The S type carriage stock was a type of steel passenger carriage operated by the New South Wales Government Railways from 1935 until 1989.
History Between 1935 and 1937, Clyde Engineering built 35 first class BS carriages with 42 seats and 86 second class FS side corridor carriages with 64 seats at its Granville factory."Carriage Review" Railway Digest December 1986 page 394
Over the years, they operated on services from express passenger and mail trains to branch line services. Withdrawals commenced in the 1970s but some lasted until the late 1980s on mail trains to Dubbo, Moree and Tenterfield and Interurban services to Newcastle, Bathurst, Goulburn and Bomaderry.
During the period spanning 1974 to 1982, eight were gutted internally and fitted with suburban throw over seating and Beclawat windows for use on interurban services. These received the IFS and MFS classifications. As of June 1986, 32 remained in service with the State Rail Authority."Carriage Review" Railway Digest November 1986 page 351
Surviving S type cars NumberOriginal codeOwnerLocationNotesFS 2021FSACT Heritage Rail HoldingsCanberraFS 2023FSACT Heritage Rail HoldingsCanberra FS 2082FSACT Heritage Rail HoldingsCanberra FS 2140FSACT Heritage Rail HoldingsCanberra BVS 2166IFS BSR BSACT Heritage Rail HoldingsCanberraFS 2128FSCowra Caravan CityCowra FS 2125FSDorrigo Steam Railway & MuseumDorrigo FS 2110FSPrivateChristmas Creek, Queensland FS 16522101 Goulburn Rail Heritage CentreGoulburn Roundhouse FS 16532102 Goulburn Rail Heritage CentreGoulburn Roundhouse FS 2098FSGoulburn Rail Heritage CentreGoulburn Roundhouse FS 2148FSHay FS 2139FSBennett Rd, LondonderryFS 2029 FSLachlan Valley RailwayEveleigh Railway WorkshopsFS 2091 FSLachlan Valley RailwayEveleigh Railway Workshops FS 2126 FS5917 SyndicateCanberra FS 2133 FSLachlan Valley RailwayEveleigh Railway Workshops FS 2088 FSMangrove Mountainaccommodation Christian campFS 2129 FSDarwin River BD 331FSKatherine BD 332FSKatherineFS 2016 FSTransport Heritage NSWNSW Rail Museum, ThirlmereTransferred to Thirlmere on 12 October 2020. FS 2022 FSNSWPRMarulan HFS 2084 FSThirlmerePurchased by Transport Heritage NSW in the ARHS ACT Auction in 2017. Body sold for private use. Bogies, draw gear and other parts kept for spares.FS 2124 FSNSWPRMarulan FS 2134 FSCanberra Railway MuseumPurchased in the ARHS ACT Auction in 2017. Destroyed in fire 6-10-19 FS 2120 FS"Krinklewood", PokolbinHoliday cottageFS 16512100East Coast Heritage RailEveleigh Railway Workshops FS 2130 FSLachlan Valley RailwayRothbury FS 2093 FSTransport Heritage NSWNSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere FS 2122 FSTransport Heritage NSWNSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere FS 1655 2104 FS 2018 FSTuggeranong FS 2010 FSPilbara Railways Historical SocietyPort Hedland FS 2138 FSPilbara Railways Historical SocietyPort Hedland FS 2141 FSPilbara Railways Historical SocietyPort Hedland FS 2143 FSPilbara Railways Historical SocietyPort Hedland BS 2032 BSDorrigo Steam Railway & MuseumDorrigo EBS 2076 BSNorthwest Coach BuildersNSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere Restored by NWCB.BS 2164 BSGoulburn Rail Heritage CentreGoulburn Roundhouse BS 2033 BSNorthwest Coach BuildersLithgowStripped of spare part to restore EBS 2076 and scrapped. BC 329BS 2079Adelaide Riverfor use as Information CentreBC 330BS 217Adelaide Riverfor rebuild as exhibition roomBS 1684 2152Hunter Valley Railway TrustRothburyCurrently under restoration at Rothbury. GMS 1RBS 2161 BS 2170Northwest Coach BuildersNSW Rail Museum, ThirlmereConverted to a lounge & observation deck carriage by NWCB.XBS 2162 BSHallHoliday cottageXBS 2158 BSEast Coast Heritage RailEveleigh Railway WorkshopsTransferred to Eveleigh 5 March 2014 XFS 2015 FSEast Coast Heritage Rail (Under lease to Lachlan Valley Railway)Eveleigh Railway Workshops XFS 2014 FSGoulburn Rail Heritage CentreGoulburn Roundhouse EFS 2090FSTransport Heritage NSWNSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere BSR 2031 BSChumrail Pty LtdRothburyMBR 2078 BSEast Coast Heritage RailEveleigh Railway WorkshopsRBS 2153 BSDorrigo Steam Railway & MuseumDorrigo RBS 2160 BS5917 SyndicateGoulburnHFS 2017 FSTransport Heritage NSWNSW Rail Museum, ThirlmereMFS 2028FSLachlan Valley RailwayEveleigh Railway WorkshopsMFS 2096FSEast Coast Heritage RailEveleigh Railway WorkshopsMFS 2121FSLachlan Valley RailwayEveleigh Railway WorkshopsMFS 2145FSEast Coast Heritage RailEveleigh Railway WorkshopsMFS 2137FSTransport Heritage NSWNSW Rail Museum, ThirlmereLIV 1865 2173 BS RBS Southern Shorthaul RailroadBendigo Surviving NSWR passenger cars
Preservation Many were sold to preservation organisations with East Coast Heritage Rail, Canberra Railway Museum, Lachlan Valley Railway and New South Wales Rail Transport Museum (now NSW Rail Museum) all having operational examples. Four were purchased by Hamersley Iron in Western Australia for use with their preserved British steam locomotive 4079 Pendennis Castle.
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