The electrification project of 1914-1921 included train sets that operated with driving trailers. About twenty trailers were originally planned with codes ACPD and BCPD. The 1921 recoding made them simply D.
In the 1960's, a block of Tait _T__ cars were converted to more D cars. This made the number group 201 to 265. The T cars that were converted were built with driver/guards compartments which were never used as such; they were fitted with seats for passenger traffic. These vans with passenger seats were called "Ringers" because a while circle was painted on the van door. The white circle was an indication to crews that the van was not fitted with train emergency equipment, ie handbrake or emergency brake tap. As an aside, "Ringers" date from 1912 when a group of swing door car/vans entered service as "Ringer" cars.
In the mid 1970's some D and _M__ motor cars were fitted with communication doors for access on two car trains. At about the same time a project was started to save on glass replacement cost. Alternate windows were sheeted up reducing glass area per car by about a third.
Photos for 'D '
FileID Description................................................BT195 D - D-M-D-M-D-M set in CAMs, Flinders Street Yard, 12/1984, [oPJV]DI846 D - swd, D-M Up STK set, St Kilda, 4/1971, [oPJV]DI844 D - swd, St Kilda two car set arrives, Flinders Street, 4/1971, [oPJV]AH867 D - body Finnigans Zoo, [sDMG]AH866 D - body, Finnigans Zoo, [sDMG]DI847 D 12 - swd, part view stabled, St Kilda, 4/1971, [oPJV]AJ309 D 19 - swd, s1e1, Flinders Street, c1972, [oPJV]AJ323 D 24, [oPJV]BL093 D 24 - s2e1, Newport Goods Yard, 19/9/1975, [oPJV]BL092 D 24 - s2p, Newport Goods Yard, 19/9/1975, [oPJV]AJ322 D 24 - swd, s2e1, Newport, c1975, [oPJV]AO407 D 24 - swd, waybill, [sDMG]DI847 D 25 - swd, stabled in yard, St Kilda, 4/1971, [oPJV]AV065 D 32 - swd, RESERVED sign, s2e2, Newport Workshops, 6/5/1980, [oPJV]BF103 D 201 - t, s2e1, full windows, Flinders Street Yard, 3/7/1975, [oPJV]AF964 D 202 - full windows, 1974, [oPJV]BE816 D 202 - on set 202D-483M-265D-1459M-470M ee, Flinders Street Yard, 4/10/1984, [oPJV]BE815 D 202 - photo id, Flinders Street Yard, 4/10/1984, [oPJV]AJ313 D 202 - s1e1c,NL, Jolimont Workshops, 10/12/1978, [oPJV]AJ312 D 202 - s2e1c, Flinders Street Yard, c1976, [oPJV]AJ311 D 202 - s2e2, full windows, Flinders Street, c1974, [oPJV]DK157 D 202 - t, s1e1, arch roof, Flinders Street Yard, 24/6/1980, [oPJV]BJ020 D 204 - t, s1e1c, Jolimont Workshops, 14/1/1982, [oPJV]DK158 D 204 - t, s2e1, Flinders Street Yard, 11/12/1982, [oPJV]DA705 D 209 - t, s2e1, full windows, Flinders Street Yard, 14/7/1976, [oPJV]BI472 D 210 - t s2e1, Flinders Street