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New South Wales FP Paybuses : ウィキペディア英語版 | New South Wales FP Paybuses
The ''FP paybuses'' were a series of thirteen small 4 wheel railbuses built for the Department of Railways New South Wales between 1937 and 1970. The rail buses were intended for use on branch lines whose low passenger numbers did not warrant the use of a larger railmotor. ==FP1== Designed by the Road Motor Vehicles section of the Department of Railways & constructed by Waddingtons. It was placed into service on 7 July 1937. It was originally powered by a Ford Mercury V8 side-valve petrol engine with a 4-speed truck-style gear box and two fuel tanks. Entry was via a central door on one side only and had seating for 17 persons. The driving position was at one end only with the driver sitting on the right hand side beside the engine. The rail bus was fitted with diameter wheels with a long wheelbase. The body was long and wide.〔Dept of Railways NSW diagram for FP 1,5 & 6〕 By 1938 it had been converted into a pay bus & was used for the transport of pays to the more remote parts of the New South Wales railway system. In 1964 it was fitted with a new Ford Thames V8 petrol engine. FP1 was withdrawn from service on 3 October 1968 and was handed over to the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum on 27 March 1969 for preservation.〔 Between August 2008 and July 2009 FP1 was fully restored at Eveleigh Railway Workshops by RailCorp apprentices.〔(NSW Rail Heritage Pay bus Story ) NSW Rail Heritage〕 After being displayed on the concourse at Central station it was returned to Thirlmere.
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