The introduction of two luxury train sets on the Commonwealth Railways in 1952 resulted in a marked increase in passenger travel on the Trans-Australian Railway (4 foot 8½ inch gauge – 1435mm). Each fully air-conditioned set was constructed by Messrs. Wegmann and Company, of Kassel in West Germany, and consisted of a round-end first-class sleeper-observation car, two first class sleeping cars, lounge car, dining car, second-class sleeper-lounge car, two second class sleeping cars and a combination brake and power van.
The gathering place for first class passengers was the lounge car. AFA93 is divided into three sections – smoking room, music room and ladies reading room. The panelling throughout was cut from the matched roots of elm trees, and scenes of various castles in the area in which the carriage was constructed are inlaid in various woods on the walls. The seats were upholstered in moquette, except for the smoking saloon which featured red leather. Externally the carriages had maroon sides banded with silver below the window line, a white roof and a black skirt below floor level. The letters C.R. on either side of an Australian coat of arms were attached to every carriage.
In 1964 AFA93 was transferred to narrow gauge (3 foot 6 inch gauge – 1067mm) for use on the Ghan until services ceased in 1980. Australian National then stored the carriage until it was donated to the Railway Museum in late 1995, arriving on site at the museum on 23rd February 1996.
During 2001 it was fully restored and painted in Commonwealth Railways livery.
13.7.1990 Homestead Park – Port Augusta – South Australia railcar CR NDH3 (275-372-09965-t) 13.7.1990 Homestead Park – Port Augusta – South Australia railcar CR NDH3 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift (275-372-11510-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)Tarcoola – Alice Springs Railway Interior of 1st Class Wegmann Lounge Car AFA93 (1-3-s02575) Tarcoola – Alice Springs Railway Interior of 1st Class Wegmann Lounge Car AFA93 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Slide Collection (CRS 1-3)c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room (1-11-cp02-01) c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Positives (CRS 1-11)c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room (1-11-cp02-02) c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Positives (CRS 1-11)c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room (1-11-cp02-03) c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Positives (CRS 1-11)c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room radiogram (1-11-cp02-04) c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room radiogram – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Positives (CRS 1-11)c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – reading lounge – view of light fitting and ceiling (1-11-cp02-05) c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – reading lounge – view of light fitting and ceiling – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Positives (CRS 1-11)c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room – lounge chair + heating grill (1-11-cp02-06) c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room – lounge chair + heating grill – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Positives (CRS 1-11)c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room – loud speaker + lighting rail + curtain detail (1-11-cp02-07) c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room – loud speaker + lighting rail + curtain detail – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Positives (CRS 1-11)c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room (1-11-cp02-08) c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Positives (CRS 1-11)c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room compartment dividing door (1-11-cp02-09) c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room compartment dividing door – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Positives (CRS 1-11)c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room – lounge chair + radiogram (1-11-cp02-10) c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room – lounge chair + radiogram – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Positives (CRS 1-11)c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room – lounge chair + piano (1-11-cp02-11) c.1980s Port Augusta – South Australia Interior of AN lounge car AFA93 – music room – lounge chair + piano – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Positives (CRS 1-11)24.10.1987 Keswick – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 (275-372-07956-k)11.7.1990 AN Car Barn – Port Pirie – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 – interior (275-372-09926-t) 11.7.1990 AN Car Barn – Port Pirie – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)11.7.1990 AN Car Barn – Port Pirie – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 – interior (275-372-09927-t) 11.7.1990 AN Car Barn – Port Pirie – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)11.7.1990 AN Car Barn – Port Pirie – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 – interior (275-372-09928-t) 11.7.1990 AN Car Barn – Port Pirie – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)11.7.1990 AN Car Barn – Port Pirie – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 – interior (275-372-09929-t) 11.7.1990 AN Car Barn – Port Pirie – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)11.7.1990 AN Car Barn – Port Pirie – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 – interior (275-372-09930-t) 11.7.1990 AN Car Barn – Port Pirie – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)11.7.1990 AN Car Barn – Port Pirie – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 – interior (275-372-09931-t) 11.7.1990 AN Car Barn – Port Pirie – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)13.7.1990 Pichi Richi Railway – Quorn – South Australia Railway yard in fog – train carriages (275-372-09962-t) 13.7.1990 Pichi Richi Railway – Quorn – South Australia Railway yard in fog – train carriages – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)13.7.1990 Pichi Richi Railway – Quorn – South Australia Railway yard in fog – train carriages (275-372-09963-t) 13.7.1990 Pichi Richi Railway – Quorn – South Australia Railway yard in fog – train carriages – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)13.7.1990 Homestead Park – Port Augusta – South Australia Flat wagon CR RSA191 + Steam Crane No.3 (275-372-09964-t) 13.7.1990 Homestead Park – Port Augusta – South Australia Flat wagon CR RSA191 + Steam Crane No.3 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)13.7.1990 Homestead Park – Port Augusta – South Australia railcar CR NDH3 (275-372-09966-t) 13.7.1990 Homestead Park – Port Augusta – South Australia railcar CR NDH3 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 + Steve Gordon (275-372-11488-k) 24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 + Steve Gordon – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 music room (275-372-11489-k) 24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 music room – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 music room (275-372-11490-k) 24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 music room – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 ladies lounge (275-372-11491-k) 24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 ladies lounge – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 ladies lounge (275-372-11492-k) 24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 ladies lounge – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Steve Gordon + Adrian Crimes fitting window (275-372-11493-k) 24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Steve Gordon + Adrian Crimes fitting window – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 smoking saloon (275-372-11494-k) 24.3.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 smoking saloon – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift (275-372-11506-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift (275-372-11507-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – Bill Edmonds (275-372-11508-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – Bill Edmonds – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift (275-372-11509-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift (275-372-11511-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – removing bogie (275-372-11512-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – removing bogie – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – undergear detail (275-372-11513-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – undergear detail – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift (275-372-11514-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – setting bogie (275-372-11515-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – setting bogie – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift (275-372-11516-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift (275-372-11517-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – Steve Gordon + Adrian Crimes (275-372-11518a-k) 5.8.1996 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN lounge car AFA93 Lift – Steve Gordon + Adrian Crimes – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Slide Collection (CRS 275-372)17.2.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Piano for AN lounge car AFA93 (275-373-p1000348) 17.2.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Piano for AN lounge car AFA93 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)17.2.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Piano for AN lounge car AFA93 (275-373-p1000349) 17.2.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Piano for AN lounge car AFA93 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)17.2.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Piano for AN lounge car AFA93 (275-373-p1000350) 17.2.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Piano for AN lounge car AFA93 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)17.2.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Piano for AN lounge car AFA93 (275-373-p1000351) 17.2.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Piano for AN lounge car AFA93 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
