The car was issued to service in 1927. It was fitted with suburban Tait M channel frame bogies which had suitable axleboxes for the heavyweight car. The change to roller bearing bogies as shown was probably done in the early 1960's.
Vehicle............ # Date...... Loc History........... Notes
*Avoca - 21/ 4/1927 - Built new 8 wheels
13/11/1930 - Into Workshops -
8/12/1930 - Out of Workshops -
16/ 1/1933 - Into Workshops -
14/ 3/1933 - Out of Workshops (58 days)
circa 1934 - Modified Auto/TH
27/ 8/1934 - Into Workshops -
28/ 9/1934 - Out of Workshops (33 days)
20/ 8/1935 - Into Workshops -
3/ 9/1935 - Out of Workshops (15 days)
/ 9/1935 - Modified Auto cpled
21/ 9/1935 - Into Workshops -
7/ 2/1936 - Modified Airconditioned
7/ 2/1936 - Out of Workshops (140 days)
/11/1937 - Traffic Standby for SOP Buffet Car
/12/1953 - Traffic Royal Train use; Blue paint
/ /1976 - Photograph #501
/ /1980 - Photograph #1621.27
/ 5/1984 - To RS 235 -
Code SV Date Sys Description Type
- Va 1908 - VR Bogie Dining Cars Passenger
RS VA 1990 - VR Steel Bogie Buffet Car Passenger
Photos
FileID Description................................................AA737 AVOCA, [oPJV]AD342 AVOCA - new, EMU channel bogies, 1925, [oPTC]AT864 Avoca - details, [sPJV]AA740 Avoca details - 01, [oPJV]AA743 Avoca details - 02, [oPJV]AA744 Avoca details - 03, [oPJV]AA745 Avoca details - 04, [oPJV]AA746 Avoca details - 05, [oPJV]AA747 Avoca details - 06, [oPJV]AA748 Avoca details - 07, [oPJV]AA749 Avoca details - 08, [oPJV]AA750 Avoca details - 09, [oPJV]AA741 Avoca details - 10, [oPJV]
Diagrams
FileID Description................................................AB770 Avoca - Dining Car, [sD26]
File c125v02 compiled by Peter J. Vincent, updated 21/6/2007.
