Z Standard Gauge Brake Van

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Z Standard Gauge Brake Van

Z 9 to 16

Tea and Sugar Train - VS733 + Bulk provision store V248 + cattle cars + situp + temp passenger car

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Built by "Meadowbank Manufacturing Co", Sydney, NSW.

See also: Z 1 to 8.

Z 9 -- X/XS 731

Brakevan built by "Meadowbank Manufacturing Co of Sydney, NSW.".

1915	Entered service.
11.9.1916	Recoded "X 731".
1917	Converted from 6 wheel to 4 wheel.
1922	Recoded "XS".
21.8.1957	Used as a brakevan[blc]
27.2.1964	Written off[blc]

Z/VZ 10 -- VZ/VS

Brakevan built by "Meadowbank Manufacturing Co of Sydney, NSW.".

12.5.1915	Entered service as a retail store van for Commissariat Department during construction work.
1915	Recoded "VZ".
1917	Converted from 6 wheel to 4 wheel.
-	Renumbered "VZ" in the range 733 to 738.
1919	Recoded "VS"

4.1971,Port Augusta - body of van XS732

Z 11 -- X/XS 732

Brakevan built by "Meadowbank Manufacturing Co of Sydney, NSW.".

1915	Entered service.
11.9.1916	Renumbered "X 732".
1917	Converted from 6 wheel to 4 wheel.
1922	Recoded "XS".
27.2.1964	Written off[blc]

Z/VZ 12 -- VZ/VS

Brakevan built by "Meadowbank Manufacturing Co of Sydney, NSW.".

9.31915	Entered service as Provisions van for use during construction work.
1915	Recoded "VZ".
1917	Converted from 6 wheel to 4 wheel.
-	Renumbered "VZ" in the range 733 to 738.
1919	Recoded "VS"

Z/VZ 13 -- VZ/VS

Brakevan built by "Meadowbank Manufacturing Co of Sydney, NSW.".

9.3.1915	Entered service as Provisions van for use during construction work.
1915	Recoded "VZ".
1917	Converted from 6 wheel to 4 wheel.
-	Renumbered "VZ" in the range 733 to 738.
1919	Recoded "VS"

Z/VZ 14 -- VZ/VS

Brakevan built by "Meadowbank Manufacturing Co of Sydney, NSW.".

9.3.1915	Entered service as Provisions van for use during construction work.
1915	Recoded "VZ".
1917	Converted from 6 wheel to 4 wheel.
-	Renumbered "VZ" in the range 733 to 738.
-	Recoded "VS"

Z/VZ 15 -- VZ/VS

Brakevan built by "Meadowbank Manufacturing Co of Sydney, NSW.".

9.3.1915	Entered service as Provisions van for use during construction work.
1915	Recoded "VZ".
1917	Converted from 6 wheel to 4 wheel.
-	Renumbered "VZ" in the range 733 to 738.
-	Recoded "VS"

Z/VZ 16 -- VZ/VS 737

Brakevan built by "Meadowbank Manufacturing Co of Sydney, NSW.".

9.3.1915	Entered service as Provisions van for use during construction work.
1915	Recoded "VZ".
1917	Converted from 6 wheel to 4 wheel.
-	Renumbered "VZ" in the range 737.
-	Recoded "VS"
28.10.1963	Written off[blc]

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