# New South Wales S type carriage stock

The S type carriage stock was a type of steel passenger carriage operated by the New South Wales Government Railways from 1935 until 1989.

## History

Between 1935 and 1937, Clyde Engineering built 35 first class BS carriages with 42 seats and 86 second class FS side corridor carriages with 64 seats at its Granville factory.
Over the years, they operated on services from express passenger and mail trains to branch line services. Withdrawals commenced in the 1970s but some lasted until the late 1980s on mail trains to Dubbo, Moree and Tenterfield and Interurban services to Newcastle, Bathurst, Goulburn and Bomaderry.
During the period spanning 1974 to 1982, eight were gutted internally and fitted with suburban throw over seating and Beclawat windows for use on interurban services. These received the IFS and MFS classifications. As of June 1986, 32 remained in service with the State Rail Authority.

## Surviving S type cars

| Number | Original code | Owner | Location | Notes |
| FS 2021 | FS | ACT Heritage Rail Holdings | Canberra | |
| FS 2023 | FS | ACT Heritage Rail Holdings | Canberra | |
| FS 2082 | FS | ACT Heritage Rail Holdings | Canberra | |
| FS 2140 | FS | ACT Heritage Rail Holdings | Canberra | |
| BVS 2166 | IFS BSR BS | ACT Heritage Rail Holdings | Canberra | |
| FS 2128 | FS | Cowra Caravan City | Cowra | |
| FS 2125 | FS | Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum | Dorrigo | |
| FS 2110 | FS | Private | Christmas Creek, Queensland | |
| FS 1652 | 2101 | Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre | Goulburn Roundhouse | |
| FS 1653 | 2102 | Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre | Goulburn Roundhouse | |
| FS 2098 | FS | Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre | Goulburn Roundhouse | |
| FS 2148 | FS | | Hay | |
| FS 2139 | FS | | Bennett Rd, Londonderry | |
| FS 2029 | FS | Lachlan Valley Railway | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
| FS 2091 | FS | Lachlan Valley Railway | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
| FS 2126 | FS | ACT Heritage Rail Holdings | Canberra | |
| FS 2133 | FS | Lachlan Valley Railway | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
| FS 2088 | FS | | Mangrove Mountain | accommodation Christian camp |
| FS 2129 | FS | | Darwin River | |
| BD 331 | FS | | Katherine | |
| BD 332 | FS | | Katherine | |
| FS 2016 | FS | Transport Heritage NSW | NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere | Transferred to Thirlmere on 12 October 2020. |
| FS 2022 | FS | NSWPR | Marulan | |
| HFS 2084 | FS | | Thirlmere | Purchased by Transport Heritage NSW in the ARHS ACT Auction in 2017. Body sold for private use. Bogies, draw gear and other parts kept for spares. |
| FS 2124 | FS | NSWPR | Marulan | |
| FS 2134 | FS | | Canberra Railway Museum | Purchased in the ARHS ACT Auction in 2017. Destroyed in fire 6-10-19 |
| FS 2120 | FS | | "Krinklewood", Pokolbin | Holiday cottage |
| FS 1651 | 2100 | East Coast Heritage Rail | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
| FS 2130 | FS | Lachlan Valley Railway | Rothbury | |
| FS 2093 | FS | Transport Heritage NSW | NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere | |
| FS 2122 | FS | Transport Heritage NSW | NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere | |
| FS 1655 | 2104 | | | |
| FS 2018 | FS | | Tuggeranong | |
| FS 2010 | FS | Pilbara Railways Historical Society | Port Hedland | |
| FS 2138 | FS | Pilbara Railways Historical Society | Port Hedland | |
| FS 2141 | FS | Pilbara Railways Historical Society | Port Hedland | |
| FS 2143 | FS | Pilbara Railways Historical Society | Port Hedland | |
| BS 2032 | BS | Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum | Dorrigo | |
| EBS 2076 | BS | Northwest Coach Builders | NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere | Restored by NWCB. |
| BS 2164 | BS | Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre | Goulburn Roundhouse | |
| BS 2033 | BS | Northwest Coach Builders | Lithgow | Stripped of spare part to restore EBS 2076 and scrapped. |
| BC 329 | BS 2079 | | Adelaide River | for use as Information Centre |
| BC 330 | BS 217 | | Adelaide River | for rebuild as exhibition room |
| BS 1684 | 2152 | Hunter Valley Railway Trust | Rothbury | Currently under restoration at Rothbury. |
| GMS 1 | RBS 2161 BS 2170 | Northwest Coach Builders | NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere | Converted to a lounge & observation deck carriage by NWCB. |
| XBS 2162 | BS | Hall | | Holiday cottage |
| XBS 2158 | BS | East Coast Heritage Rail | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | Transferred to Eveleigh 5 March 2014 |
| XFS 2015 | FS | East Coast Heritage Rail (Under lease to Lachlan Valley Railway) | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
| XFS 2014 | FS | Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre | Goulburn Roundhouse | |
| EFS 2090 | FS | Transport Heritage NSW | NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere | |
| BSR 2031 | BS | Chumrail Pty Ltd | Rothbury | |
| MBR 2078 | BS | East Coast Heritage Rail | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
| RBS 2153 | BS | Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum | Dorrigo | |
| RBS 2160 | BS | Lachlan Valley Railway | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
| HFS 2017 | FS | Transport Heritage NSW | NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere | |
| MFS 2028 | FS | Lachlan Valley Railway | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
| MFS 2096 | FS | East Coast Heritage Rail | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
| MFS 2121 | FS | Lachlan Valley Railway | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
| MFS 2145 | FS | East Coast Heritage Rail | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
| MFS 2137 | FS | Transport Heritage NSW | NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere | |
| LIV 1865 | 2173 BS RBS | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | Bendigo | |

## Preservation

Many were sold to preservation organisations with East Coast Heritage Rail, Canberra Railway Museum, Lachlan Valley Railway and New South Wales Rail Transport Museum (now NSW Rail Museum) all having operational examples. Four were purchased by Hamersley Iron in Western Australia for use with their preserved British steam locomotive 4079 Pendennis Castle.

## Gallery

* FS 2122 at Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot No 2 Roundhouse
* FS 2122 three quarter view
* FS 2122 Corridor
* FS 2122 Compartment