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By the mid-1980s, passenger trains within Victoria almost always required head-end power (HEP), as the wooden cars were phased out. While a number of trains had self-contained generator supplies, the majority required HEP from outside sources. The V/Line N class, N and P class locomotives were fitted with HEP generators, but if another locomotive were to haul the train, there would be no power supply for the carriages.
To this end, three Victorian Railways louvre vans#1983 New Deal, louvre series vans were fitted with generator sets and cabling in 1984. The corrugated roofs were replaced with sheet metal. The vans were coded PH and numbered 451, 452 and 453. They were converted from VLPY freight wagons 139, 140 and 142 respectively, and appeared in a grey livery. PH451 had Super Service bogies fitted by 1995, PH452 sometime between 1991 and 1995, and PH453 in mid-1995. These vans are all in service on the broad gauge today, in a plain, dark blue livery. In late 2009/early 2010, PH 454 was converted from DN 404, and painted grey with a white stripe.
The PHN class were Standard Gauge Joint Stock owned by the New South Wales Government Railways and VR. They were steel fluted sided vans, and ran between Melbourne and
Peter J. Vincent: PHN - Joint Stock Power Van
* ttp://www.vlinecars.com/dvans.htm V/LineCars: D Vans - Luggage vans
V/LineCars: D Van Image Gallery
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Victorian Railways
The Victorian Railways (VR), trading from 1974 as VicRail, was the state-owned operator of most rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companie ...
(VR) of Australia and successors have utilised a number of different types of railway carriages and wagons for the supply of head end power to passenger trains on the Victorian railway network.
When train travellers around the world began to enjoy such comforts as lighting, and heating and cooling, the Victorian Railways initially employed axle mounted generators], then progressed to more reliable head-end power (HEP) as a source for this equipment. In more recent times, vans have been specially built for the purpose of supplying HEP, or special generators are fitted to locomotives (the V/Line N class, N and P classes)
Victorian Railways, later V/Line
BP98
From 1961 to 1963, a single van was fitted with a generator set to provide power to passenger trains running betweenMelbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
and Albury
Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the ...
on the new standard gauge route. The van was numbered BP98 and painted in blue with gold stripes to match the carriages.
A video of the vehicle in service is available online, timestamp 2:31 to 2:44 PH Vans
By the mid-1980s, passenger trains within Victoria almost always required head-end power (HEP), as the wooden cars were phased out. While a number of trains had self-contained generator supplies, the majority required HEP from outside sources. The V/Line N class, N and P class locomotives were fitted with HEP generators, but if another locomotive were to haul the train, there would be no power supply for the carriages.
To this end, three Victorian Railways louvre vans#1983 New Deal, louvre series vans were fitted with generator sets and cabling in 1984. The corrugated roofs were replaced with sheet metal. The vans were coded PH and numbered 451, 452 and 453. They were converted from VLPY freight wagons 139, 140 and 142 respectively, and appeared in a grey livery. PH451 had Super Service bogies fitted by 1995, PH452 sometime between 1991 and 1995, and PH453 in mid-1995. These vans are all in service on the broad gauge today, in a plain, dark blue livery. In late 2009/early 2010, PH 454 was converted from DN 404, and painted grey with a white stripe.
Private operators
PCP292 & 294
VZDY27
VZDY52, ZVDY52, BVDY52
ZVDY50
Victorian & New South Wales Joint Stock
PHN vans
The PHN class were Standard Gauge Joint Stock owned by the New South Wales Government Railways and VR. They were steel fluted sided vans, and ran between Melbourne and Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
. Six were built from 1961 by Commonwealth Engineering, Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, three each for the ''Southern Aurora
The ''Southern Aurora'' was an overnight express passenger train that operated between Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne. First-class throughout, including the dining facilities, the ''Southern Aurora'' featured all-sleeper ...
'' and ''Spirit of Progress
The ''Spirit of Progress'' was the premier express passenger train on the Victorian Railways in Australia, running from Melbourne to the New South Wales border at Albury, and later through to Sydney.
Route
From its introduction in November 1 ...
'' numbered PHN 2361 - PHN 2363 and PHN 2369 - PHN 2371 respectively.
PHN 2370, destroyed in the Violet Town collision in 1969, was replaced by PHN 2381 built in 1970. In 1981, PHN 2362 and 2363 were renumbered 2862 and 2863 respectively.
In 2016, V/Line
V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger train and coach services in Victoria, Australia. It provides passenger train services on five commuter lines and eight long-distance routes from its major hub at Southern Cross ...
acquired NAM 2337 from the Hunter Valley Railway Trust
The Hunter Valley Railway Trust (HVRT) is a collection of items located in North Rothbury it is not open to the public, New South Wales, Australia on the site of the Rothbury Riot. It includes various types of rolling stock, such as coal and fre ...
, Rothbury for conversion to a fourth power van (with PCJ491, 492 and 493 ex PCO 1, 3 and 2) for standard gauge N set
N, or n, is the fourteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''en'' (pronounced ), plural ''ens''.
History
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consists. V/Line did have the option of modifying an ex '' Overland'' CO luggage van, but that wasn't deemed practical. As of late 2016, the car is at Downer Rail's Newport Workshops being stripped and converted. (March 2017 Update: This Conversion of NAM2337 has reportedly now been stopped, (but the interior has already been stripped out) https://www.facebook.com/groups/VictorianRailwayEnthusiasts/permalink/1129882150381139/
Victorian & South Australian Joint Stock
PCO/PCJ vans
Notes
References
Peter J. Vincent: PHN - Joint Stock Power Van
* ttp://www.vlinecars.com/dvans.htm V/LineCars: D Vans - Luggage vans
V/LineCars: D Van Image Gallery
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