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DRC40, beautifully preserved at Daylesford, 2005.
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The first two, 40 & 41, were purchased new from Tulloch in 1971. (DRC 40 arrived Melbourne on SG May 18 1971) 42 & 43 were purchased second hand from the New South Wales PTC where they had run as PCH 1224 and PCH 1227, they entered VR service in August and December 1975 . They were the first railmotor to be airconditioned. D.R.C. stood for Diesel Rail Car.
They tended to be used on longer distance runs such as Ararat to Portland and Ballarat to Donald where their air conditioning would have been much appreciated in summer. Unfortunately they had a reputation for being quite unreliable, during my time at Ararat they were replaced by buses or a loco hauled train more often than not.
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| Number in Class |
4 |
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40 - 43 |
| Construction period |
1971 - 1973 |
| In service |
1971 - 1994 |
| Where built |
Tulloch N.S.W. |
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DRC 43 (ex NSW PTC) at Newport workshops, note the different heaqdlight housing. Sept. 11 1981
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Links to more DRC photos
The article below is from the June 1971 VR Newsletter
please email me with any corrections,comments or questions
page last modified2/21/07
