DRC railcar

DRC Railcar
DRC43 at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre in March 2010
In service1971–1994
ManufacturerTulloch Limited
Built atRhodes
Constructed1971–1973
Entered service1971
Number built4
Number scrapped0
Fleet numbersDRC40-DRC43
OperatorsVictorian Railways
V/Line
Specifications
Car length23.47 m (77 ft 0 in)
Width2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)
Height4.18 m (13 ft 9 in)
Maximum speed112 km/h (70 mph)
Weight65 t (64.0 long tons; 71.7 short tons)
Traction systemDiesel
Prime mover(s)Cummins NTA 855-R
TransmissionVoith T113 2 stage automatic hydraulic transmission, Dana-Spicer axle drive to one axle per bogie
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)

The DRC (Diesel Rail Car) was a class of railmotor operated by the Victorian Railways on its country rail network in Victoria, Australia. The cars were built by Tulloch Limited in New South Wales, and featured aluminium and steel construction, air-conditioning, and twin diesel engines with hydraulic transmissions.

History

The first railcars of this type were built in 1970 for the New South Wales Government Railways as 1200 class railcars.[1] The Victorian Railways decided to order two railcars of the same design, to replace the 280hp Walker railmotors then in use.[2] The first DRC entered service in May 1971, classified DRC40, followed by DRC41 in November 1971.[3]

The NSW fleet suffered numerous failures in service,[4] and by 1974 the NSW Public Transport Commission had decided to withdraw the cars from service.[2] Eight of them were converted to loco-hauled carriages in 1982, and used on the South Coast Daylight Express until January 1991, and on Moss Vale and Goulburn services until November 1993.[5][6]

In 1974, the Victorian Railways purchased two of the withdrawn NSW 1200-class cars and modified them for Victorian use. They entered service as DRC42 (formerly PCH 1224) and DRC43 (formerly PCH 1227) in August and December 1975 respectively.[4] Problems with reliability had emerged by the late 1970s, and a modification program was carried out at the Bendigo Workshops in 1983 and 1984.[7] In 1984, four Harris suburban carriages were converted to MTH carriages for use as trailers with the DRC railcars.[8]

In Service

Through 1974 the Victorian Railways planned to run package tours on one Sunday each month using a DRC, advertising the air conditioning and provision of hot lunches, evening meals and buses connecting with assorted destinations. The first was supposed to be to Bairnsdale on 10 February but this was reported as cancelled; other trips on a roughly monthly basis were to be to Ballarat for the Begonia Festival and Sovereign Hill, Bright for the Bright Autumn Festival, Swan Hill for the Pioneer Settlement (starting from Dandenong rather than the city), Bairnsdale for a cruise on the Gippsland Lakes, Albury for a tour of the city, Maryborough for the Golden Wattle Festival, Stawell for the Grampians wildflower season, Echuca for the Rich River Festival, Beechworth, and Port Fairy.[9]

In the 1980s, the DRC railcars were the fastest train in Australia by average speed, running the 107 km (66 mi) from Ararat to Hamilton on Mondays and Saturdays in 72 minutes, an average of 89 km/h (55 mph).[10] The railcars were regularly used on the Stony Point service after 1984, following the reintroduction of passenger services on that line,[11] but by the early 1990s, regular failures saw them replaced by locomotive-hauled trains.

The DRCs were also used on the Leongatha line for a few years, after the line was reopened in 1984, but were replaced by a locomotive-hauled train towing three MTH carriages.[12] The reliability problem was later solved, but the fleet was withdrawn on 2 July 1994,[13] as a result of the introduction of the Goninan-built Sprinter railcars.[2][13]

Technical details

The features of the DRC railcar.[14] No .1 end looking towards No .2:

  • Driver's cab
  • Luggage and guard's compartment
  • First-class compartment: 20 rotating and reclining seats,
  • Second-class compartment: 28 rotating seats, 8 fixed seats - 4 at each end

No.2 end:

  • Exit doors
  • Male and Female Toilets
  • Driver's cab and seat for one person (Guard)

Today

All four DRC cars still remain today. DRC40 is preserved and operational at the Daylesford Spa Country Railway,[2] and DRC43 is stored in a deactivated condition at the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre.[15][16][17] DRC41 and 42 are privately owned and stored at Newport Workshops.[18]

  • DRC40 in bare silver livery at the Daylesford Spa Country Railway
    DRC40 in bare silver livery at the Daylesford Spa Country Railway
  • DRC41 and DRC42 stored at Newport Workshops
    DRC41 and DRC42 stored at Newport Workshops
  • The first-class seating compartment in DRC43
    The first-class seating compartment in DRC43
  • The second-class seating compartment in DRC43
    The second-class seating compartment in DRC43
  • The conductor's seat at the No.2 end of DRC43
    The conductor's seat at the No.2 end of DRC43
  • The driver's cab at the No.2 end of DRC43
    The driver's cab at the No.2 end of DRC43
  • Close-up of No.2 end controls of DRC43
    Close-up of No.2 end controls of DRC43

References

  1. ^ Cooke, David (1984). Railmotors and XPTs. Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division. ISBN 0-909650-23-3.
  2. ^ a b c d "Daylesford Spa Country Railway: DRC40". Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  3. ^ Peter J Vincent: DRC - Tulloch Diesel Rail Car
  4. ^ a b "VictorianRailways.net - DRC railmotors". Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  5. ^ "South Coast timetable" Railway Digest April 1991 page 114
  6. ^ "Loco-Hauled Car Changes" Railway Digest February 1994 page 36
  7. ^ VictorianRailways.net - DRC diagram
  8. ^ MTH Carriages V/LineCars.com
  9. ^ "AIRCON DRC SUNDAY TOURS". Newsrail. Vol. 2, no. 04. Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. April 1974. p. 94. ISSN 0310-7477. OCLC 19676396.
  10. ^ Railpage Australia: What lines did the DRCs run on?
  11. ^ "The Stony Point passenger service reopened". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). October 1984. p. 309.
  12. ^ "News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). March 1990. p. 89.
  13. ^ a b "Rollingstock". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1994. p. 280.
  14. ^ DRC diagram
  15. ^ "Seymour Railway Heritage Centre - Railfans - Locomotives Register". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  16. ^ Martin Bennett: SRHC depot - General[permanent dead link‍]
  17. ^ "Evan Cottle: DRC43 at SRHC". Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  18. ^ Railpage Australia: DRC's

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