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Kitchen area of "D" class dining car, circa 1917

Trans-Australian wooden dining car fitted with coal burning stove and ice-boxes for food storage. The four original dining cars seated three diners in each row. This was changed to 4 diners across the width off the car on 21.2.1920. This raised the total number of dining passengers from 30 to 40.



D20 D20

D/NDB/XD 20

Dining car, built by "A.Pengelley and Co." on a supplied underframe of the Kalgoorlie construction train stores car, which had been fitted with new bogies.

20.6.1918Entered service.
24.11.1937Carrier air conditioned fitted.
17.4.1957Fire damaged, repairs to stove
12.4.1961Converted to narrow gauge and recoded "NDB".
30.8.1962To standard gauge.
24.9.1962To narrow gauge.
22.8.1963To standard gauge for alterations of platform at kitchen end of car.
1.7.66To narrow gauge and repairs to body, louvres, tables, exterior panels, floor coverings.
22.10.1970To standard gauge.
8.2.1972To narrow gauge.
14.9.1981 To standard gauge and recoded "XD" and issued as a dining carriage for use on the Alice Springs breakdown train.
5.10.1981Exterior repaint.
5.10.1982Repairs as a result of a collision.
15.6.1990At Alice Springs.
-Sent to Port Pirie car barn for long term storage.
11.1995Given to ARHS Western Australia.
1.1996Transferred to Western Australia
11.2.2002Placed on the National Register of Historic Rail Vehicles by the National Trust
From 2002Used by South Spur Rail Services on the "Spirit of the West" Restaurant Train.
D21

D/NDB 21

Dining car, built by "A.Pengelley and Co." on a supplied underframe of the Kalgoorlie construction train hospital car, which had been fitted with new bogies.

24.11.1917Entered service.
9.5.1938Carrier air conditioning fitted.
26.4.1956Converted to narrow gauge and recoded "NDB".
1.11.1962Reverted to standard gauge ""D"".
27.6.1975Written off.
9.1976Underframe at Port Augusta[blc]
ED Employees Car 3.2.1986,ED22 Employees van Port Augusta

D/ED 22

Dining car, built by "A.Pengelley and Co." on a supplied underframe of the Kalgoorlie construction train Sleeping car No.2, which had been fitted with new bogies.

31.10.1917Entered service.
22.9.1936Carrier air conditioning fitted.
23.6.1958Converted to an employees van and recoded "ED". Air conditioning removed for placing on Hopkins. Fitted out with a refrigerator, four bunks, two combination wardrobes and dressing tables and dividing partitions.
5.4.1963Converted for use as breakdown car.
4.1987Stored at Port Augusta, but in a very poor state of repair.
3.1988Shown on register as a dining car for CCE use.
27.2.1987Museum (SteamRanger) expressed an interest in the car.
5.4.1987Stored at Port Augusta.
1.5.1987Sent to Port Pirie car barn.
1998Sold to Mr M.Menzies of Victoria (Rail Experience).
-Stored at Peterborough.
11.10.2017Transferred to Burra and placed alongside railways station for restoration .
D 23 circa 1917

D/NDB 23

Dining car, built by "A.Pengelley and Co." on a supplied underframe of the Kalgoorlie construction train dining car, which had been fitted with new bogies.

20.10.1917Entered service.
5.11.1938Stones air conditioning was installed, utilising axle driven equipment.
1953Internal modernisation was done.
16.8.1963Transferred to the Central Australia Railway on narrow gauge as "NDB".
13.10.1972Overhauled and sent to Marree as spare Ghan dining car, and as far as is known, never used.
22.5.1982Written off.
-Sold to Ghan Preservation Society, Alice Springs. Used on regular services.