1899 NBDBD / NBC Carriages

NG 2nd class/Van

Owner

Class Information

Name origin

N: Narrow Gauge
B: 2nd class
C: Guard compartment
D: Guard compartment (pre 1910 letter)

Number in class

Numbers

NBDBD 1 - NBDBD 6, NBC 1 - NBC 7

First run

1899

Builder Information

Builder

1, 4 - 7: Newport Workshops
2: Newport, Carlton & Party
3: Newport, Freeman & Party

Build date

1899 - 1910

Wheel Information

Gauge

Narrow: 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)

Configuration

Bogie

Dimensions

Car length

25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)

Total length

27 ft 3 3/4 in (8.32 m)

Car weight

6 LT 15 cwt (6.86 t)

Capacity Information

Capacity

7 Passengers
4 LT (4.06 t) Mail, parcels or goods

Photos

Class List

No.	Location	In Service	Withdrawn	Condition	Livery
NBC 1, NBDBD 1	Puffing Billy			Recoded to NBC 1 - c1910. Sold - January 1954. Body at Colac - 1955. To Puffing Billy - 1995. Awaiting restoration
NBC 2, NBDBD 2	Puffing Billy			Recoded to NBC 2 - c1910. Condemned - c1955. To Puffing Billy. Operational	Red
NBC 3, NBDBD 3				Recoded to NBC 3 - c1910. Scrapped - 5 February 1951
NBC 4, NBDBD 4				Recoded to NBC 4 - c1910. Scrapped - 4 March 1938
NBC 5, NBDBD 5		4 February 1902		Recoded to NBC 5 - c1910. Scrapped - 4 March 1938
NBC 6, NBDBD 6	Menzies Creek Museum			Recoded to NBC 6 - c1910. Scrapped - 19 January 1951. Used as a workman's hut at Pakenham. To Puffing Billy - 1959. To Menzies Creek Museum. Used as ticket office and kiosk for the Museum - 1965 to 2010. Display / Awaiting restoration	Red
NBC 7				Scrapped - 15 December 1954

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