1899 NBDBD / NBC Carriages
NG 2nd class/Van
Owner
VR: 1899-1955
Puffing Billy Railway: ?-Current

Class Information
Name origin
N: Narrow Gauge
B: 2nd class
C: Guard compartment
D: Guard compartment (pre 1910 letter)
Number in class
7
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No. Location In Service Withdrawn Condition Livery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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