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Each ACZ type carriage contains
above seat luggage racks. There is also luggage space, a drinking
fountain, and two rubbish bins, at the West End of the carriage.
A toilet is located in the West End vestibule area.
Access to ACZ carriages from
platforms is by manual opening doors at the West End of the
carriage. Entry from the East End- which is where the conductors van
is, is strictly limited to V/Line staff & people with bikes or other
similar accompanied items. ACZ252 & ACZ257, which were previously
with West Coast Railway also have wheelchair accessible West End
doors.
The conductors van area of the ACZ
carriage includes a seat and desk for the conductor, a P.A.
Announcement system, several luggage & parcel racks, brake gauges,
an Emergency Brake switch, lighting switches, and cupboards for
general supplies. They also contain wheelchair ramps, and a ladder-
for emergencies. This van is significantly smaller in size to the ACN carriage vans.
Air Conditioning and heating is
fitted in all ACZ carriages. Automatic push-button doors allows entry into the main
seating area in ACZ252 & ACZ257. Manual opening doors
are at the rear of each carriage, enabling travel between other carriages.
V/Line's rationalisation of Z Sets
in the mid-nineties made several ACZ carriages redundant for First
Class needs- these became reclassed as the BCZ.
BCZ Cars
BCZ Cars are virtually the same as ACZ cars, however, have a
different coding (BCZ) and are designated as Economy class carriages.
A number of ACZ carriages were re-coded to
BCZ carriages in the mid 1990's as demand for First class seating
was diminishing, and additional capacity on trains was required.
These carriages have since been converted to
BTN and BZN type carriages.
The most recent ACZ to BCZ car conversions
occurred in July 2006 with ACZ259 & ACZ262 being recoded to BCZ259 &
BCZ262 respectively during their scheduled overhauls.
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Manual doors are fitted for access to the
saloons of BCZ259 & BCZ262.
Further information on BCZ cars will be
within the History section in the future.
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General
Summary - ACZ/BCZ Carriages |
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Introduced: |
1957 (as AZ), 1986
(as ACZ), 1995 (as BCZ) |
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Amount: |
3 (ACZ), 2 (BCZ) |
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Built At: |
Newport Workshops |
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Length: |
22.83m |
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Mass: |
48.7t |
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Liveries: |
V/Line Mk I
V/Line Mk II
VLP Mk I
WCR
VLP Mk II
VLP Mk II No Logos |
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Converted From: |
AZ (ACZ), ACZ (BCZ) |
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Seats: |
52 |
Maximum Capacity:
(including standees) |
56 |
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Class: |
First (ACZ), Econ (BCZ) |
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Notes: |
Contains Conductors Van at East End (ACZ),
West End (BCZ)
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Code Explanation: |
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Diagram: |
Coming Soon |
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Seating Layout: |
Coming Soon |
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Car No. |
Converted From: |
In Set: |
In Service Date
(as ACZ/BCZ): |
Livery: |
Original Release Date: |
Conversion History: |
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ACZ252 |
2AZ |
Stored |
July 1984 (ACZ) |
VLP Mk II |
March 1957 |
2AZ-ACZ252
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ACZ257 |
7AZ |
Loose |
June 1985 (ACZ) |
VLP Mk II No Logos |
May 1958 |
7AZ-ACZ257 |
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BCZ259 |
VBK289 |
Loose |
December 1990 (ACZ), July 2006 (BCZ) |
VLP Mk I |
17/09/1959 |
12AZ-1VBK-VBK289-ACZ259-BCZ259 |
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ACZ260* |
VBK260 |
Stored |
June 1991 |
V/Line Mk II |
July 1959 |
10AZ-2VBK-VBK260-ACZ260
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BCZ262 |
AZ9 |
Loose |
April 1986 (ACZ),
July 2006 (BCZ) |
VLP Mk I |
14/05/1959 |
9AZ-4VBK-VBK262-ACZ262-BCZ262 |
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Blue Highlighting indicates that the carriage was
owned by West Coast Railway and in service for WCR
between April 1995 and July 2004
* - ACZ260 was involved in a fatal
accident on the 2nd of September 1995, and as a
result received significant damage. Since the
accident, it has been stored at Newport Workshops,
remaining in its V/Line Orange MkII livery.
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