A1448 was built in 1915 at the Newmarket Workshops in Auckland . It is a narrow body 47'6" high capacity surburban carriage with seating for 72 passengers and was based in Auckland for most of its working life. In 1970 it was converted for Way and Works service and Classified Ea3872. This conversion consisted of removing all the seats, blanking some of the windows and installing 2 large sliding doors. In this guise it was used by the Thermit Welding Gang in Wellington untill it was Purchased by SSR member Keith Magnussen in the late 1970's.
A2001 was built in the Addinton workshops in Christchurch in 1941 and A2010 in 1943 They are both 56' steel clad, timber framed Carriages . Both were originally built as Ambulance cars. These had a sterilising room in one end , bunks for 20 paitents and large doors and the oppisite end to the sterilising room for loading and unloading the stretchers. They were both converted to single compartment first class cars in 1948 with seating for 32 passengers.
Type:
Carriage
Status:
Awaiting Restoration
Notes:
A2001 Leased to Feilding Steam Rail. A2010 Stored at SSR
D143 was built by Neilson and Company Glasgow Scotland in 1847 maker’s number 1847. The locomotive was one of the first of 22 D class locomotives built by Neilsons and also Scott Brothers in Christchurch New Zealand. Entering service in April 1875 143 became the first locomotive allocated to the Isolated Nelson Section. Here it was named Trout. In 1882 it became D1 and in 1890 D143. 143 was first used on construction trains on the Nelson Line and later on Goods and Passenger trains.
