Technical specifications (powered railcars)

Representatives in the Pichi Richi Railway collection

Power cars

106

Narrow gauge Brill railcar.

Trailer cars 

219 

Brill trailer 219 at Aldgate while in service with the SAR on a Victor Harbor service. Steam locomotive 521 is heading in the other direction.

This is a trailer car of the same body type as the 75 class railcars. Built to narrow gauge specifications by the South Australian Railway (supplied by J.G. Brill and Co. in kit form), the car was required for use on the broad gauge. The bodies being almost identical, the only change needed was to fit broad gauge bogies.

The car entered service in December 1928, and was used on broad gauge for its entire service under the SAR, and ran with the road number 219.

On 17 March 1972, the car was converted for use as a workmans' sleeping car, and issued the road number PWS26. It remained in that configuration until purchased by PRR, and restoration commenced.

PRR returned it to service on 6 October 2001. The car was renumbered to 305, being the next number for a narrow gauge trailer (although the number 304 was not actually used). It is the first Brill trailer to be restored to service by an Australian railway preservation society.

Internally, the car has the same seating arrangement other narrow gauge trailers finished with, 42 seats, and a baggage compartment. For PRR service, the baggage compartment has been fitted out with a servery, to allow refreshments and souvenirs to be sold during the journey.

301

Trailer car 301 entered service on November 16, 1928 on the narrow-gauge Peterborough Division of the South Australian Railways.  In August 1930, it was converted to broad gauge trailer 220.

It was converted to permanent way vehicle PWS30 in 1969, for use as accommodation for track maintenance gangs. 

302

302 was also initially issued to the SAR's Peterborough Division.  It entered service on 28 November 1928.  Its seating arrangement was altered in 1932 to give it a back-to-back seating configuration.

It was converted to permanent way vehicle PWS31 circa 1970.