222 NQR - Open medium truck with seats & canopy VR Service History Puffing Billy Service History or Notes In the 1910s some NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel framework with canvas canopies and side curtains, and seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy recreated one of these and has built five more similarly equipped NQRs, numbered 219-223, between 1990 and 1992.Historic - Puffing Billy railway - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - NQR Open Medium Truck with seats & canopy222 NQR - Open medium truck with seats & canopy made of steel and metal222 NQR puffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 222 nqr, open medium truck with seats & canopy

223 NQR - Open medium truck with seats & canopy Puffing Billy Service History or Notes In the 1910s some NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel framework with canvas canopies and side curtains, and seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy recreated one of these and has built five more similarly equipped NQRs, numbered 219-223, between 1990 and 1992. Nov 2016 - Upholstery fitted Historic - Puffing Billy railway - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - NQR Open Medium Truck with seats & canopy223 NQR - Open medium truck with seats & canopy made of steel and metal223 NQRpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 223 nqr, nqr open medium truck with seats & canopy

NQ/NQR OPEN MEDIUM TRUCKS. 218 of these goods vehicles were built between 1898 and 1914 numbered 1-218. Originally, these wagons carried the code letter R as they were built with sides and ends. Over the years, a number of NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel frameworks with canvas roof canopies and side curtains, and internal seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy has re-created these for emergency capacity. Five more NQRs, numbered 219-223, were built between 1990 and 1992 initially for passenger use so were fitted with the removable frames. Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons Built 1898 - 1915 (1992) Number Built 218 (223) In use 14 To be restored 6 135 NQR - Open medium truck with seats & canopy VR Service History 29/ 7/1910 NWS Built new *NQR 135.VA - 29/ 7/1910 NWS Built new - / /1926 - To NQ 135.VA - Puffing Billy Service History or Notes Aug 2016 - Lifted Sept 2016 - LiftedHistoric - Victorian Railways - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - NQR Open Medium Truck with seats & canopy135 NQR - Open medium truck with seats & canopy made of Steel and metal135NQRpuffing billy, pbr, rolling stock , 135 nqr, victorian railways, nqr open medium truck with seats & canopy

NQ/NQR OPEN MEDIUM TRUCKS. 218 of these goods vehicles were built between 1898 and 1914 numbered 1-218. Originally, these wagons carried the code letter R as they were built with sides and ends. Over the years, a number of NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel frameworks with canvas roof canopies and side curtains, and internal seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy has re-created these for emergency capacity. Five more NQRs, numbered 219-223, were built between 1990 and 1992 initially for passenger use so were fitted with the removable frames. Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons Built 1898 - 1915 (1992) Number Built 218 (223) In use 14 To be restored 6 146 NQR - Open medium truck with seats & canopy VR Service History 14/ 9/1910 NWS Built new *NQR 146.VA - 14/ 9/1910 NWS Built new - / /1926 - To NQ 146.VA - NQ 146.VA - /10/1954 - Sold (to) by Stores Branch Puffing Billy Service History or Notes April 2016 - Rubber floor being fitted May 2016 - Repairs to the roof and doorsHistoric - Victorian Railways - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - NQR Open Medium Truck with seats & canopy146 NQR - Open medium truck with seats & canopy made of Steel and metal146 NQRpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock, 146 nqr, victorian railways, nqr - open medium truck with seats & canopy

220 NQR - Open medium truck with seats & canopy VR Service History Puffing Billy Service History or Notes In the 1910s some NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel framework with canvas canopies and side curtains, and seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy recreated one of these and has built five more similarly equipped NQRs, numbered 219-223, between 1990 and 1992. Historic - Puffing Billy railway - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - NQR Open Medium Truck with seats & canopyOpen medium truck converted to passenger carrying by the addition of seats & canopy 220 NQRpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 220 nqr, nqr open medium truck with seats & canopy

219 NQR - Open medium trucks with seats & canopy (28) VR Service History Puffing Billy Service History or Notes In the 1910s some NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel framework with canvas canopies and side curtains, and seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy recreated one of these and has built five more similarly equipped NQRs, numbered 219-223, between 1990 and 1992.Historic - Puffing Billy railway - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - NQR Open Medium Truck with seats & canopy219 NQR - Open medium trucks with seats & canopy made of Steel and metal219 NQR puffing billy, pbr, rolling stock , 219 nqr