Yard, 16/10/1981, [oPJV]AK348 D 212 - t, FW, s1e1c, Newport headboard, Jolimont Workshops, 19/10/1977, [oPJV]DK159 D 212 - t, s2e1c, full windows, Flinders Street Yard, 18/4/1977, [oPJV]BG224 D 214 - s2e1, Jolimont Workshops, 14/9/1981, [oPJV]11260 D 214 - t s1e1c Ashburton h/b, Jolimont Workshops, 12/4/1978, [oPJV]BI397 D 214 - t stored, Jolimont Workshops, 25/5/1983, [oPJV]BI219 D 214 - t, s1e1, trip gear removed, Flinders Street Yard, 8/1/1982, [oPJV]AJ314 D 216 - s2e1, NL, Jolimont Workshops, 7/4/1978, [oPJV]CC220 D 217 - t, Tait cars stored, Spotswood Rec Depot, 2/4/1979, [oPJV]BH010 D 219 + M 340 - Dn Alamein, Flinders Street Yard, 9/3/1976, [oPJV]DK160 D 220 - t, body as restaurant, lettered 218 C, Swan Hill, 14/9/1985, [oPJV]DK613 D 220 - t, Up 6 car DTMDTM set, Flinders Street Yard, 22/6/1976, [oPJV]DL558 D 220*- t, part view, underframe on truck, Newport Workshops, 22/7/1980, [oPJV]AV889 D 221 - 2/3w, lettering, Jolimont Workshops, 11/1/1978, [oPJV]AG253 D 221 - comm door view, [oPJV]B1549 D 221 - s1e2c end comm, Flinders Street Yard, 25/3/1978, [oPJV]AJ317 D 221 - t, s1e2c, comm door, Jolimont Workshops, 25/3/1978, [oPJV]BB070 D 222 - scrapped underframe, Newport Workshops, 18/6/1984, [oPJV]AC602 D 222 - t, s2e1, Flinders Street Yard, 16/10/1981, [oPJV]BB068 D 222 - t, scrapped underframe, Newport Workshops, 18/6/1984, [oPJV]AK640 D 223 - s1e2c, Jolimont Workshops, 27/6/1975, [oPJV]BE982 D 223 - t, e2q, RPE 6.75, Jolimont Workshops, 27/6/1975, [oPJV]AJ318 D 223 - t, s1e2c, no comm door, Jolimont Workshops, c1976, [oPJV]BQ085 D 223 - t, s2e2, burnt, Jolimont Workshops, 22/2/1980, [oPJV]BK939 D 223 - t, scrap underframe, Newport Workshops, 22/7/1980, [oPJV]BK938 D 223 - t, underframe, scrap area, Newport Workshops, 22/7/1980, [oPJV]BC026 D 225 - part view, Jolimont Workshops, 1/6/1981, [oPJV]BY131 D 225 - t, Flinders Street Yard, 7/10/1980, [oPJV]BJ021 D 225 - t s1e1, Jolimont Workshops, 14/1/1982, [oPJV]DK161 D 225 - t, s2e1c, arch roof, Flinders Street Yard, 20/4/1977, [oPJV]BL379 D 226 - scrap underframe, ldd on semi trailer, Newport Workshops, 22/7/1980, [oPJV]BL383 D 226 - t, underframe on semitrailer, Newport Workshops, 22/7/1980, [oPJV]AJ319 D 227 - t, s21ec, full windows, Flinders Street Yard, c1975, [oPJV]BQ082 D 228 - t, s2e1c, Jolimont Workshops, 22/2/1980, [oPJV]BQ086 D 228 - t, s2e2, no comm, Jolimont Workshops, 22/2/1980, [oPJV]DK162 D 229 - t, s2e1, fresh paint, Flinders Street Yard, 17/3/1980, [oPJV]AJ321 D 230 - 2, spray paint, no trim s1e2, Flinders Street Yard, c1979, [oPJV]BR413 D 230 - t s2e2c, removed from restored set, Flinders Street Yard, 26/11/1984, [oPJV]DL404 D 230 - t, 2nd car, 2 car