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| CDF 224 | CDF 225 | CDF 226 | CDF 227 | CDF 228 | CDF 229 |
| CDF 265 | CDF 266 | CDF 924 | CDF 928 | CDF 929 | CDF 966 |
| Marree Refreshment Car | Oasis Bar | ||||
| Menindee Lakes | Sir Augustus & Francis Gregory Outback Explorer Lounge | ||||
Stainless steel, air conditioned, second class club and cafeteria car built by "Commonwealth Engineering".
Matildas Restaurant Cars:
| CDF 225 | CDF 924 | CDF 928 | CDF 929 | CDF 966 |
Stainless steel, air conditioned, second class club and cafeteria car built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-8.
Interior rebuilt completely as a Matildas Restaurant in 1993.
| 24.6.1969 | Entered service as "CDF 224". [rrc] |
| 6.1975 | Renumbered as Joint Stock "CDF 924" from "CDF 224" for Indian Pacific service. |
| 7.1992 | Fitted with Indian Pacific name boards. |
| 8.1993 | Converted to sit down style buffet/dinning car, named "Matildas Restaurant". |
| 1.4.1997 | On Australian National passenger division operational list. |
| 1.11.1997 | To Great Southern Railway. |
| 2002-03 | Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report]. |
| 1.2.2004 | On first "Ghan" to Darwin. |
Stainless steel, air conditioned, second class club and cafeteria car built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-8.
Interior rebuilt completely as a Matildas Restaurant in 1993.
| 11.7.1969 | Entered service. [rrc] |
| 7.1992 | Converted to sit down style buffet/dinning car, named "Matildas Restaurant". |
| 1.4.1997 | On Australian National passenger division operational list. |
| 1.11.1997 | To Great Southern Railway. |
| 2002-03 | Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report]. |
Stainless steel, air conditioned, second class club and cafeteria car built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-8.
| 17.7.1969 | Entered service. [rrc] |
| 6.1992 | Fitted with Indian Pacific name boards. |
| 1.4.1997 | On Australian National passenger division stored list. |
| 1.11.1997 | To Great Southern Railway. |
| 2002-03 | Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report]. |
| 2019 | Interior stripped and rebuilt as dining car "DF 226" by Journey Beyond Rail Experience. |
Stainless steel, air conditioned, second class club and cafeteria car built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-8.
| 24.7.1969 | Entered service. [rrc] |
| 22.9.1990 | Refurbished as "Marree Refreshment Car" for use on the Ghan. |
| 22.4.1991 | Marree Refreshment car use on Ghan for first time. |
| 8.1992 | Fitted with Indian Pacific logo plates, but retained Ghan stripes. |
| 18.9.1992 | Ghan stripes removed. |
| 1.4.1997 | On Australian National passenger division stored list. |
| 1.11.1997 | To Great Southern Railway. |
| 2002-03 | Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report]. |
| 2019 | Interior stripped and rebuilt as lounge car "AFC 226" by Journey Beyond Rail Experience. |
Stainless steel, air conditioned, second class club and cafeteria car built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-8.
Interior rebuilt completely as a Matildas Restaurant in 1992.
| 15.8.1969 | Entered service as "CDF 228". [rrc] |
| 1970 | Allocated to Indian Pacific Joint Stock for accounting purposes. A small blue plate lettered "Indian Pacific Car" was affixed to the right hand end of each side. |
| 19.7.1974 | Renumbered as Joint Stock "CDF 928" from "CDF 228" for Indian Pacific service. [rrc] |
| 11.5.1992 | Converted to sit down style buffet/dinning car, named "Matildas Restaurant" and fitted with Ghan exterior colour scheme. |
| 1.4.1997 | On Australian National passenger division operational list. |
| 1.11.1997 | To Great Southern Railway. |
| 2002-03 | Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report]. |
| 1.2.2004 | On first "Ghan" to Darwin. |
Stainless steel, air conditioned, second class club and cafeteria car built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-8.
Interior rebuilt completely as a Matildas Restaurant in 1993.
| 18.9.1969 | Entered service as "CDF 229". [rrc] |
| 1970 | Allocated to Indian Pacific Joint Stock for accounting purposes. A small blue plate lettered "Indian Pacific Car" was affixed to the right hand end of each side. |
| 4.6.1974 | Renumbered as Joint Stock "CDF 929" from "CDF 229" for Indian Pacific service. [rrc] |
| 8.1993 | Converted to sit down style buffet/dinning car, named "Matildas Restaurant". for Indian Pacific use. |
| 1.4.1997 | On Australian National passenger division operational list. |
| 1.11.1997 | To Great Southern Railway. |
| 2002-03 | Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report]. |
Stainless steel, air conditioned, second class club and cafeteria car built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 3068-1969.
