HH breakdown vans
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Breakdown vans were stationed at larger loco depots and housed material to assist at derailments.
These vans kept their original classification until 1957 when the "HH" class was assigned. HH 1 - 6 were converted from OO open wagons in 1957 HH 7 - 12 were converted from TT box vans in 1957 |
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| Converted from | Assigned to | |
| HH 1 | OO 1 | Seymour |
| HH 2 | OO 2 | Geelong |
| HH 3 | OO 3 | Nth Melbourne |
| HH 4 | OO 4 | Ballarat |
| HH 5 | OO 5 | Bendigo |
| HH 6 | OO 6 | Nth Melbourne |
| HH 7 | TT 5 | Nth Melbourne |
| HH 8 | TT 6 | Maryborough |
| HH 9 | TT 7 | Benalla |
| HH 10 | TT 11 | Ararat |
| HH 11 | TT 19 | Nth Melbourne |
| HH 12 | TT 21 | Traralgon |
ABOVE: HH 1 at Seymour circa 1974. (photo courtesy David Langley)
ABOVE: HH11 at Williamstown, off register and about to be scrapped, 1977
ABOVE: HH 10 at Ararat, Feb. 1977
Photo courtesy Rob O'Regan
ABOVE & BELOW: HH 2 at Geelong 1975
photos courtesy Peter J Vincent.
ABOVE: HH 3 at Sth Dynon, 1977, note the VF style door.
In the late 70's a few HH's were replaced with retired VF's
HH3 above and HH 6 below.
ABOVE & BELOW: HH 5 at Bendigo, March 1978
ABOVE: HH 6 was converted from Oo 6, shown BELOW.
HH's 1 - 6 were converted from the OO class.
Interior of HH 4, 1978.
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