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- 1. 43BBPL at Maldon: Tommyb2703· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The PL type carriages were a series of 141 wooden passenger carriages used on the Victorian Railways (VR) system. They consisted of the first class APL, second class BPL and combination second and guard's van, BCPL's.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- 18 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
carriage / wagon: Unpowered passenger coaches or freight wagons, pulled by a locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 141
- kind
- carriage / wagon
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Victorian Railways
- operators
- heritage railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- length
- 18 m
- capacity
- 82 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7119704, Wikipedia: Victorian Railways PL type carriage (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.