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Rail motor number 2 1921 'Kathleen'
Eveleigh Carriage Works converted end-platform suburban type carriage FA 1864
6-cylinder 100 hp petrol engine made Eveleigh Railway Workshops

Rail Motor No.2 as converted from passenger car FA1864
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Singleton Argus (NSW) Thu 30 Nov 1922 Page 2
THE MOTOR TRAIN
FOR TAMWORTH-MANILLA-BARRABA SERVICE.
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16 First Class passengers at one end and 37 Second Class passengers the other

Model (HO) of rail motor No.2
MAAS
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Interesting article on why named 'Kathleen'
MOTOR TRAIN.
ARRIVAL AT TAMW0RTH.
SUCCESSFUL RUN FROM SYDNEY.
TRIAL TRIP TO BARRABA.
Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette (Qld) Sat 2 Dec 1922 Page 7 & 8
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"Kathleen Mavourneen" popular song of the day had the line "It may be for years and it may be forever". It was an apt name. Kathleen had problems with grades and was withdrawn in 1925 & converted back to FA 1864. Engine was used as a water pump.
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