set, Flinders Street Yard, 13/5/1980, [oPJV]BR359 D 230 - t, restored, Jolimont Workshops, 21/11/1984, [oPJV]BR360 D 230 - t, restored, lettering, Jolimont Workshops, 21/11/1984, [oPJV]DK163 D 230 - t, s1e1c, full windows, test all red spray paint, Jolimont Workshops, 15/7/1977, [oPJV]AJ320 D 230 - t, s1e2, full windows, spray paint/no trim/lettering, Flinders Street Yard, 26/7/1978, [oPJV]DC736 D 230 - t, s2e1, restored, Flinders Street, 3/5/2003, [oPJV]CT768 D 230 - t, Tait M-D-M-D-M-D, Up trailing, Flinders Street Yard, 27/12/1978, [oPJV]BK463 D 236 - t s2e2c, Jolimont Workshops, 19/7/1980, [oPJV]BD419 D 241 + D 260 - back to back, fan special, Flinders Street Yard, 20/6/1981, [oPJV]BG245 D 241 - Altona shuttle, M-D set, Altona, 23/9/1981, [oPJV]DJ614 D 241 - t, cab damage/s2 after yard collision, Jolimont Workshops, 19/12/1981, [oPJV]BK319 D 241 - t, cab damage/shunt collision, Jolimont Workshops, 19/12/1981, [oPJV]BK321 D 241 - t, cab damage/shunt collision, s1e1c, Jolimont Workshops, 19/12/1981, [oPJV]BK320 D 241 - t, cab damage/shunt collision, s2e1c, Jolimont Workshops, 19/12/1981, [oPJV]DJ616 D 241 - t, damaged pent roof on ground, Jolimont Workshops, 6/7/1982, [oPJV]DJ617 D 241 - t, damaged pent roof section on ground, Jolimont Workshops, 6/7/1982, [oPJV]BP396 D 241 - t, damaged roof on ground, Jolimont Workshops, 4/7/1982, [oPJV]BQ045 D 241 - t, e1p, damaged, being stripped, Jolimont Workshops, 19/3/1982, [oPJV]DJ621 D 241 - t, e1p, front collision damage, Jolimont Workshops, 19/12/1981, [oPJV]DK057 D 241 - t, front view, being painted, Newport Workshops, 19/2/1977, [oPJV]DJ618 D 241 - t, part strengthened side/pent roof, on ground, Jolimont Workshops, 6/7/1982, [oPJV]BQ044 D 241 - t, s1e1 damaged, being stripped, Jolimont Workshops, 19/3/1982, [oPJV]DJ615 D 241 - t, s1e1c, damaged after yard collision, Jolimont Workshops, 19/12/1981, [oPJV]DK164 D 241 - t, s2e1c, collision damage, Jolimont Workshops, 19/12/1981, [oPJV]DJ619 D 241 - t, trailer bogies on ground/GE cross arm panto frames, Jolimont Workshops, 6/7/1982, [oPJV]AU057 D 243, Jolimont Workshops, 7/9/1983, [oPJV]BO342 D 243 - on E hauled cars 243D-T-T-T-T-D, Flinders Street Yard, 26/1/1981, [oPJV]BP065 D 243 - t part view, Jolimont Workshops, 29/1/1981, [oPJV]BO524 D 243 - t, part view, Jolimont Workshops, 29/1/1981, [oPJV]DJ623 D 243 - t, s1e1, in std set as trailer, no trip gear fitted, Flinders Street Yard, 10/8/1981, [oPJV]DJ622 D 243 - t, s2e1c, Flinders Street Yard, 6/1976, [oPJV]AJ325 D 245 - 1, Mordialloc cab, s1e1c, Flinders Street Yard, c1976, [oPJV]AJ326 D 245 - 2, s2e1, NL, Jolimont Workshops, 5/10/1978, [oPJV]BS885 D 245 - t, part view, in consist, Flinders