NVD / ENBA Box Van

Built by Gregg Car Co., Belgium, for Commonwealth Railways (Central Australia Railway). Thirty of the fifty NVDs to Port Lincoln Oct 1980-Jan 1981 and Mar-Apr 1984. Officially renumbered ENBA1-30 2 Apr 1985. ENBA1-3 designated as accident train vans by Aug 1985. Seventeen vehicles converted to ENHV grain hoppers 1986-87. ENBA4-8, 16, 18, 22, 27 and 30 stripped for conversion to ENHV but work never completed; bodies stored at Grantham. Thirteen additional NVDs were converted to ENHV for Port Lincoln but never ran as ENBAs.

This table summarises all the NVD vans which ended up on Eyre Peninsula, as ENBA vans and/or ENHV grain hoppers:

Vehicle	To Port Lincoln	Recoded		Accident Van	Converted for Grain
		As	Date		Vehicle	Date
NVD1261	4 Apr 1984	ENBA1	2 Apr 1985	Yes
NVD1262	6 Nov 1980	ENBA2	2 Apr 1985	Yes
NVD1263	10 Oct 1980	ENBA3	2 Apr 1985	Yes
NVD1264	22 Jan 1981	ENBA4	2 Apr 1985		Stripped but never completed
NVD1265	30 Mar 1984	ENBA5	2 Apr 1985		Stripped but never completed
NVD1266	9 Apr 1984	ENBA5	2 Apr 1985		Stripped but never completed
NVD1267	7 Nov 1980	ENBA7	2 Apr 1985		Stripped but never completed
NVD1268	28 Mar 1984	ENBA8	2 Apr 1985		Stripped but never completed
NVD1269	27 Oct 1980	ENBA9	2 Apr 1985		ENHV	(see below)
NVD1270					ENHV4	16 Aug 1986
NVD1271	5 Apr 1984	ENBA10	2 Apr 1985		ENHV8	12 Dec 1986
NVD1272					ENHV6	9 Oct 1986
NVD1273	8 Oct 1980	ENBA11	2 Apr 1985		ENHV	(see below)
NVD1274					ENHV16	3 Apr 1987
NVD1275	19 Nov 1980	ENBA12	2 Apr 1985		ENHV	(see below)
NVD1280					ENHV1	7 Apr 1986
NVD1281	27 Jan 1981	ENBA13	2 Apr 1985		ENHV24	24 Jun 1987
NVD1282	11 Apr 1984	ENBA14	2 Apr 1985		ENHV17	10 Apr 1987
NVD1283	27 Oct 1980	ENBA15	2 Apr 1985		ENHV	(see below)
NVD1284					ENHV2	6 Jun 1986
NVD1287	22 Dec 1980	ENBA16	2 Apr 1985		Stripped but never completed
NVD1288	8 Dec 1980	ENBA17	2 Apr 1985		ENHV	(see below)
NVD1289					ENHV23	5 Jun 1987
NVD1291	14 Mar 1984	ENBA18	2 Apr 1985		Stripped but never completed
NVD1292	27 Jan 1981	ENBA19	2 Apr 1985		ENHV28	29 Jul 1987
NVD1293	6 Nov 1980	ENBA20	2 Apr 1985		ENHV27	17 Jul 1987
NVD1294	2 Apr 1984	ENBA21	2 Apr 1985		ENHV	(see below)
NVD1295					ENHV15	20 Mar 1987
NVD1296	7 Nov 1980	ENBA22	2 Apr 1985		Stripped but never completed
NVD1297					ENHV5	29 Aug 1986
NVD1298	24 Oct 1980	ENBA23	2 Apr 1985		ENHV25	1 Jul 1987
NVD1299	3 Apr 1984	ENBA24	2 Apr 1985		ENHV21	9 Jul 1987
NVD1300	19 Nov 1980	ENBA25	2 Apr 1985		ENHV30	31 Jul 1987
NVD1301					ENHV3	13 Jun 1986
NVD1302					ENHV19	12 May 1987
NVD1303	8 Dec1980	ENBA26	2 Apr 1985		ENHV20	7 Jul 1987
NVD1304					ENHV10	20 Dec 1986
NVD1305	29 Mar 1984	ENBA27	2 Apr 1985		Stripped but never completed
NVD1306	10 Oct 1980	ENBA28	2 Apr 1985		ENHV14	5 Dec 1986
NVD1307					ENHV7	9 Oct 1986
NVD1308	8 Oct 1980	ENBA29	2 Apr 1985		ENHV26	3 Jul 1987
NVD1309					ENHV11	20 Dec 1986
NVD1310	24 Oct 1980	ENBA30	2 Apr 1985		Stripped but never completed

Note: The conversions given from ENBA to ENHV are 'best guess' from the surviving records, some of which conflict. ENHVs 9, 12, 13, 18, 22 and 29 were converted from ENBAs 9, 11, 12, 15, 17 and 21 in some indeterminate order.

NVD1262 at Port Lincoln in 1981. Photo: Denis Edlington