Hc 1386 - Composite Brake-end Car

Item details


Name of item:	Hc 1386 - Composite Brake-end Car
Other name/s:	Cr 1386, Cx 1386
Type of item:	Movable / Collection
Group/Collection:	Transport - Rail
Category:	Railway Locomotives & Rolling Stock
Primary address:	Goulburn Locomotive Roundhouse Museum, Goulburn, NSW 2580
Local govt. area:	Goulburn Mulwaree

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
Goulburn Locomotive Roundhouse Museum	Goulburn	Goulburn Mulwaree			Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
TAHE - Sydney Trains	State Government
TAHE - Sydney Trains	State Government

Statement of significance:


	Composite Brake-End Car HC 1386 has heritage significance as an example of a composite passenger sitting car from the early twentieth century, with interior and brake facilities from the mid-twentieth century. These features demonstrate the standard carriage design for passenger vehicles of that era and the interior fittings illustrate typical branch-line passenger facilities. The alterations made to the carriage demonstrate how carriages were adapted over time to meet with the changing needs of the railways in NSW. These cars were regularly used on all branch-line passenger trains through the system from 1917 to the 1980s. It is one of eighteen CX carriages which were converted to CR corridor composite sitting cars and the only one of these which was later converted to the HC composite compartment with brake configuration.
	Date significance updated: 13 Nov 09
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Description


Designer/Maker:	NSW Government Railways
Builder/Maker:	Clyde Engineering Ltd, Clyde, NSW
Construction years:	1909-1972
Physical description:	EXTERNAL The car has a timber frame with a steel three-truss underframe and rides on two steel and wood bogies (2AA). It has a Mansard roof which is constructed with timber and lined with malthoid. It has square ends with vestibuled connections and screw couplings with diaphragm plate buffers. The sides are lined with plywood boards and have pairs of single-pane, timber-framed lift windows. Some windows are missing and have been boarded up, and crown lights have been replaced with plywood panels. Entry doors to the carriage are located opposite one another, with the luggage compartment having large sliding access doors. INTERNAL The carriage can be entered from doorways on each side. Internally the carriage has three sitting compartments, and a toilet connected via a staggered corridor. The first-class compartment contains six facing bucket seats and the two second-class eight seats on a bench, with total seating for twenty-two passengers. A timber framed black and white photograph of train travel is positioned above each seat below a parcel rack. The internal walls are lined with flat timber sheets, with tongue and groove slats below the window sills. The ceiling is lined with painted plywood and the floors are constructed of timber boards covered with lino. A water tank is fitted near the ceiling which serves the carriage using gravity.
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	Operational Status: Non-Operational General Condition: Good Condition External Condition: Good Condition Internal Condition: Good Condition EXTERNAL CONDITION Needs painting, exposure may have permitted some water ingress and rot. INTERNAL CONDITION Good. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Was fitted with LPG but this has been partly removed. Complete removal of this system is recommended. Lead based paint is assumed to have been used given the age of this vehicle.
	Date condition updated:16 Sep 09
Modifications and dates:	September 1909 - Built by Clyde Engineering Ltd & entered service as all-compartment composite CX 1386 December 1938 - Converted to a composite corridor carriage type CR 1386, resulting in an off-centre entrance vestibule. September 1972 - Converted to HC 1386 type with guards' compartment. June 1989 - condemned


Current use:	NSW Government Railways Collection
Former use:	Composite Brake-End Car

History

Historical notes:

Built by Clyde Engineering Ltd as part of contract 17/08, all-compartment composite CX carriage CX 1386 entered service in September 1909. In December 1938, the car was converted to a CR composite car with six compartments (two for first class and four for second). This reconfiguration resulted in an off-centre entrance vestibule. The CR cars were used for branch line services and operated throughout NSW. In 1972, CR 1386 was the first of three CX carriages to be altered to an HC Composite Brake-End car to replace the HCX branchline cars. Their capacity was six first class and sixteen economy. CR 1386 had three of the former second-class compartments removed and a luggage and brake compartment substituted, and operated in similar branch line service, with brake and luggage facilities. It was withdrawn from service and condemned in June 1989.

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Technology-Activities and processes associated with the knowledge or use of mechanical arts and applied sciences	Creation of railway towns-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Transport-Activities associated with the moving of people and goods from one place to another, and systems for the provision of such movements	Railway work culture-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Transport-Activities associated with the moving of people and goods from one place to another, and systems for the provision of such movements	Transporting troops and equipment-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	Composite Brake-End Car HC 1386 has historical significance. The car has some features which are original from 1909, mostly on the exterior facade. These features demonstrate the standard carriage design for first-class and second-class passengers in the early twentieth century, while the interior features and layout are relics of the first class and second passenger facilities of the NSW Railway system in the mid twentieth century. The car formed part of the branch-line railway services in NSW and carried many passengers during its working life, and the alterations made to the carriage demonstrate how carriages were adapted over time to meet with the changing needs of the railways.
SHR Criteria b) [Associative significance]	Based on current knowledge, Composite Brake-End Car HC 1386 is not known to have any special associations with people or events of significance in a local or state context. It does not have significance under this criterion.
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	Composite Brake-End Car HC 1386 has a moderate level of aesthetic significance. This car is an example of the stylistic approaches in vogue at the various times of its construction, and the decorative style utilised in the carriage is now out of fashion and the vehicle provides a physical record of this style. The carriage is an unusual modified example of a passenger carriage. Composite Brake-End Car HC 1386 has a moderate level of technical significance. It is an example of a design and technology of railway carriages which has been superseded in NSW, and the fittings and facilities in the carriage are examples of technologies and practices which are no longer practised.
SHR Criteria d) [Social significance]	The Composite Brake-End Car HC 1386 is likely to have a degree of social value for the community-based associations who have demonstrated an ongoing interest in its conservation and management. This item may also have a degree of social significance to a broader section of the community linked to its historic, aesthetic and associative values.
SHR Criteria e) [Research potential]	Composite Brake-End Car HC 1386 has a high level of research significance. The carriage has the potential to reveal information regarding the adaptation of suburban carriages to meet the changing demands placed on the NSW Railway system.
SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	Composite Brake-End Car HC 1386 has a high level of rarity significance. This car is one of eighteen CX carriages which were converted to CR corridor composite sitting cars and the only one of these which was later converted to the HC composite compartment with brake configuration. It is the only one of its type remaining in the NSW Government Railway Collection.
SHR Criteria g) [Representativeness]	Composite Brake-End Car HC 1386 is an excellent representative example of a CX carriage which was later converted to the HC composite compartment with brake configuration. Its exterior is a representative example of the materials, appearance and methods of construction of railway carriages of the period in which it was constructed.
Integrity/Intactness:	Composite Brake-End Car HC 1386 retains a high level of integrity and intactness.
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - s.170 NSW State agency heritage register

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
S170 Rolling Stock Review	2009		NSW Department of Commerce		Yes
SRA Heritage Rolling Stock Assessment	2000				No

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written	Cooke, D; Estell. D; Seckold, D; Beckhaus. J.	1999	Coaching Stock of the NSW Railways
Written	Green Air Services Pty Ltd	2007	SRA Rolling Stock Condition and Maintenance Assessment

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Data source


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Name:	State Government
Database number:	4807066

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