Car 74

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Class  
Vehicle type Bogie coach (1888-1926)
Kitchen car (1926-1953)
Employee sleeping van (1953-1977)
First introduced 1888
To Port Lincoln 1912
Ex Port Lincoln 1977
Load capacity  
Number on Eyre Peninsula 1
Vehicle number 74

Built 1888 as 'Short Tom' coach. Transferred to Port Lincoln 1912. Converted to kitchen car for inspection train 1926 (probably May). Converted to employee sleeping van Aug 1953. Condemned 2 Jun 1977. To Pichi Richi 24 Oct 1977.

Car 74 in its employee sleeping van guise at Port Lincoln in 1965/66. Note the 'hump' in the end platform awning to match the higher roofline of later series 'Short Tom' vehicles. Photo: Noel Potter