Carriages - A 1998

	Class/No:	A 1998	Length:	56' 0"
	TMS Type/No:	A 56833	Clad:	Steel Clad
	Year:	1940	State:	Overhaul
	Builder:	NZR - Addington
	Distributed Load:		Tare:
	Notes:	1988 - 2002 Vintage Rail. Palmerston North 2002 Feilding
	Carriage Text:	98, WB 5 11 98, 70km/h

A 1998 (TMS A56833) and A 2005 (TMS A56884) are Subbie cars (suburban passenger cars). They had been used by the F group back in 1998 and stored in Wellington. When the F group closed we were able to lease these two carriages from the Rail Heritage Trust and then moved them to Feilding.

They came orginally fitted with flip over seats that seated 72 people. The seats were not the scarat type seats and were very uncomfortable for long journeys as they had a short back and slide holes in the seat base. Both carriages have been fitted with scarat seats and the orginal ones have been sold to other rail organisations.

Arriving from Wellington into our yard. 28 December 2002

	These photos show either side of the carriage. A toilet is to be installed in one end. A new roof liner will need to be fitted. 5 July 2008
	Inside the carriage from either end. All seats have been removed to allow work to be done on the floor. Both carriages require major repairs to the floor in the entrance ways. 5 July 2008
	The carriage is now fully restored and ready for mainline certification. The orginal copper roof had many leaks, so we removed the copper roof and had it coated with speedliner which is used on the insides of utes. 5 November 2011
	It has been labelled with the pre TMS number A1998 and decorated with the New Zealand Railways shield. 5 November 2011
	Inside the carriage from either end. 5 November 2011
	Opposite the toilet is a bench seat. The seat lifts up for storage of emergency equipment. The photo on the right shows the emergency brake within the passenger compartment. 5 November 2011
	A toilet and basin have been installed. 5 November 2011

Have a look at the A1998 restoration page to see what restoration and maintence has been completed since A1998 came to FDSRS.

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