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Seating 64 Economy passengers, seats are in a
compartment set up, with 8 seats per compartment, and four seats
against either wall.
Each BS type carriage contains above
seat luggage racks. Toilets are located at each end, however, they
are permanently locked up, due to the fact that they are not
retention toilets. Stickers on
the doors of these toilets alert passengers to this fact.
Access to BS carriages from
platforms is by manual opening doors at the both ends of the
carriage. All doors are the same width, so BS carriages can't
facilitate for wheelchair passengers boarding.
Air Conditioning and heating is
fitted in all BS carriages, along with a map of the Victorian Rail
Network. Travel between carriages is by manually opening doors.
BS carriages can only be powered
from Head End Power (HEP) from a N Class locomotive or a powervan.
Of the five BS's V/Line own, none of them are
in service, with the last, BS217, running its last service on
Sunday 23rd July 2006. Click
here for more information on its last service.
All V/Line BS cars, BS215,
BS216, BS217, BS218 & BS219 are presently stored at Newport Workshops, their futures
unknown.
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General
Summary - BS Carriages |
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Introduced: |
1937 |
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Amount: |
5 (0 in service, 5
stored) |
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Built At: |
Newport Workshops |
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Length: |
22.83m |
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Mass: |
47t |
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Liveries: |
Vicrail
V/Line Mk I
V/Line Mk II
VLP Mk I
VLP Mk II |
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Converted From: |
VFR, VFX, SS |
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Seats: |
64 |
Maximum Capacity:
(including standees) |
89 |
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Class: |
Economy |
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Notes: |
None |
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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 BS): |
Livery: |
Original Release Date: |
Conversion History: |
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BS215 |
VFR215 |
Loose |
December 1990 |
VLP Mk II |
July 1955 |
9BS-4VFS-2VFR-VFR215-BS215 |
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BS216 |
VFX216 |
Loose |
November 1991 |
VLP Mk I |
April 1956 |
12BS-1VFX-VFX216-BS216 |
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BS217 |
VFX217 |
Loose |
October 1991 |
VLP Mk I |
June 1956 |
13BS-2VFX-VFX217-BS217 |
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BS218 |
SS285 |
Loose |
June 1990 |
VLP Mk I |
July 1940 |
6BS-1VAC-VAC285-SS285-BS218 |
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BS219 |
SS286 |
Loose |
December 1989 |
VLP Mk I |
July 1940 |
5BS-2VAC-SS286-BS219 |
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Yellow Background - Stored at
Newport Workshops |
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