Street, 30/11/1977, [oPJV]DK614 D 245 - t, rear car, s1e2, two car Alamein set, Flinders Street Yard, 22/6/1976, [oPJV]DJ625 D 245 - t, s1e1, trip gear removed, as trailer, Jolimont Workshops, 15/3/1983, [oPJV]DJ624 D 245 - t, s1e1c, Mordialloc cab, Flinders Street Yard, 24/4/1977, [oPJV]AJ327 D 246 - s2e2c, comm door, Jolimont Workshops, c1976, [oPJV]AJ328 D 247, c1975, [oPJV]BG673 D 247 - t, s2e2, fw, Newport Workshops, 27/1/1976, [oPJV]DN291 D 248 + M - t, Up Willi shuttle, Williamstown, 10/10/1980, [oPJV]BD325 D 248 - 2 car shuttle, Williamstown, c1981, [oPJV]BE617 D 248 - on transfer M-D-248D, Flinders Street Yard, 17/8/1981, [oPJV]BB139 D 248 - scrap underframe, Newport Workshops, 18/7/1984, [oPJV]DL420 D 248 - t, heads down Eltham DMDM, Greensborough, 9/6/1980, [oPJV]BM149 D 248 - t, leads D-M-D-M down set, Greensborough, 9/6/1980, [oPJV]DL456 D 248 - t, on train, Eltham, 9/6/1980, [oPJV]BI336 D 249 - t, scrapping, Newport Workshops, 13/5/1983, [oPJV]DU295 D 252 - t, detail: under floor spittoon drip tray, Flinders Street Yard, 18/7/1976, [oPJV]DU296 D 252 - t, ID/lettering, Flinders Street Yard, 18/7/1976, [oPJV]BG501 D 253 - t, s2e2, Flinders Street Yard, 16/10/1975, [oPJV]BK134 D 254 - t s1e1, Jolimont Workshops, 21/11/1980, [oPJV]BO524 D 257 - -243D-M, D cars ex AusDay spcl, Jolimont Workshops, 29/1/1981, [oPJV]CM531 D 257 - on D-T-D-D-T-M Sandy set, 10 road, Flinders Street, 7/3/1979, [oPJV]BP065 D 257 - part view, Jolimont Workshops, 29/1/1981, [oPJV]AJ329 D 257 - s1e2c, comm door, Jolimont Workshops, 14/4/1979, [oPJV]BB103 D 257 - stored, Jolimont Workshops, 20/6/1984, [oPJV]BQ203 D 257 - t, in M-D-D-M set, part view, Jolimont Workshops, 24/3/1981, [oPJV]DJ747 D 257 - t, s2e1c, on Up SHM set DTMDTM, Richmond, 22/6/1976, [oPJV]BB102 D 257 - with stored cars, Jolimont Workshops, 20/6/1984, [oPJV]AY914 D 260, Flinders Street Yard, 29/8/1983, [oPJV]BD423 D 260 - e1p, Warragul h/b, Flinders Street Yard, 20/6/1981, [oPJV]11395 D 260 - ID, Flinders Street, 6/4/1978, [oPJV]BD419 D 260 - part view, back to back, fan special, Flinders Street Yard, 20/6/1981, [oPJV]11392 D 260 - t, Flinders Street, 6/4/1978, [oPJV]CT991 D 260 - t, s2e1, Jolimont Workshops, 25/5/1977, [oPJV]BY536 D 260 - t, with 317M spare train a/c low power / burnt sub, Eltham, 5/5/1979, [oPJV]BD425 D 260 - Warragul h/b showing paper applied, Flinders Street Yard, 20/6/1981, [oPJV]AV199 D 262 - bent frame damage, Flinders Street Yard, 1/11/1983, [oPJV]AV535 D 262 - body, Daisy Hill, Maryborough, 1/11/1999, [oPJV]AV197 D 262 - buffer/headstock damage, comm door, Flinders Street Yard, 1/11/1983, [oPJV]DK739 D 263 - t, leads DTM Down St Kilda over bridge, Albert