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Representation of the first side-corridor sleeping cars in Australia. They were imported by the S.A.R. (South Australian Railway) to be joint stock on the Melbourne-Adelaide express. These 4 cars were built by Mann of U.S.A. in 1886 and were end-platform loaders, weighed around 30 tons and had a capacity of 20 passengers. A further 2 Mann cars were imported in 1889 and differed very slightly in detail to the original 4. N.S.W. built a close copy of a Mann car in 1889. | ||
| TYPE | MANN CAR - Wooden bodied passenger car, 6 wheel bogies | ||
| LENGTH | 3.81m ( 12'6" ) | WIDTH | 56cm ( 1' 10") |
| HEIGHT | 76cm ( 2' 6") | WEIGHT | Unknown |
| BUILDER | Peter Meyer | OWNER | DVR(2007-) |
| INTRODUCED | 1999 | ROAD NUMBER | 01 |
| Number of carriages | 1 | STATUS | In Service |
