Thread by @ozbob13

#SARrailcars
300 class & 400 class ' Red Hens '
Islington
300 class driving cab at one end - 1955 to 1970
400 class driving cab at both ends - 1959 to 1971

Redhen railcar 300 at the Islington workshops shortly after being completed 1955
Chris Drymalik
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300 Class 'Red Hen' railcar No. 303 at Adelaide Railway Station
collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+715…

Red Hen 405 at Semaphore Railway Station in May 1964
collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+708…

Fleet numbers
300-373
400-436
unpowered trailer cars 820 and 860 classes modified suburban carriages

Dudley Park - 341 + 823 + 340 Railcar - Penfield Up George Rogers 1977
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Redhen Railcar 400 at Islington Workshops shortly after being completed 1959
Chris Drymalik
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Ovingham - 418 Railcar - Penfield Up
George Rogers 1976
comrails.com/pic_gr/gr_scan…

Dudley Park - 435 Railcar - Penfield Up
George Rogers 1977
comrails.com/pic_gr/gr_scan…

Nos 300, 337 and 862 were modified in 1983 with new interiors, elevated cabs and stainless steel panelling similar to the 2000 class ' Super Chooks ' 2301 2302 and 2501

Riverton Super chook railcars 2301 + 2302 + 2501
Chris Drymalik 1988
comrails.com/pic_cd/cd_p010…

Suburban 'Red Hen' rail cars at the Adelaide suburban rail car depot c. 1985
collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+720…

Withdrawn progressively from 1980s to 1996. The Red Hens were a success and attractive option for preservation.
Preservation status from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Aus…

Behind the scenes weekend @NRMPortAdelaide
Red Hen 321 Interior
Chris Drymalik 2005
comrails.com/pic_cd/cd_p102…

Video:
Red Hen Rail Cars of the SAR
Red Hen rail cars in the 90's around the suburbs

Video:
Adelaide Superchooks on the South Gippsland Railway Victoria 1994

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