| 4.11.1969 | Entered service. [rrc] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27.08.1982 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "CDF 265 V" alteration: "modify handbrake pulley on stainless steel cars. (16s82)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08.02.1983 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "CDF 265 V" alteration complete: "manufacture and installation of display cabinet. (01s83)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04.06.1984 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "CDF 265 V" alteration complete: "alteration to vestible entrance flaps. (C2069)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.09.1985 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "CDF 265 V" alteration complete: "modification to kitchen compartment incorporating the fitting of upright freezer, microwave oven and pie warmer. CDF 225, 226, 227 and 265. (RS4067)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13.06.1986 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "CDF 265 V" alteration complete: "replace side stem springs on concertinas to increase closing force. (RS4128)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.12.1986 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "CDF 265 V" alteration complete: "apply check letter to class & number of approximately 443 locomotives, passenger cars and rail cars. Classify Overland sleeping cars. (RS4173)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.03.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "CDF 265 V" alteration complete: "installation of emergency key boxes to passenger cars. (RS4190)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.08.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "CDF 265 V" alteration: "modify buffer beam on carbon and stainless steel passenger cars. (RS4215)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26.08.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "CDF 265 V" alteration: "modify air conditioning intake filters and frames (primary and secondary) on stainless steel and carbon steel passenger cars. (RS4213)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.03.1988 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "CDF 265 V" alteration: "modify buffer beams and fit additional springs to either side of the coupler to increase the diaphragm compressive force on all stainless steel and carbon steel passenger cars. (RS4270)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05.04.1988 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "CDF 265 V" alteration complete: "Ghan passenger car exterior refurbishment. (a) fit Ghan logo to cars (b) fit vinyl stripe to cars (RS4279)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26.07.1988 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "CDF 265 V" alteration complete: "Ghan" passenger car interior refurbishment. a. refurbish interior of all cars in accordance with drawings. b. reclassify CDF 265 to AOB 265. (RS4304)". New class: "AOB". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01.05.1989 | Reclassified from passenger car "CDF 265 V" to " passenger car "AOB 265 G". [TIMS/WMS:] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5.1989 | Interior stripped for conversion to "Oasis bar" and lounge for use on the Ghan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.9.1989 | Entered service as "Ghan Oasis Bar" central bar with longitudinal seating fitted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.03.1990 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "AOB 265 G"as having repair "wheel set". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.06.1990 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "AOB 265 G" alteration: "fit longer pin in passenger car jumper cable plugs. All passenger cars. (RS4518)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28.05.1991 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "AOB 265 G" alteration: "replace existing exhaust chokes on 132 no. "Ghan" "Trans-Australian" "Overland", "SS" & "SSA" cars to improve train handling. All std cars to be fitted with exhaust chokes to wh p/no. 2483 & the 3 no. relay braked cars are to be fitted with wh p/no. c-12740 exhaust chokes . this modification will increase brake cylinder exhaust timings from 6-9 secs to 26-28 secs. (RS4603)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.07.1991 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "AOB 265 G"as having repair "wheel set". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12.11.1992 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "AOB 265 G"as having repair "wheel set". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28.06.1993 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "AOB 265 G" alteration: "on stainless steel passenger cars (IP & Ghan) remove temperature recording instrument from air conditioning control panel area. Remove associated pipe work. (RS4800)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29.07.1993 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "AOB 265 G" alteration: "modify all ip passenger cars with clasp braking system to a 2 pair brake block rigging system to general drawing c3-14. also modify all ghan cars. All IP & Ghan cars. (RS4808)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03.08.1993 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "AOB 265 G" alteration: "flush all existing water tanks on "Ghan" & "IP" passenger cars. Install one unit of twin "SOLO" water filtration system on each passenger car in accordance with specification on drawing A1/C8-16. All Ghan & IP pass. cars (RS4809)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.11.1993 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "AOB 265 G"as having repair "air brake system complete". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.11.1993 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "AOB 265 G"as having repair "bogie bearers". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.11.1993 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "AOB 265 G"as having repair "bogie clearance". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.11.1993 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "AOB 265 G"as having repair "bogie complete". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.11.1993 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "AOB 265 G"as having repair "draftgear complete heavy". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.11.1993 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "AOB 265 G"as having repair "end complete". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.11.1993 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "AOB 265 G"as having repair "hand brake assembly complete". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25.01.1994 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "AOB 265 G" alteration: "replace existing Star/Delta starter with clipsal starter. Install additional condenser fan contactor & upgrade other contactors. Install isolators to underframe motors. Install earth wire form main swbd to air con panel & rewire as per drawings. Ghan passenger cars. (RS4842)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.02.1994 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "AOB 265 G" alteration: "replace existing airconditioning filter assemblies with "Pryocone" filter assemblies. All Ghan & IP cars. (RS4843)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.4.1997 | On Australian National passenger division operational list. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30.5.1997 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "AOB 265 G" in AN "Mainland Division".
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| 1.11.1997 | To Great Southern Railway. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.2000 | Sent to Islington Workshops to be fitted with a smoking compartment and refurbished by Bluebird Engineering. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.7.2000 | Returned to service renamed Menindee Lakes. It retained the bar situated in the centre of the carriage. The $200,000 refurbishment of the carriage included a complete mechanical service, new soft furnishing and the installation of a dedicated "smoking" compartment.
Celebrations for its inaugural journey took place in the lounge car on board the Indian Pacific in Broken Hill at 3.00pm Wednesday 5 July. The celebration was attended by a number of the region's tourism and government authorities, local politicians and media guests. [gsr] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002-03 | Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report]. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.2.2004 | On first "Ghan" to Darwin. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Refubished as "Sir Augustus & Francis Gregory" Outback Explorer Lounge.[jb] |
Stainless steel, air conditioned, second class club and cafeteria car built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 3068-1969.
Interior rebuilt completely as a Matildas Restaurant in 1993.
| 23.9.1969 | Entered service as "CDF 266". [rrc] |
| 1970 | Allocated to Indian Pacific Joint Stock for accounting purposes. A small blue plate lettered "Indian Pacific Car" was affixed to the right hand end of each side. |
| 2.1974 | Renumbered as Joint Stock "CDF 966" from "CDF 266" for Indian Pacific service. [rrc] |
| 1990 | Kitchen extended into sit down table area. |
| 3.1994 | Converted to sit down style buffet/dinning car, named "Matildas Restaurant". for Indian Pacific use. |
| 1.4.1997 | On Australian National passenger division operational list. |
| 1.11.1997 | To Great Southern Railway. |
| 2002-03 | Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report]. |