Park, 1976, [oPJV]BG401 D 263 - t, s2e1, St Kilda sdgs, Flinders Street Yard, 16/10/1975, [oPJV]CK242 D 265 + 473M - 2 car shuttle, Newport, 7/3/1979, [oPJV]AJ330 D 265 - modified/stored Warrenheip, [sPJV]BE813 D 265 - photo id, Flinders Street Yard, 4/10/1984, [oPJV]DJ626 D 265 - t, s1e1c, Flinders Street Yard, 5/1/1983, [oPJV]BO620 D 301 - e1p no comm door, Jolimont Workshops, 28/4/1980, [oPJV]BO621 D 301 - mk, s1e1c D-M set, Jolimont Workshops, 28/4/1980, [oPJV]AJ331 D 301 - s2e1, Jolimont Workshops, 22/9/1977, [oPJV]AK621 D 304 - s1e1c, comm door, Flinders Street, 15/12/1974, [oPJV]BF089 D 307 - mk, e1p, end door, service dirt, Jolimont Workshops, 3/7/1975, [oPJV]BF090 D 307 - mk, e1q, end door, service dirt, Jolimont Workshops, 3/7/1975, [oPJV]BF091 D 307 - mk, s1e1c, Jolimont Workshops, 3/7/1975, [oPJV]AJ334 D 307 - s1e1c, comm door exservice, Jolimont Workshops, 1975, [oPJV]AA126 D 312 - mk ID, 26/12/1977, [oPJV]AA120 D 312 - mk, right, wide spindle buffers coupled/wedge 9M left, Flinders Street, 26/12/1977, [oPJV]BX727 D 313 - blanked cab, Jolimont Workshops, 1/9/1980, [oPJV]BY058 D 313 - ID, Jolimont Workshops, 1/9/1980, [oPJV]BR819 D 313 - mk ID, Flinders Street Yard, 24/11/1980, [oPJV]BR818 D 313 - mk s2e1, in service, Flinders Street Yard, 24/11/1980, [oPJV]DT041 D 317 - mk ID, Newport Workshops, 4/5/1979, [oPJV]DT015 D 317 - mk s1e1c, Newport Workshops, 4/5/1979, [oPJV]DT094 D 317 - mk s1e2c narrow spindle conversion, Newport Workshops, 4/5/1979, [oPJV]DH170 D 321 - mk, part view, panto test set, Jolimont Workshops, 17/12/1977, [oPJV]CJ920 D 323 - mk, ID, Newport Workshops, 7/3/1979, [oPJV]CJ921 D 323 - mk, s1e1, cab parts stripped, Newport Workshops, 7/3/1979, [oPJV]AJ335 D 328 - s2e1, Jolimont Workshops, c1976, [oPJV]DS221 D 330 - mk e2p wide spindles, Jolimont Workshops, 2/5/1979, [oPJV]DS820 D 330 - mk e2q wide spindles, Jolimont Workshops, 2/5/1979, [oPJV]DS180 D 330 - mk ID/underframe lettering, Jolimont Workshops, 2/5/1979, [oPJV]BY821 D 330 - mk s2e2c, Jolimont Workshops, 2/5/1979, [oPJV]DK509 D 338 - mk, on 2 car set with 72M, Flinders Street Yard, 20/1/1978, [oPJV]BR070 D 340 + 153M - mk, D siding, Dandenong, 1/1/1981, [oPJV]BR035 D 340 + 153M: PKM set, Dandenong, 14/12/1980, [oPJV]BD327 D 340 - 2 car Pakenham shuttle, Dandenong, c1981, [oPJV]BR841 D 340 - mk, distant, with 153M, 2 car PKM set, Jolimont Workshops, 4/12/1980, [oPJV]BO074 D 340 - mk, last D car transfer ex Jol W/S, Flinders Street Yard, 6/2/1981, [oPJV]DN240 D 340 - mk, on PKM shuttle set (153M?), Dandenong, 1/1/1981, [oPJV]BQ404 D 340 - mk, s1e1c, Newport Workshops, 2/3/1981, [oPJV]AV893 D 344 - e2q, box intake, narrow spindles, Jolimont