V&SAR Joint Stock corten steel roomette sleeping car Purpawi was built at the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops for use on "The Overland".
See also V&SAR sleeping cars: Allambi, Chalaki, Dorai, Juki, Kuldalai, Malkari, Mokai, Mururi, Nankuri, Nomuldi, Paiti, Tantini, Tarkinji, Tawarri, Weroni, Yankai, Yanni.
See also: Purpawi (BJ 7)
| 26.6.1955 | Entered service named Purpawi. [rrc] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25.9.1970 | Converted from independant to head-end power. [rrc] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.12.1986 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "PURP P" alteration complete: "remove retaining cup & glass clips and plate pegs from cupboards in conductor"s compartment. "overland" joint stock cars. (RS4172)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.12.1986 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "PURP P" alteration complete: "apply check letter to class & number of approximately 443 locomotives, passenger cars and rail cars. Classify Overland sleeping cars. (RS4173)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Given the computer code "JRA-4". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.03.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "PURP P" alteration complete: "installation of emergency key boxes to passenger cars. (RS4190)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26.08.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "PURP P" alteration: "modify air conditioning intake filters and frames (primary and secondary) on stainless steel and carbon steel passenger cars. (RS4213)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.11.1987 | TIMS/WMS: passenger car "PURP P" alteration complete: "delete all exterior "V & ANR" lettering from overland rollingstock. All Overland rollingstock. (RS4241)". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26.11.1987 | TIMS/WMS: Reclassified from passenger car "PURP P" to passenger car "JRA 4 Q". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26.07.1995 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "JRA 4 Q" as having repair "scrapped". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12.1995 | Written off and Sold to "International Development Services". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30.5.1997 | TIMS/WMS: shows passenger car "JRA 4 Q" in AN "Mainland Division".
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| 6.1998 | Sold to West Coast Railway. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.2004 | Offered for Sale by Tender along with a large number of vehicles owned by West Coast Railway. It is currently fitted with unmodified Harris bogies, incomplete - no brake gear. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Sold to Australian Loco & Railway Carriage Company [cp 1.2005]. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.2007 | Registered for traffic after conversion to crew car "RZEY 4" by BlueBird Rail Operations[artc] |
