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Along with a
toilet, there is luggage space, a drinking
fountain, and a rubbish bin, at the East End
of the carriage. Carpets are dark red,
and the curtains are of a brownish colour.
BTH carriages do not contain above seat luggage
racks, however, luggage can be stowed at the East
End of the carriage.
Access to BTH
carriages from platforms is by manual opening,
self closing (controlled by the conductor)
double sliding side
doors at both the East and West Ends of the carriage. These
doors are wide enough to fit wheelchairs
through.
Air Conditioning
and heating is fitted in all BTH carriages, along
with a map of the Victorian Rail Network.
Manually opening doors allow travel between other
carriages.
NOTES:
- Two carriages, BTH172 & BTH173 are longer by
15ft (about 4.5m), and contain 87 seats.
That, along with the different window
layout, is the only notable difference
between the short and the long BTH Cars.
- Two
other carriages, BTH174 & BTH175
were converted from BH150 & BH151 in
1992 to provide more BTH cars in order
to enable more H sets to be created (a
BTH car is required at the West end of
each H set so the locomotive or powervan
can couple on to the set and power the
set).
BTH carriages rely
on HEP (Head End Power) from a locomotive or
power van for power.
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General
Summary - BTH Carriages |
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Introduced: |
1984 (Short BTH),
1985 (Long BTH) |
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Amount: |
13 (Short BTH), 2
(Long BTH) |
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Built At: |
Newport Workshops |
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Length: |
19.3m (Short BTH), 23.5m (Long BTH) |
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Mass: |
34t (Short BTH),
39t (Long BTH) |
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Liveries: |
V/Line Mk I
V/Line Mk II
VLP Mk I
VLP Mk II |
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Converted From: |
Short BTH - Original
Harris Suburban train Trailer (T & BT) Cars
Long BTH - 75ft Experimental Harris
trailers (T) Cars.
BTH174 & BTH175 - BH150 & BH151 |
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Seats: |
63 (Short BTH), 87 (Long BTH) |
Maximum Capacity:
(including standees) |
83 (Short BTH), 107 (Long BTH) |
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Class: |
Economy |
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Notes: |
Fitted with
an automatic coupler and HEP cables at
the East End for connection to a
locomotive or power van. |
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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. |
In Set: |
In Service Date: |
Livery: |
Converted From: |
Original In Service Date: |
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BTH161 |
FSH21 |
9 /08/1984 |
VLP Mk I |
862T |
7/07/1965 |
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BTH162 |
VSH22 |
31/05/1984 |
VLP Mk I |
810T |
9/03/1962 |
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BTH163 |
FSH23 |
21/06/1984 |
VLP Mk I |
821T |
20/09/1962 |
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BTH164 |
FSH24 |
26/06/1984 |
VLP Mk I |
806T |
31/10/1961 |
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BTH165 |
FSH25 |
7 /06/1984 |
VLP Mk I |
509BT |
28/11/1956 |
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BTH166 |
VSH26 |
2 /08/1984 |
VLP Mk I |
665T |
7/02/1958 |
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BTH167 |
FSH27 |
10/10/1984 |
VLP Mk I |
815T |
12/06/1962 |
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BTH168 |
FSH28 |
29/05/1984 |
VLP Mk
II |
834T |
30/08/1963 |
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BTH169 |
VSH29 |
19/12/1984 |
VLP Mk
II |
851T |
23/11/1964 |
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BTH170 |
SH30 |
6 /05/1984 |
VLP Mk
II |
872T |
9/03/1966 |
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BTH171 |
SH31 |
14/08/1985 |
VLP Mk
II |
804T |
31/10/1961 |
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BTH172 |
VLH32 |
8 /03/1985 |
VLP Mk
II |
893T |
22/12/1970 |
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BTH173 |
VLH33 |
28/02/1986 |
VLP Mk II |
894T |
29/07/1971 |
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BTH174 |
VLH32 |
10/07/1992 |
VLP Mk
II |
688T |
3/12/1958 |
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BTH175 |
VSH29 |
10/07/1992 |
VLP Mk
II |
522BT |
23/01/1958 |
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All of the above carriages,
excluding the shaded yellow and lime ones are Short BTH Cars, converted from Harris Suburban T & BT
Trailers.
- Long BTH Cars, converted from
75ft Experimental Harris trailers
- Short BTH Cars, converted from
BH150 & BH151
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