A page devoted to the developing history of the New Zealand railway carriage by John Agnew
Part 1 - American Car and Foundry Company 47'8" cars of 1901 - published September 2020
Little River 1921 - Early carriage conversions to Way & Works - published September 2021
NZR’s 47’ 6” carriages BP.3090 - Part 1 - 1902-1913 & the Pullman Green Era - John Agnew details the history of these once common carriages - published December 2021
NZR’s 47’ 6” carriages BP.3090 - Part 2 - c.1914 to c.1947 fitouts & conversions - John Agnew continues the history of these once common carriages - published March 2022
The 50' Main Line cars build 1909-1922 to BP4271 - John Agnew shares the history of the first "Mainline Cars" published March 2023
NZR’s 30’ Brake Vans to BP3866; built 1905-14 on
BP3862 underframes; and those built 1915-1926 on BP5978 updated underframes without truss rods. Material provided by John Agnew published December 2023