D Class Dining Cars

D 20 to 23

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Trans-Australian wooden dining car fitted with coal burning stove and ice-boxes for food storage. The four original dining cars seated three diners in each row. This was changed to 4 diners across the width off the car on 21.2.1920. This raised the total number of dining passengers from 30 to 40.

D/NDB/XD 20

Dining car, built by "A.Pengelley and Co." on a supplied underframe of the Kalgoorlie construction train stores car, which had been fitted with new bogies.

20.6.1918	Entered service.
24.11.1937	Carrier air conditioned fitted.
17.4.1957	Fire damaged, repairs to stove
12.4.1961	Converted to narrow gauge and recoded "NDB".
30.8.1962	To standard gauge.
24.9.1962	To narrow gauge.
22.8.1963	To standard gauge for alterations of platform at kitchen end of car.
1.7.66	To narrow gauge and repairs to body, louvres, tables, exterior panels, floor coverings.
22.10.1970	To standard gauge.
8.2.1972	To narrow gauge.
14.9.1981	To standard gauge and recoded "XD" and issued as a dining carriage for use on the Alice Springs breakdown train.
5.10.1981	Exterior repaint.
5.10.1982	Repairs as a result of a collision.
15.6.1990	At Alice Springs.
-	Sent to Port Pirie car barn for long term storage.
11.1995	Given to ARHS Western Australia.
1.1996	Transferred to Western Australia
11.2.2002	Placed on the National Register of Historic Rail Vehicles by the National Trust
From 2002	Used by South Spur Rail Services on the "Spirit of the West" Restaurant Train.

D/NDB 21

Dining car, built by "A.Pengelley and Co." on a supplied underframe of the Kalgoorlie construction train hospital car, which had been fitted with new bogies.

24.11.1917	Entered service.
9.5.1938	Carrier air conditioning fitted.
26.4.1956	Converted to narrow gauge and recoded "NDB".
1.11.1962	Reverted to standard gauge ""D"".
27.6.1975	Written off.

D/ED 22

Dining car, built by "A.Pengelley and Co." on a supplied underframe of the Kalgoorlie construction train Sleeping car No.2, which had been fitted with new bogies.

31.10.1917	Entered service.
22.9.1936	Carrier air conditioning fitted.
23.6.1958	Converted to an employees van and recoded "ED". Air conditioning removed for placing on Hopkins. Fitted out with a refrigerator, four bunks, two combination wardrobes and dressing tables and dividing partitions.
5.4.1963	Converted for use as breakdown car.
4.1987	Stored at Port Augusta, but in a very poor state of repair.
3.1988	Shown on register as a dining car for CCE use.
27.2.1987	Museum (SteamRanger) expressed an interest in the car.
5.4.1987	Stored at Port Augusta.
1.5.1987	Sent to Port Pirie car barn.
1998	Sold to Mr M.Menzies of Victoria (Rail Experience).

D/NDB 23

Dining car, built by "A.Pengelley and Co." on a supplied underframe of the Kalgoorlie construction train dining car, which had been fitted with new bogies.

20.10.1917	Entered service.
5.11.1938	Stones air conditioning was installed, utilising axle driven equipment.
1953	Internal modernisation was done.
16.8.1963	Transferred to the Central Australia Railway on narrow gauge as "NDB".
13.10.1972	Overhauled and sent to Marree as spare Ghan dining car, and as far as is known, never used.
22.5.1982	Written off.
-	Sold to Ghan Preservation Society, Alice Springs. Used on regular services.