New South Wales American Suburban carriage stock

American Suburban Carriage
Manufacturer	Clyde Engineering Hudson Brothers Morrison & Co Ritchie Brothers
Constructed	1877 - 1916
Number built	856
Operator(s)	New South Wales Government Railways
Specifications
Car length	64 ft 6 in (19.66 m)
Width	9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
Height
Maximum speed	90–100 mph (145–161 km/h)
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

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American Suburban carriage at Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot

The American Suburban Carriage was a type of passenger carriage built for the New South Wales Government Railways

History

The American Suburban Carriage built between 1877 and 1916 by a number of manufacturers with timber frames and with covered platforms at each end.

The American Suburban carriages were built primarily as suburban passenger carriages for the Sydney network. Following the electrification of the Sydney network in the 1920s and 1930s, 193 were converted into trailers for use with electric power cars, some were converted for use on longer distance services, whilst others were transferred to Newcastle and Wollongong for continued suburban service or to country branch lines. The last examples were withdrawn in the mid-1970s.

Preservation

A number of American Suburban carriages have been preserved. Examples are owned by the Canberra Railway Museum, Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum, Lachlan Valley Railway and New South Wales Rail Transport Museum.

Gallery

• End platform cars.JPG

  End platform cars LFA 1958, RBI 1561 & LFA 942 stored at Broadmeadow Loco Depot.

• HFA 1032.JPG

  End platform car HFA 1032 stored at Broadmeadow Loco Depot.

• HFA 1171 Interior.JPG

  Interior of HFA 1171 at Broadmeadow Loco Depot.