AI class petrol coach one only
Built Midlands Railway Workshops 1935
#432
based on a Dodge K 32 truck chassis 6 cylinder petrol
for Port Hedland–Marble Bar railway in the Pilbara
AI class 432 petrol coach PM line, c1935
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It looks reasonable new so probably late c. 1930s
Maximum payload was 8 passengers and 1.5 long tons (1.5 t) of freight
AI class 432 rail motor coach at loco depot Port Hedland PM line
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Known locally as the ' Red Terror '
Ex Port Hedland to Marble Bar rail motor AI class 432 at Pemberton c. 1950s
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It is uncertain as to the ultimate fate of this unique rail car.