#SARrailcars
Steam motor coach (SMC) 2-2-0 WT 1906
Engine: Kitson, Leeds
Coach: Metropolitan Amalgamated Railway Carriage & Wagon Co, Birmingham
2 built for SAR No. 1 & No. 2
SMC1 at Quorn
(Bronte Watts Postcard Collection)
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c. 1907
Steam motor coach (SMC) 2-2-0 WT 1906
Engine: Kitson, Leeds
Coach: Metropolitan Amalgamated Railway Carriage & Wagon Co, Birmingham
2 built for SAR No. 1 & No. 2
SMC1 at Quorn
(Bronte Watts Postcard Collection)
comrails.com/pic_mbc/mbc_b0…
c. 1907
No.1 was allocated to the Northern Division
mainly Quorn <> Hawker weekly service
No.1 became known locally as ' Coffee Pot '
No.2 was allocated to the South Eastern system between Naracoorte <> Kingston
SMC 2 at Naracoorte
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+305…
c. 1907
mainly Quorn <> Hawker weekly service
No.1 became known locally as ' Coffee Pot '
No.2 was allocated to the South Eastern system between Naracoorte <> Kingston
SMC 2 at Naracoorte
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+305…
c. 1907
SMC1 & 2 similar but SMC2 had a small driving compartment trailing end.
SMC1 between Hawker and Quorn
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+255…
c. 1922
SMC1 between Hawker and Quorn
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+255…
c. 1922
SMC2 was later used for services between Mount Gambier and Beachport due to poor passenger numbers.
SMC2 at Kalangadoo
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+368…
c. 1906 possibly a trial run
SMC2 at Kalangadoo
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+368…
c. 1906 possibly a trial run
1935 SMC2 was sold to S. J. Stuckey and Son of Beachport and adapted for shunting requirements on their jetty
SAR "Coffee Pot" Steam Rail Motor, Naracoorte, SA, [1930s]
UON
livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/300…
This is SMC2
SAR "Coffee Pot" Steam Rail Motor, Naracoorte, SA, [1930s]
UON
livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/300…
This is SMC2
In 1921 SMC1 was sold to Comm Railways classed as
NJAB 1.
It continued to operate out of Quorn until stored c. 1932. In 1960 sent to Alice Springs for display.
Restored Coffee Pot railcar NJAB 1 displayed in front of Alice Springs Railway Station 1961
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NJAB 1.
It continued to operate out of Quorn until stored c. 1932. In 1960 sent to Alice Springs for display.
Restored Coffee Pot railcar NJAB 1 displayed in front of Alice Springs Railway Station 1961
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-241560…
In 1975 SMC1 was returned to Quorn for restoration to working order by PRRPS. Returned to operational service 1984. Worlds only working example of such a steam motor coach.
Unveiling of the Coffee Pot on 20 May 1984
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Unveiling of the Coffee Pot on 20 May 1984
pichirichirailway.org.au/history/locomo…
Video:
Coffee Pot excursion 1984 Pichi Richi Railway South Australia between Woolshed Flat and Quorn
Coffee Pot excursion 1984 Pichi Richi Railway South Australia between Woolshed Flat and Quorn
Pichi Richi Railway's Steam Motor Coach number 1, better known as the Coffee Pot, steams from Woolshed Flat back towards Quorn in glorious winter sunshine on Sunday 17 July, 2016
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