Carriages - EA 6208

	Class/No:	Al 1839	Length:	50' 0"
	TMS Type/No:	AL 50216	Clad:	Steel Clad
	Year:	1936	State:	Stored
	Builder:	NZR - Otahuhu	Conversion:	Ea 6028 in 1984
	Distributed Load:		Tare:	22170 kg
	Notes:	1936 - 1969 Car (A 1839) 1969 - 1984 Carvan (Al 1839) 1984 - 19XX Ways & Works EA6208 N.I. weighbridge test weight
	Carriage Text:	A.10.84, OHL A.10.84, 4 PN-8-89, *

This carriage EA 6208 was used briefly as the weighbridge car. It stored the test equipment and was AL1839, a passenger car before the conversion. This carriage had been stored with F163 in Palmerston North for many years before coming to Feilding Steam Rail.

	EA6208 sitting in the yard soon after arriving. 18 May 2002
	Side B in front of the old wool bank (soon to be countdown carpark). 14 August 2004
	Inside the main compartment. 14 August 2004
	Side A (identified by the handbrake) in the yard. 14 June 2008 (left) and 24 May 2008 (right)
	Side B in the yard. 5 July 2008
	These photos show the main compartment from either end. 31 May 2008
	Kitchen area. 31 May 2008
	Kitchen area showing kitchen bench complete with sink, with seating opposite. 31 May 2008
	Badges. 5 July 2008

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