IP HGM Power Van

IP HGM Power Van

Indian Pacific HGM

From 1917 it was possible to travel Trans-Australia by rail, but the trip involved 4 seperate journeys due to country's historic gauge problem. In 1969 a standard gauge railway line across Australia was completed, creating an uninterrupted rail link from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Indian Ocean in the west. The inaugural journey of the standard gauge Indian-Pacific train commenced at Sydney Central Station on Monday February 23 1970, arriving in Perth on the west coast on February 27.

The 2,715 mile (4,352 km) route winds through some of Australia's most spectacular country, and traverses the world's longest straight section of rail track, 299 miles (478km) accross
the vast Nullarbor Plain.

The stainless steel cars for the new passenger service were constructed by Commonwealth Engineering (Comeng) in granville N.S.W, and entered service between 1969 & 1975.

Company: Railways of Australia



Type: Baggage/Mail/Power Car

Year: 1969-1975

IP HGM Power Van
• config.txt 15.25KB
• dls_thumbnail.jpg 9.56KB
hgm_art
hgm_art_512.texture.txt 98 bytes
hgm_art_512.tga 1.00MB
hgm_art_icon.texture.txt 100 bytes
hgm_art_icon.tga 32.02KB
hgm_body
1copy copy.texture.txt 33 bytes
1copy copy.tga 6.00MB
cupla.texture.txt 28 bytes
cupla.tga 768.04KB
hgm_body.im 100.48KB
hgm_shadow
black.texture.txt 28 bytes
black.tga 786 bytes
hgm_shadow.im 58.79KB