VIC PH Power Vans
By the mid-1980s, passenger trains within Victoria almost always required head-end power (HEP), as the wooden cars were phased out. While a number of trains had self-contained generator supplies, the majority required HEP from outside sources. The N and P class locomotives were fitted with HEP generators, but if another locomotive were to haul the train or if the locomotive's HEP generator failed, there would be no power supply for the carriages.
To this end, three louvre series vans were fitted with generator sets and cabling in 1984. The corrugated roofs were replaced with sheet metal. The vans were coded PH and numbered 451, 452 and 453. They were converted from VLPY freight wagons 139, 140 and 142 respectively, and appeared in a grey livery. PH451 had Super Service bogies fitted by 1995, PH452 sometime between 1991 and 1995, and PH453 in mid-1995. These vans are all in service on the broad gauge today, in a plain, dark blue livery. In late 2009/early 2010, PH 454 was converted from DN 404, and painted grey with a white stripe.
Information thanks to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_power_vans
These Vans Feature:
-Full PBR Texturing using Substance Painter
-Texture Swapping
-Animated Doors
-Working Marker Lights
-Working Taildiscs
-Custom Generator Sounds
-Custom Generator Script
To this end, three louvre series vans were fitted with generator sets and cabling in 1984. The corrugated roofs were replaced with sheet metal. The vans were coded PH and numbered 451, 452 and 453. They were converted from VLPY freight wagons 139, 140 and 142 respectively, and appeared in a grey livery. PH451 had Super Service bogies fitted by 1995, PH452 sometime between 1991 and 1995, and PH453 in mid-1995. These vans are all in service on the broad gauge today, in a plain, dark blue livery. In late 2009/early 2010, PH 454 was converted from DN 404, and painted grey with a white stripe.
Information thanks to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_power_vans
These Vans Feature:
-Full PBR Texturing using Substance Painter
-Texture Swapping
-Animated Doors
-Working Marker Lights
-Working Taildiscs
-Custom Generator Sounds
-Custom Generator Script
Photo Credits
Auscision Models, Wongm
Auscision Models, Wongm
