BP boxvan


BP 8 at Nth Geelong yard. July 7 1978
Photo courtesy Geoff Winkler

Number in Class 22 (1978 total)
Number group 3 - 97
Construction period 1958 - 1959
In service 1958 - late 70's
1979 recode VBPY
Where built Newport
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Modeling
BP's were mainly used as baggage/parcels vans attached to passenger trains, they also saw occasional use in regular goods traffic.

The BP number group, as built, was 3 - 102 but most were recoded to BB, BMF, BMX in the mid to late 60's

By the late 1970's BP numbers were: 3, 6, 8, 11, 20, 27, 37, 41, 52, 54, 56, 64, 66, 68, 74, 81, 89, 90, 91, 92, 96, 97.


BP 54 at Dandenong Feb. 1978.


BP 74 photographed in 1978. Built as BP, 3/1959. Coded to BB in 8/1963. Coded back to BP 3/1974. coded to VBPY 9/1979


BP 74 at Spencer St, Feb. 1978.

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