V&SAR Joint Stock corten steel roomette sleeping car Nankuri was built at the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops for use on "The Overland".
See also V&SAR sleeping cars: Allambi, Chalaki, Dorai, Juki, Kuldalai, Malkari, Mokai, Mururi, Nomuldi, Paiti, Purpawi, Tantini, Tarkinji, Tawarri, Weroni, Yankai, Yanni.
1.4.1955 | Entered service. [rrc] |
23.9.1970 | Converted from independant to head-end power. [rrc] |
10.12.1986 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "NANK K" alteration complete: "remove retaining cup & glass clips and plate pegs from cupboards in conductor"s compartment. "overland" joint stock cars. (RS4172)". |
17.12.1986 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "NANK K" alteration complete: "apply check letter to class & number of approximately 443 locomotives, passenger cars and rail cars. Classify Overland sleeping cars. (RS4173)". |
1987 | Given the computer code "JRA-3". |
19.03.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "NANK K" alteration complete: "installation of emergency key boxes to passenger cars. (RS4190)". |
19.11.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "NANK K" alteration complete: "delete all exterior "V & ANR" lettering from overland rollingstock. All Overland rollingstock. (RS4241)". |
26.11.1987 | TIMS/WMS: Reclassified from passenger car "NANK K" to passenger car "JRA 3 H". |
1992 | Place in storage in Victoria. |
18.12.1995 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "JRA 3 H" as having repair "scrapped". |
12.1995 | Written off and Sold to "International Development Services". |
- | Sold to West Coast Railway. |
12.5.1998 | Moved to Ballarat. |
3.2004 | Offered for Sale by Tender along with a large number of vehicles owned by West Coast Railway. On Harris Trailer Bogies. No brakes/ |
2004 | Sold to Australian Loco & Railway Carriage Company [cp 1.2005]. |
2004 | Sold to Geelong based "Rail Experience". [cp 1.2005]. |
- | Moved to South Geelong, Victoria. |
2012 | Moved to Newport Workshops. |
8.8.2015 | Badly damaged by fire. |