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SBH Sitting car

SBH 2248

Built as a first class saloon car by Comeng for the New South Wales Railways. It was sold to Australian National in 1992 for use as a spare Indian Pacific sitting car.



SBH 2248

9.1949Entered service as "SBS 2248" on the New South Wales Railway. Seated 37 first class passengers
1964Fitted two + two seating to accomodate 48 first class passengers.
7.1982Converted to "SBZ".
10.1988Rebuilt as "SBH", now seating 36 first class passengers.
10.1992Sold to Australian National.
1.11.1997Note: conflicting reports as to what happened to the car. To Great Southern Railway.
1.1994Sold to Northern Rivers Railway (Ritz Rail) [rpf].
-Named "Billinudgel". [rpf].
May 2004Transferred from Murwillumbah to Lithgow. [rpf].
-Sold to Ozback Explorer. [rpf].