#CRrailcars
CB class railcar Budd RDC-1 1950/51 std gauge
Built Budd Co. USA
3 CB1-3
For std gauge CR lines sparsely populated north of SA between Port Pirie, Woomera, Tarcoola, Marree & Whyalla
Port Augusta unloading railcars from s.s. Belbetty 1951
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CB class railcar Budd RDC-1 1950/51 std gauge
Built Budd Co. USA
3 CB1-3
For std gauge CR lines sparsely populated north of SA between Port Pirie, Woomera, Tarcoola, Marree & Whyalla
Port Augusta unloading railcars from s.s. Belbetty 1951
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Construction Stirling North to Marree - Budd car on unballasted new track (Commonwealth Railways)
1953
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CB2
1953
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CB2
Commonwealth Railways Budd railcar, South Australia, Nov 1973
David Lidster photo
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'A shortage of luggage accommodation on the Budd cars was overcome by the fitting out of several steel vans to be hauled as trailers'
David Lidster photo
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'A shortage of luggage accommodation on the Budd cars was overcome by the fitting out of several steel vans to be hauled as trailers'
Transferred to ANR 1975
withdrawn from service
placed in storage at Port Augusta.
1986 refurbished returned to service on the Iron Triangle Ltd from Adelaide to Port Pirie, Port Augusta & Whyalla
CB1 CB2 Iron Triangle Ltd Keswick 1990
(Chris Drymalik)
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withdrawn from service
placed in storage at Port Augusta.
1986 refurbished returned to service on the Iron Triangle Ltd from Adelaide to Port Pirie, Port Augusta & Whyalla
CB1 CB2 Iron Triangle Ltd Keswick 1990
(Chris Drymalik)
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Keswick - Budd CB 1 on last Iron Triangle Ltd
Chris Drymalik 31st December 1990
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Withdrawn from service after this last run.
Chris Drymalik 31st December 1990
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Withdrawn from service after this last run.
CB1 is preserved at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
Budd Car CB1 @NRMPortAdelaide
Callum Lugg
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Budd Car CB1 @NRMPortAdelaide
Callum Lugg
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CB2 ended up in storage at Port Augusta.
Trans Australian Railway 100th Centenary celebrations held in Port Augusta , Budd car CB2 was cleaned up and put on display at the Port Augusta station on 22-10-2017
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Trans Australian Railway 100th Centenary celebrations held in Port Augusta , Budd car CB2 was cleaned up and put on display at the Port Augusta station on 22-10-2017
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Uncertain as to the fate of CB3
Video:
Train Enthusiast's Video Diary 1987-01-21
CB1 on Iron Triangle Limited
departure and arrival back at Keswick
Video:
Train Enthusiast's Video Diary 1987-01-21
CB1 on Iron Triangle Limited
departure and arrival back at Keswick
Port Pirie Marie Elie Street Budd Car from Port Augusta
CB 1 Wendy Langford standing on platform
Weston Langford 6 March 1969
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CB 1 Wendy Langford standing on platform
Weston Langford 6 March 1969
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Port Pirie Junction Budd Car to Port Augusta CB 2 and Down Ore 863 867
Weston Langford 5 March 1969
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Weston Langford 5 March 1969
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8th Feb 1988 CB 3 suffered major damage in a LX crash and was not subsequently repaired.
CB 1 was also involved in the crash repaired.
Port Augusta CB 3 Budd car
Chris Drymalik 29 Feb 1988
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CB 1 was also involved in the crash repaired.
Port Augusta CB 3 Budd car
Chris Drymalik 29 Feb 1988
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Commonwealth Railways Budd car CB 3 and trailer car BM 76 at Solomontown on 27 December 1952.
L.Bates
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L.Bates
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