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STATEMENT No. 23 Statement of Carriage, Rail Car, Multiple Unit, Brake Van and Wagon Stock, and Tarpaulins, for the Year ended 31st March, 1948

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STATEMENT No. 23 Statement op Carriage, Rail Car, Multiple Unit, Brake Van and Wagon Stock. and Tarpaulins, for the Year ended 31st March, 1948 North Island South Island Description. Class. Main Line Main Line Nelson. Total. and Branches. and Branches. Carriages— 1 First-class 95 57 i52 Second-class 689 539 3 1,231 Composite 67 8 1 82 Sleeping 13 2 15 Combination day-sleeping 2 1 3 Ambulance 9 9 Totals 875 607 10 1,492 Rail Caks 12 9 21 Multiple Units— Power units 9 9 Trailers 8 8 Totals 17 17 Vans — Postal-vans 4 4 8 Brake-vans 284 210 3 | 497 Totals 288 214 3 505 Wagons— Special-purpose wagons E 970 580 1 1,551 Horse-boxes G 63 76 1 140 Cattle H 611 212 8 831 Cattle He 1 50 51 Sheep J 1,659 1,393 19 3,071 Sheep Jc 250 40 290 Covered goods K 244 152 6 402 High sides L 3,013 3,543 108 6,664 High sides La 6,208 5,092 11,300 High sides Lb 5 321 13 339 High sides Lc 1 1 Low sides M 445 j 884 "l4 1,343 Low sides (steel) Ma 114 114 Low sides Mb 4 8 12 Low sides Mc 110 60 170 Timber N 98 119 8 225 Platform, coal P 204 204 Petrol inspection .. Pw 2 0 iUMovable hopper .. Q 1,179 1,179Frozen meat W 327 112 439 Frozen meat Wa 231 27 19 277 Covered goods X 106 16 122: Cool, ventilated Xa 478 559 1,037 Cool, ventilated Xb 1 29 30 Cool, ventilated Xc 1 63 64 Work train Y 54 24 78 Work train Yb 308 188 496 Special-purpose wagons, bogie .. Ea 99 67 166 High-sides, bogie R 157 75 232 High sides, bogie Ra 38 38 High sides, bogie Rb 69 "24 93 Sheep, bogie S 25 i | • 36 61 Cattle, bogie T 36 1 14 50 Platform, bogie U 234 114 4 352 Gas storeholder, bogie Ua 10 4 14