Carriages - F 1445

	Class/No:	F 610	Length:	56' 0"
	TMS Type/No:	F 1445	Clad:	Steel Clad
	Year:	1944	State:	Stored
	Builder:	NZR - Addington
	Distributed Load:		Tare:	23650 kg
	Notes:	1944 - 1987 Guards van 1987 - 1988 Ways & Works (EA7150) Owned by John & Rolf Christensen
	Carriage Text:	A.11-82, OHL.A.9-82, 'A'B'L4 9-86, P.A. 9-82, A.9-82, 1. 9-86, Ea 7150

These vans were called "Main Trunk Vans". They were reasonably light with a steel underframe and wooden framing forming the walls and roof. They were fitted with steel racking for passenger baggage.

	Arriving by rail at Feilding from a storage siding in the Wairarapa. The blue van is F1445 and the yellow carriage is EA3962. Photo taken before March 2002
	F1445 in the yard. 10 September 2005
	These photos show either side of F1445 in the yard. The sides have been taken off to assess vehicle for mainline overhaul. 5 July 2008 (left) and 24 May 2008 (right)
	Photos showing the baggage area from either end. 31 May 2008
	Guards compartment from either end. 31 May 2008
	Looking back inside guards compartment 31 May 2008
	Brake valve in guards compartment 31 May 2008
	Details painted on the battery box attached to the underframe. 24 May 2008

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