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Build: 1891. |
| 8 wheel(2 bogie), side seating approximately 40. |
1882: 2 X D class cars (Nos. 328 & 330) - their old Wellington No's 8 & 10
1891: 11/7/91 - Put into service as a 39.5 ft postal composite 2nd class car being built at NZR's Petone workshops, Wellington from cars Nos. 328 & 330.
1900: Rebuilt to a full postal car and fitted with Westinghouse brakes on 29/09/1900.
However there is a drawing of 1/12/1908 signed by A.L. Beattie converting cars A30, 328, 329 and 369 to carriages.
1903: An end toilet was fitted.
1909: It was rebuilt to a one compartment - 2nd class car with longitudinal seating for 44 passengers for use on the 'Rimutaka Incline'. It is still in this form today.
1944: It was last allocated to Wanganui District - and in September, overhauled at Eastown workshops.
1945: Finally written off on 12/10/45 and sold to the Taupiri Coal Co. at Rotowaro for 220-0-0 along with a sister car A 329. These two cars were used by The Mines at Rotowaro - along with a 3rd old car and formed the often photographed 'Miner's Train' - headed usually by F 185 or their little C.
1972: Miners continued to use this train until buses took over and delivered miners right to their work.
1973: The Bush Tramway Club obtained A328 early in this year, stored it at the Mines and then in Huntly for a while before towing it to Pukemiro.
2000: Complete overhaul begun by The Bush Tramway Club.
So it has been pretty much in constant use for 118 years!! Another item that has seen 3 centuries.
