Brakevan 205 / Accident Van 8 |
Class | |
Vehicle type | Bogie passenger brakevan (1900-1935)
Bogie accident van (1963-1985) |
First introduced | 1914 |
To Port Lincoln | 1923 |
Ex Port Lincoln | 1985 |
Load capacity | |
Number on Eyre Peninsula | 1 |
Vehicle number | 205 Accident Van 8 |
Built 1914 as 'Long Tom' passenger brake 205. To Port Lincoln 1923. Rebuilt with insulated compartment at each end Jul 1938. Cream shelves fitted at one end Aug 1940. Condemned 15 May 1962.
Underframe and part of body used for Accident Van 8, 1963. Rebuilt 19 Mar 1963 as Accident Van 8; half of brakevan body retained, other half altered to gondola. Condemned 24 Jan 1985. To Pichi Richi 2 Sep 1985.
The diagrams below show the vehicle in its insulated van form (1938-62), and in its final Accident Van form.