Victorian Railways "AE" Type Carriages

AE type - 1 to 42, 51, 52

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Built between 1906 and 1923 at Newport Workshops. A total of 42 cars in the group, 10 of which were used for V&SAR Joint Stock. Number 1 thru 4 were Victorian Railways, 5 thru 10 V&SAR Joint Stock, 11 thru 38 Victorian Railways and 39 thru 42 V&SAR Joint Stock. Each car weight 35 tons when built, but was increased to 36 tons 10 cwt when steel anti-telescoping reinforcement were applied.

Passenger capacity was 48 people in 8 compartments, 6 feet 10 inch long, comprising 1 ladies, 5 non-smoking and 2 smoking. Ladies and smoking compartments were at opposite end of a 55 feet 7¼ inch long by 2 feet 3 inch wide corridor. Two swing doors were originally provided to separate the ladies and smoking compartments from the 5 central non-smoking. Lavatory and washroom facilities are provided at the end of the coach, being 3 feet 11-5/8 inch and 3 feet 10-5/8 inch respectively. Provision of a recess for the sliding end door accounts for the shorter length of the washroom.

Ventilation was by a hand operated opening in the clerestory section of the roof, while the two windows in each compartment (originally in two sections), were of a single lift type and the seats are provided with folding arm rests.

During preparation to fit automatic couplers, the underframes were strengthened and special anti-telescoping verticle R.S. Joints were fitted to each end.

In 1936 the V&SAR Joint Stock cars were painted Hawthorn green with black stripes edged in gilt The Overland in chrome letters and mounted on two chromed bars affixed centrally on the letter boards. These cars reverted to Victorian Railways red-brown from 1943 because of problems keeping the cars clean.

Four of the Victorian Railways cars were rebuilt with Stones electro-mechanical air conditioning equipment (36 AE, 3 AE, 12 AE and 1 AE). New weight after fitting was 44 tons 11 cwt. These cars were all converted to BE's between 1960 and 1965.

One V&SAR Joint Stock car was destroyed at Callington in 1929.

See also: Kiewa, Moyne, Taggerty.

Statistics

AE 1 -- BE 50 -- BES 50

AE 2

AE 3 -- BE 51 -- AE 51

AE 4

First class compartment seating car for use on The Overland.

AE 5

First class compartment seating car for use on The Overland.

AE 6

First class compartment seating car for use on The Overland.

AE 7 -- 550 -- R 2604

First class compartment seating car for use on The Overland.

AE 8 -- 551 -- W 144 -- Theatrette car

First class compartment seating car for use on The Overland.

AE 9

First class compartment seating car for use on The Overland.

AE 10

First class compartment seating car for use on The Overland.

AE 11

AE 12 -- BE 52 -- AE 52

AE 13

AE 14

AE 15

AE 16

AE 17

AE 18

AE 19

AE 20

AE 21 -- Kiewa

See Kiewa.

AE 22

AE 23

AE 24

AE 25

AE 26 -- Moyne

See Moyne.

AE 27

AE 28

AE 29

AE 30

AE 31

AE 32

AE 33

AE 34 -- Taggerty

See Taggerty.

AE 35

AE 36 -- BE 49

AE 37 -- HW 1

AE 38

AE 39

First class compartment seating car for use on The Overland.

AE 40

First class compartment seating car for use on The Overland.

AE 41

First class compartment seating car for use on The Overland.

AE 42

First class compartment seating car for use on The Overland.

AE 51

See 3 AE.

AE 52

See 12 AE.