221 NQR - Open medium trucks with seats & canopy (28) Puffing Billy Service History or Notes In the 1910s some NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel framework with canvas canopies and side curtains, and seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy recreated one of these and has built five more similarly equipped NQRs, numbered 219-223, between 1990 and 1992. Mar 2013 - A metal roof is being fitted. July 2016 - Upholstering of the seats in progress Link to Heritage / Period Photos PBR Workshop Blog report Tuesday, November 1, 2016 NQR Revised - making them more comfortable for passengers http://puffingbillyworkshops.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/nqr-revised.htmlHistoric - Puffing Billy railway - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - NQR Open Medium Truck with seats & canopy221 NQR - Open medium truck with seats & canopy made of Steel and metal221 NQRpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 221 nqr

The NQRs were the standard Medium open goods wagon. Generally the sides and ends were removable thus providing a totally flat truck. Three long drop-down doors formed the sides thus allowing easy loading and unloading. 218 of these goods vehicles were built between 1898 and 1914 ? numbered 1 - 218​. Originally, these wagons carried the code letter R​ as they were built with sides and ends. Unlike the Broad Gauge, VR's 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge network never had four-wheeled wagons (aside from a handful of trolleys). Because of this, a single design of open wagon emerged and this was the only type of wagon ever used on these lines. This was the NQR class, a wagon with the same length and loading capacity as a Broad Gauge four-wheeled open wagon to make transferring freight between the gauges easier. The wagons, numbered 1 through 218, were built between 1898 and 1914. The wagons used the same underframe as most other non-locomotives on the VR Narrow Gauge. Letters and numbers were originally painted only on the end bulkheads and doors, both of which could be removed as traffic dictated, and this made wagon identification difficult until the decals were transferred to the underframes of each wagon In the 1910s some NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel frameworks with canvas roof canopies and side curtains, and internal seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy has re-created these for emergency capacity. Five more NQRs, numbered 219-223​, were built between 1990 and 1992 initially for passenger use so were fitted with the removable frames Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons Built 1898 - 1915 (1992) Number Built 218 (223) In use 14 To be restored 6 21 NQR - Open Medium Truck with drop ends VR Service History 26/11/1898 NWS Built new Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons Built 1898 - 1915 (1992) Number Built 218 (223) In use 14 To be restored 6 *NQR 21.VA - 26/11/1898 NWS Built new - / /1926 - To NQ 21.VA - NQ 21.VA - 17/ 9/1936 NWS Into Workshops - 29/ 4/1937 NWS Out of Workshops (50 days) Puffing Billy Service History or Notes Historic - Victorian Railways - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - Open medium truck with seats (No. 21)21 NQR - Open Medium Truck converted to Excursion Car with seats made of Steel and metal21 NQRpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 21 nqr, victorian railways, nqr open medium truck with seats

NQ/NQR OPEN MEDIUM TRUCKS. 218 of these goods vehicles were built between 1898 and 1914 numbered 1-218. Originally, these wagons carried the code letter R as they were built with sides and ends. Over the years, a number of NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel frameworks with canvas roof canopies and side curtains, and internal seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy has re-created these for emergency capacity. Five more NQRs, numbered 219-223, were built between 1990 and 1992 initially for passenger use so were fitted with the removable frames. Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons Built 1898 - 1915 (1992) Number Built 218 (223) In use 14 To be restored 6 186 NQR - Open Medium Truck converted to Excursion Car VR Service History 20/11/1912 NWS Built new *NQR 186.VA - 20/11/1912 NWS Built new - / /1926 - To NQ 186.VA - NQ 186.VA - 15/12/1954 - Scrapped - circa 1975 BEL To NQR 186.PA [v] NQR 186.PA - 26/ 8/1976 CLS Photograph #662.43-.1: and end detail Puffing Billy Service History or Notes Nov 2016 - Lifted Feb 2017 - Wheel flatsHistoric - Victorian Railways - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - Open Medium Truck converted to Excursion Car with seats186 NQR - Open Medium Truck converted to Excursion Car with seats made of Steel and metal186NQRpuffing billy, pbr, rolling stock , 186 nqr, victorian railways