BMC 2 / JTA 5 / Sir John Forrest / Yanni
Twinette sleeper
Owner
SAR
&
VR
: 1950-1975
The Overland (BG)
: 1950-1975
ANR
&
VR
: 1975-1983
The Overland (BG)
: 1975-1983
ANR
&
V/Line
: 1983-1994
The Overland (BG)
: 1983-1994
ANR
: 1994-1995
The Overland (BG)
: 1994-1995
IDS
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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