Workshops, 11/1/1978, [oPJV]AV896 D 344 - lettering, Jolimont Workshops, 11/1/1978, [oPJV]AV892 D 344 - perp end 2, box intake, narrow spindles, Jolimont Workshops, 11/1/1978, [oPJV]AV895 D 344 - profile, end 2, Jolimont Workshops, 11/1/1978, [oPJV]AV894 D 344 - view from rear, Jolimont Workshops, 11/1/1978, [oPJV]BR045 D 349 - mk ID, Jolimont Workshops, 18/12/1980, [oPJV]BR044 D 349 - mk s2e1c, just split from 179M, Jolimont Workshops, 18/12/1980, [oPJV]DL570 D 349 - mk, on 2 car shuttle/stabled, Dandenong, 12/1980, [oPJV]BI462 D 349 - part of body ex Pakenham smash?, Footscray, 30/4/1983, [oPJV]BO334 D 350*- mk, stripping, s2e1c (350/351D), Newport Workshops, 21/1/1981, [oPJV]BB873 D 353 - cab, collision damage, Newport Workshops, 4/1981, [oPJV]CB046 D 353 - mk #1 bogie p, Dandenong, 19/4/1979, [oPJV]CB047 D 353 - mk #2 bogie p, Dandenong, 19/4/1979, [oPJV]CB048 D 353 - mk s1e2, Dandenong, 19/4/1979, [oPJV]BL957 D 353 - mk, damaged s1 17/4/80 collision Ted Glasson, Pakenham, 18/4/1980, [oPJV]BL961 D 353 - mk, e1q damage, Pakenham, 18/4/1980, [oPJV]DL350 D 353 - mk, on tow after smash, Pakenham, 18/4/1980, [oPJV]BL962 D 353 - mk, part s2e1 damage, Pakenham, 18/4/1980, [oPJV]BL958 D 353 - mk, part view, damage, body break, s1, Pakenham, 18/4/1980, [oPJV]BL960 D 353 - mk, s2@e1, damage/break, Pakenham, 18/4/1980, [oPJV]BB872 D 353 - scrapping, collision damage, Newport Workshops, 4/1981, [oPJV]BB875 D 353 - scrapping, fitter with hammer, Newport Workshops, 4/1981, [oPJV]BB874 D 353 - scrapping, fitter with oxy torch, Newport Workshops, 4/1981, [oPJV]AE940 D 355, Jolimont Workshops, 15/8/1981, [oPJV]DT337 D 357 - mk cab blanked s2e1c, Jolimont Workshops, 15/8/1980, [oPJV]DR673 D 357 - mk e1p blanked cab, Jolimont Workshops, 3/8/1980, [oPJV]BY929 D 357 - mk T end, Jolimont Workshops, 15/8/1980, [oPJV]BX856 D 357 - mk, first M-D-M blanked D, Jolimont Workshops, 15/8/1980, [oPJV]CB233 D 357 - t s1e2c comm door, Jolimont Workshops, 14/4/1979, [oPJV]AI419 D 360 - cab end bogie, [oPJV]B3631 D 360 - mk, bogie at #2 end, c1976, [oPJV]B3630 D 360 - mk,bogie, c1977, [oPJV]AI421 D 360 - trailer end bogie, [oPJV]BY622 D 361 - mk lettering on uframe 984T, Jolimont Workshops, 1/9/1980, [oPJV]CC082 D 363 - ID, Newport Workshops, 2/4/1979, [oPJV]CC081 D 363 - mk, no cab/T end/shell, Newport Workshops, 2/4/1979, [oPJV]AJ339 D 363 - s2e2 car shell, Newport Workshops, c1975, [oPJV]CC083 D 363 - T end/no cab, Newport Workshops, 2/4/1979, [oPJV]
Diagrams for 'D '
FileID Description................................................AW002 D - MK, 301 - 363, 20/6/1978, [oPTC]AK209 D - swd, [oPTC]
File c057m compiled by Peter J. Vincent, updated 13/4/2007
