Old guards’ vans in keen demand
PA Auckland Old railway guards' vans don’t die, nor do they end up on the scrap heap — they are in keen demand as baches, garden sheds and storage units, according to a Railways Corporation spokesman, Mr Bill Hopper. The guard’s van, once a familiar sight in trains, became! obsolete with the phased introduction of two-man operations on goods runs in late April last year. The move was part of the corporation’s drive to be more competitive and, when completed two months ago, left many vans lying idle. The corporation felt “they were surplus to
requirements and should be realised.” “There are 185 vans on the corporation’s books and the bulk are up for sale,” Mr Hopper said.
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