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South Australian Railways Bluebird railcar information


Bluebird railcar
Bluebird 252 "Blue Wren" at Millicent, July 1983
ManufacturerSouth Australian Railways
Built atIslington Railway Workshops
Constructed1954-1959
Number built21
Number in service15 (as crew cars)
Number preserved1
Number scrapped5
Fleet numbers100-106, 250-260, 280-282
Capacity250 class: 56 (some reduced to 52)
100 class: 72
280 class 20 tonnes (20 long tons; 22 short tons)
OperatorsSouth Australian Railways
Australian National
and others
Specifications
Car length100/250 class: 23.85 m (78 ft 3 in)
280 class: 20.42 m (67 ft 0 in)
Width2.97 m (9 ft 9 in)
Height4.17 m (13 ft 8 in)
Maximum speed112 km/h (70 mph)
Weight250/280 class: 60 tonnes (59.05 long tons; 66.14 short tons)
100 class: 42 tonnes (41.34 long tons; 46.30 short tons)
Prime mover(s)2 x Cummins NT-855
Engine typeDiesel
Cylinder count6
Cylinder size?
AuxiliariesGeneral Motors 3-71 cylinder diesel
BogiesBradford Kendall
Braking system(s)Westinghouse
air brakes
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)

The Bluebird railcars were a class of self-propelled diesel-hydraulic railcar built by the South Australian Railways' Islington Railway Workshops between 1954 and 1959.

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