V&SAR Joint Stock corten steel twinette sleeping car "Yanni" was built at the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops for use on "The Overland".
See also V&SAR sleeping cars: Allambi, Chalaki, Dorai, Juki, Kuldalai, Malkari, Mokai, Mururi, Nankuri, Nomuldi, Paiti, Purpawi, Tantini, Tarkinji, Tawarri, Weroni, Yankai.
22.8.1957 | Entered service. [rrc] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25.9.1970 | Converted from independant to head-end power. [rrc] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17.12.1986 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "YANN K" alteration complete: "apply check letter to class & number of approximately 443 locomotives, passenger cars and rail cars. Classify Overland sleeping cars. (RS4173)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | Given the computer code "JTA-5". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19.03.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "YANN K" alteration complete: "installation of emergency key boxes to passenger cars. (RS4190)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26.03.1987 | TIMS/WMS: Reclassified from passenger car "YANN K" to passenger car "JTA 5 K". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19.11.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "JTA 5 G" alteration complete: "delete all exterior "V & ANR" lettering from overland rollingstock. All Overland rollingstock. (RS4241)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26.07.1995 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "JTA 5 G" as having repair "vehicle cut for scrap". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12.1995 | Written off and sold to "International Development Services". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30.5.1997 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "JTA 5 G" in AN "Mainland Division".
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- | Sold to "Barry Martin" (Blue Bird Rail). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Interior stripped for conversion to special service car containing bedrooms and an open lounge, dining area. Entered service painted dark blue with a silver roof and coded as "BMC 2". It is own by a company call "Grand Corporate Rail" and available for hire. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | To Great Southern Railway. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Named "Sir John Firest". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
approx 2020- | Sent to Islington Workshops for storage. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Interior stripped at Islington Workshops for conversion to crew car "RZAY 5" |