Complex sentence: The first E-type carriages to be scrapped (other than those which had been damaged in service) were Glenelg, Barwon, 5BE, 40BE and 43BE in 1967, followed by VR-owned E-type carriages 17AE, 11BE and 9ABE in 1970.
Split into simpler sentences: The first E-type carriages to be scrapped (other than those which had been damaged in service) were Glenelg, Barwon, 5BE, 40BE and 43BE in the late 1960s. Following this, VR-owned E-type carriages begane to be cut up with 17AE, 11BE and 9ABE in 1970.