport Railway Museum 20 February 2016 Taken by: Andrew Henderson	Wimmera (1st) name plate 20 February 2016 Taken by: Andrew Henderson

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