Tait BPT
BPT class
2nd class trailer
Owner
VR: 1919-1922
Class Information
Name origin
Tait, named after Sir Thomas James Tait, the chairman of commissioners of the Victorian Railways from 1903 to 1910
Sliding Door, as opposed to the Swing Door then in service
Reds/Red Rattlers, from the 1950's when the blue-painted Harris trains were introduced
Sliding Door, as opposed to the Swing Door then in service
Reds/Red Rattlers, from the 1950's when the blue-painted Harris trains were introduced
Former names
Sliding Door, Reds, Red Rattlers
Class type
Number in class
28
Numbers
1 BPT - 18 BPT, 20 BPT - 27 BPT, 29 BPT, 31 BPT
First run
1919
Builder Information
Build date
1919
Wheel Information
Gauge
Broad: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Configuration
Bogie
Dimensions
Car length
57 ft 4 1/2 in (17.49 m)
Total length
59 ft 3 1/2 in (18.07 m)
Capacity Information
Capacity
92 Passengers
Electric (Overhead Lines) Information
Electric System(s)
1.5 kV DC
Current collection method
Pantograph
Traction motors
4 x 105 kW GE239
Top speed
83 km/h
Photos
Class List
| No. | In Service | Withdrawn | Condition |
| 1 BPT | Converted from BP 1 - 23 October 1919. Converted to 287 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 2 BPT | Converted from BP 2 - 23 October 1919. Converted to 288 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 3 BPT | Converted from BP 3 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 289 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 4 BPT | Converted from BP 4 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 290 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 5 BPT | Converted from BP 5 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 291 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 6 BPT | Converted from BP 6 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 292 T - 13 September 1921 | ||
| 7 BPT | Converted from BP 7 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 293 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 8 BPT | Converted from BP 8 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 294 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 9 BPT | Converted from BP 9 - 23 October 1919. Converted to 295 T - 13 September 1921 | ||
| 10 BPT | Converted from BP 10 - 23 October 1919. Converted to 296 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 11 BPT | Converted from BP 11 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 297 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 12 BPT | Converted from BP 12 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 298 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 13 BPT | Converted from BP 13 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 299 T - 13 September 1921 | ||
| 14 BPT | Converted from BP 14 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 300 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 15 BPT | Converted from BP 15 - 23 October 1919. Converted to 301 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 16 BPT | Converted from BP 16 - 23 October 1919. Converted to 302 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 17 BPT | Converted from BP 17 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 303 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 18 BPT | Converted from BP 18 - 23 October 1919. Converted to 304 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 20 BPT | Converted from BP 20 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 306 T - 13 September 1921 | ||
| 21 BPT | Converted from BP 21 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 307 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 22 BPT | Converted from BP 22 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 308 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 23 BPT | Converted from BP 23 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 309 T - 13 September 1921 | ||
| 24 BPT | Converted from BP 23 - 23 October 1919. Converted to 310 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 25 BPT | Converted from BP 25 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 311 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 26 BPT | Converted from BP 26 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 312 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 27 BPT | Converted from BP 27 - 23 October 1919. Converted to 313 T - 27 February 1922 | ||
| 29 BPT | Converted from BP 29 - 23 October 1919. Converted to 315 T - 13 September 1921 | ||
| 31 BPT | Converted from BP 31 - 17 June 1919. Converted to 317 T - 27 February 1922 |
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