Jump to:
| HM 255 | HM 256 | HM 257 | HM 258 | HM 259 | HM 311 |
| HM 312 | HM 318 | HM 319 | HM 901 | HM 957 | HM 958 |
| HM 959 |
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering" for the Commonweatlh Railways.
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-68.
| 16.5.1969 | Entered service. |
| 12.1995 | Fitted with a smoking compartment. |
| 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 luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-68.
| 11.6.1969 | Entered service. |
| 2.1996 | Fitted with a smoking compartment. |
| 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 luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-8.
| 12.6.1969 | Entered service as "HM 257". |
| 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 "HM 957" from "HM 257" for Indian Pacific service. |
| 2.1996 | Fitted with a smoking compartment. |
| 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 luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-8.
| 17.6.1969 | Entered service as "HM 258". |
| 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. |
| 1974 | Renumbered as Joint Stock "HM 958" from "HM 258" for Indian Pacific service. |
| 6.1992 | Fitted with Indian Pacific name boards. |
| 12.1995 | Fitted with a smoking compartment. |
| 1.4.1997 | On Australian National passenger division operational list. |
| 1.11.1997 | To Great Southern Railway. |
| 2000 | Named Chalaki after former Overland sleeping car of the same name. |
| 2002-03 | Sold to a third party and "Leased Back" by Great Southern Railway [Serco Group Report]. |
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 2904-1967-8.
| 9.7.1969 | Entered service as "HM 258". |
| 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. |
| 1974 | Renumbered as Joint Stock "HM 959" from "HM 259" for Indian Pacific service. |
| 1996 | Fitted with a smoking compartment. |
| 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 luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering".
| 26.3.1974 | Entered service. |
| 1.12.1995 | Interior being fitted with smoking compartment. |
| 1.4.1997 | On Australian National passenger division operational list. |
| 1.11.1997 | To Great Southern Railway. |
| 18.8.1999 | Very badly damaged in a collision at Zanthus. |
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering".
| 22.4.1974 | Entered service. |
| - | Allocated to CME Port Pirie. |
| 1996 | Fitted with a smoking compartment. |
| 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]. |
Stainless steel luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 3748-1974.
| 7.5.1975 | Entered service. |
| 1989 | Ghan colour scheme fitted to exterior. |
| 1997 | Fitted with a smoking compartment. |
| 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 luggage and mail vans built by "Commonwealth Engineering". Contract No. 3748-1974.
| 10.5.1975 | Entered service as "HM 319". |
| 6.1975 | Renumbered as Joint Stock "HM 901" from "HM 319" for Indian Pacific service. |
| 7.1992 | Fitted with Indian Pacific name boards. |
| 1996 | Fitted with a smoking compartment. |
| 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]. |
