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Model of Victorian Railways electric suburban EMU. They represent the swing door carriages which came to be known as "dog boxes" and which date from 1876. Each motor carriages has a single bogie fitted with a one traction motor with final chain drive to all wheels with layshafts. Air brakes & air horns are fitted. Painted in the old V.R. livery of red and grey with black lining and brown interior. The set runs as a MOTOR/TRAILER/MOTOR combination and can be driven from either end. Recently it has gained real working scrolls for the destination board. | ||
| TYPE | Battery-electric 3 CAR SUBURBAN SET | ||
| TRANSMISSION | Six heavy duty traction batteries. Two modified North East starter-generators. | ||
| LENGTH | 3.05 ( 10' ) each car | WIDTH | 50cm ( 1' 7.5" ) |
| HEIGHT | 71cm ( 2' 4" ) | WEIGHT | 305kg ( 6cwt )powered, 205kg ( 4cwt )trailer. |
| BUILDER | Gary George and DVR members | ||
| OWNER | DVR | ||
| INTRODUCED | 1977-1979 | ROAD NUMBER | 8ACM, 9AD, 10ACM |
| STATUS | In Service | ||
