Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum
Exhibits
1958 Single Deck Interurban Trailer Car 1st Class
CLASS ETB
Built 1958
ETB 6039 is one of the last former first class interurban trailers in
near original state. This car has the unique
ETB partition that separated the small Non Smoking compartment from the
rest of the car. Note this car also retains the original style seating.
ETB 6039 entered service in 1959 as a first class trailer car prior to the change to "one-class" in 1974. The main features of first class cars was blue upholstery as opposed to green in second class, provision of ashtrays in the long smoking saloon and provision of carpet strips along the aisle and between the seats. This car retains the original style seats, although they are of green upholstery of second class.
Text from Single Deck Interurban Cars, © Sydney Electric Train Society. Used by permission.
| Built | Commonwealth Engineering Granville NSW | ||||
| Number in class | 20 | ||||
| Entered service | 30/11/1959 | ||||
| Length over pulling faces | 67' 6" | ||||
| Passenger seating | 64 persons | ||||
| 20 similar cars in service as second class -- code TF | |||||
| 135 tons 7 cwt (new turret tender) | |||||
ETB 6039 on the turntable at Valley Heights
ETB 6039 was transferred by deed to the Rail Transport Museum by the then State Rail Authority.
More information and photos
NSW Rail Transport Museum exhibit notes
Single Deck Interurban Cars (Sydney Electric Train Society)
NEW SOUTH WALES RAIL TRANSPORT MUSEUM
