BMC 2 / JTA 5 / Sir John Forrest / Yanni
Twinette sleeper
Owner
SAR & VR: 1950-1975ANR & VR: 1975-1983ANR & V/Line: 1983-1994ANR: 1994-1995IDS 1995-?
BlueBird Rail Operations: ?-?
Grand Corporate Rail: ?-?
GSR: ?-Current?

Vehicle Information
Name origin
Yanni: Named after Aboriginal word for journey
Sir John Firest: Australian explorer
Class type
1950 Twinette Cars
1987 JTA Twinette A
In Service
22 August 1957
Condition
Recoded JTA 5 - 26 March 1987. Scrapped - 26 July 1995. Sold to IDS - December 1995. Sold to BlueBird Rail. To Grand Corporate Rail and converted to BMC 2. To GSR. Renamed Sir John Forrest - 2003

Builder Information
Builder
SAR - Islington Workshops
Build date
22 August 1957

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

Dimensions
Car length
78 ft 3 in (23.851 m)

Capacity Information
Capacity
Yanni, JTA 5:
  • 30 Passengers (Sitting)
  • 20 Passengers (Sleeping) - Twin berths
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