The Harris trains introduced in 1956 comprised of three car types: _M__, _T__ and BT. At the time there was first and second class travel within the metro area.
M cars were traditionally 2nd class with trailers being 1st class. The BT trailer became the 2nd class trailer and was used as the transition vehicle between the 4 car 'Block' and 3 car 'Unit' which could be detached to run smaller car sets. The BT cars had an autocoupler at one end and a solid draw bar at the other. Trailer cars in Harris sets were coupled with solid draw bars at both ends.
The BT number group was 501 - 560.
The two main types were "1st" and "2nd" series cars. Numbers 501 - 530 were "1st" series cars and 531 - 560 "2nd" series.
BT 560 featured stainles steel panels on one side. The panels were weathering tests for the new material to be used on the new suburban cars of the new trains of a future order.
Photos for 'BT '
FileID Description................................................BE028 BT 501 - h, Jolimont Workshops, 22/8/1984, [oPJV]BP972 BT 504 - h, comm door, Flinders Street Yard, 2/4/1982, [oPJV]BQ051 BT 508 - h, comm, Flinders Street Yard, 19/3/1982, [oPJV]BW941 BT 509 - h, end comm, Flinders Street Yard, 20/3/1978, [oPJV]BK140 BT 511 - h, Jolimont Workshops, 21/11/1980, [oPJV]BM376 BT 511 - h, end comm, Jolimont Workshops, 29/5/1980, [oPJV]BK141 BT 511 - h, stencelled underframe letters, Jolimont Workshops, 21/11/1980, [oPJV]DJ411 BT 512 - h, eXp, comm door, no end stripes, Jolimont Workshops, 17/12/1977, [oPJV]BF133 BT 512 - h, part view, Newport Workshops, 20/9/1975, [oPJV]DJ410 BT 512 - h, sXeXc, comm door, tap opp end, Jolimont Workshops, 17/12/1977, [oPJV]DT310 BT 514 - h, Flinders Street Yard, 1/5/1979, [oPJV]CU289 BT 517 - h, Jolimont Workshops, 25/5/1977, [oPJV]BI825 BT 521 - h, Dandenong, 27/1/1982, [oPJV]DJ412 BT 523 - h, sXeXp, tap end, comm door, stripes on end, Jolimont Workshops, 8/4/1985, [oPJV]B2965 BT 524 - h ID, Flinders Street Yard, 1/4/1978, [oPJV]B2964 BT 524 - h, eXp comm door/unit M-T-BT, Flinders Street Yard, 1/4/1978, [oPJV]11314 BT 524 - h, s2 comm gear, Flinders Street Yard, 5/4/1978, [oPJV]BY525 BT 529 - h, Flinders Street Yard, 5/5/1979, [oPJV]CT749 BT 537 - hopper windows (6), Jolimont Workshops, 27/12/1978, [oPJV]B3593 BT 539 - h bogie, Glen Waverley, 7/7/1978, [oPJV]AI340 BT 539 - h, bogie, [oPJV]DJ413 BT 539 - h, sX, tap far end, Jolimont Workshops, 1/3/1980, [oPJV]BA903 BT 540 - h, Jolimont Workshops, 1/4/1982, [oPJV]DJ414 BT 541 - h, sX, no comm door, Eltham, 24/4/1977, [oPJV]DJ415 BT 542 - h, tap far end, Jolimont Workshops, 17/12/1977, [oPJV]BI470 BT 548 - h comm doors, Flinders Street Yard, 16/10/1981, [oPJV]BP710 BT 551 - h, comm door, Flinders Street Yard, 31/3/1982, [oPJV]BQ467 BT 551 - h, Harris unit on scrap train transfer, Jolimont Workshops, 19/10/1984, [oPJV]BO280 BT 552 - h, no comm, Flinders Street Yard, 20/1/1981, [oPJV]DJ416 BT 555 - h, sX, spoked wheel, tap far end, Flinders Street Yard, 29/5/1985, [oPJV]BD661 BT 560 - h, ss panel, north side, Jolimont Workshops, 1/8/1981, [oPJV]BB417 BT 2502 - h, Flinders Street Yard, 19/8/1984, [oPJV]BR399 BT 2502 - h, part view, Frankston, 29/11/1984, [oPJV]BD835 BT 2515 - h, Flinders Street Yard, 22/8/1984, [oPJV]BD781 BT 2519 - h, Flinders Street Yard, 30/8/1984, [oPJV]BB573 BT 2530 - h, Flinders Street Yard, 19/8/1984, [oPJV]BA354 BT 2535 - h, Jolimont Workshops, 4/7/1984, [oPJV]DJ417 BT 2535 - h, comm door, tap far end, Jolimont Workshops, 12/5/1986, [oPJV]BD793 BT 2540 - h, Flinders Street Yard, 30/8/1984, [oPJV]BB361 BT 2549 - h, Flinders Street Yard, 18/7/1984, [oPJV]BB197 BT 2551 - h, Flinders Street Yard, 18/7/1984, [oPJV]BD683 BT 2558 - h, comm door, Jolimont Workshops, 13/9/1984, [oPJV]DJ395 BT 2560 - h, detail: stainless steel panels/windows, 8/4/1985, [oPJV]DJ396 BT 2560 - h, sX, tap near, stainless steel panels, Jolimont Workshops, 8/4/1985, [oPJV]
No diagrams found for BT
File c131m compiled by Peter J. Vincent, updated 27/6/2007
