Carriage BLH574 | Downs Explorer

Current Status: Operational – Leased from QR Heritage
Built: tbc
Retired: n/a
Type: 2nd Class carriage with Lavatory and Hostess Room (30 2nd Class seats)
Weight: 22.6t
Length: 16.200m
Width: 2.665m
Gauge: 1,065mm gauge (3ft 6in)

An inside view of one of the ‘Kuranda Cars’

This carriage is a current operational carriage owned by Qld Rail Heritage. It features a 30 seats, a side isle, lavatory and end platforms.

Before coming to SDSR, it was part of Qld Rail’s Heritage Rail fleet of carriages. A newer edition to the SDSR fleet, this carriage has only been running recently as some works were required to bring the carriage up to operational standard. SDSR has been extremely privileged to be able to use this carriage as a regular on it’s heritage services.