S Type Carriage - Coding

Coding

The S type carriages that appeared on the inaugural Spirit of Progress were uncoded and were simply numbered. The codes did not appear until 1940. Individual carriages in each class were numbered upwards from 1, until they were renumbered into the 200 series in the 1980s as part of a general renumbering of all V/Line carriage stock.

• AS: First class sitter
• BS: Economy class sitter
• CS: Guard's van
• DS: Bulk Mail van
• Dining Car, later named Murray
• Parlor Car, later named Norman
• Long Buffets, named Mitta Mitta and Wimmera
• Short Buffets, named Moorabool and Tanjil (these included two First Class compartments in addition to the buffet section)
• State Car No. 5

Conversions:

• ABS: First and economy class sitter (1953)
• MBS: 'Mini Buffet' and 5 sitting compartments (1965)
• MRS: Refreshment car (1977)
• BRS: Economy sitting car with snack bar (snack bar layout similar to that in BRN carriages) (1983)

Standard gauge:

• VFS: Second class sitter (1962)
• VFX: Second class sitter with hostess accommodation (1962)
• VAC: Composite sleeper and sitter (1962)
• VFR: Composite buffet and sitter (1964)
• VRS: Long buffet (1962)