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Port Adelaide
South Australia 5015

Open Daily 10am – 4.30pm

ANZAC Day from 12pm
Christmas Day Closed

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Provision Van

Commonwealth Railways

Standard Gauge

Class operators: Commonwealth Railways

Condition: Good

Entered service: 14.12.1955

Entered the museum: 2.8.1988

Number in class: 2

Ownership: Port Dock Station Railway Trust

Provenance: Commonwealth Railways

Withdrawn: 3.5.1986

This van was used to service railway settlements weekly on the Tea and Sugar train from Port Augusta-Kalgoorlie on the Trans-Australian Railway. Groceries, hardware, etc. were supplied from the Provision store at Port Augusta.

In 1955 two purpose-built brand new all steel framed vehicles were constructed for use as Provision Vans on the Tea and Sugar. Entering service on 14.12.1955, VPA1340 provided a far superior service and facilities to that of the then existing vans.

Both vans were recoded from ‘VPA’ to ‘OPA’ on 30 November 1984 and officially written off on 3 May 1986 with VPA1340 being transported to the Museum on 2 August 1988. The vans had become surplus due to Pullman sleeping cars Macedon and Mount Lofty (the museum has Pullman dining car Adelaide) being converted to new provisions store cars. The Macedon and Mount Lofty cars had originally been imported from America in 1928 for use as sleeping cars on the Adelaide to Melbourne Express (later named ‘The Overland’).

People around entrance to CR Tea and Sugar van Provisions Store van (14-219-h058)
16.7.2000 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Friends of Thomas The Tank Event – SAR 144 car – interior (275-373-d2000-07-16-011) 16.7.2000 Port Dock Station Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Friends of Thomas The Tank Event – SAR 144 car – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
22.2.1973 Bookaloo – South Australia Tea and Sugar train – provision store car VPA1340 (97-1262-B358) 22.2.1973 Bookaloo – South Australia Tea and Sugar train – provision store car VPA1340 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Barry Marshall Negative and Slide Collection (CRS 97-1262)
12.7.1990 Watson – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar (44-981-e115) 12.7.1990 Watson – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Roads Collection (CRS 44-981)
12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – interior (44-981-e100) 12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Roads Collection (CRS 44-981)
Provision Store and Butchers Van – Tea and Sugar Train – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Phil Curnow Slide Collection (CRS 33-287)
12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – interior (44-981-e102) 12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Roads Collection (CRS 44-981)
12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – interior (44-981-e103) 12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Roads Collection (CRS 44-981)
People around entrance to CR Tea and Sugar van Provisions Store van (14-219-h057)
12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – drums rolled out door of van (44-981-e104) 12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – drums rolled out door of van – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Roads Collection (CRS 44-981)
12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – interior (44-981-e101) 12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Roads Collection (CRS 44-981)
12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – interior (44-981-e099) 12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Roads Collection (CRS 44-981)
c 1930`s Pt Augusta CR provision store – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, General Print Collection (HM19080.jpg)
10.7.1990 Port Augusta – South Australia AN OPB class Provisions car for the Tea and Sugar (44-981-e084) 10.7.1990 Port Augusta – South Australia AN OPB class Provisions car for the Tea and Sugar – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Roads Collection (CRS 44-981)
13.3.2005 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN OPA1340 Provision Store + FA640 Butcher car (275-373-p1020955) 13.3.2005 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN OPA1340 Provision Store + FA640 Butcher car – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
13.3.2005 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN HRE349 brake + OPA1340 Provision Store (275-373-p1020954) 13.3.2005 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN HRE349 brake + OPA1340 Provision Store – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
13.3.2005 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN loco 515 + HRE349 brake + OPA1340 Provision Store + FA640 Butcher car (275-373-p1020958) 13.3.2005 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN loco 515 + HRE349 brake + OPA1340 Provision Store + FA640 Butcher car – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
13.3.2005 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN loco 515 + HRE349 brake + OPA1340 Provision Store + FA640 Butcher car (275-373-p1020956) 13.3.2005 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN loco 515 + HRE349 brake + OPA1340 Provision Store + FA640 Butcher car – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar (44-981-e098) 12.7.1990 Barton – South Australia AN OPB74 Provisions car on the Tea and Sugar – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Roads Collection (CRS 44-981)
pre 1973 Trans-Australian Railway CR Provision Store + Butcher car on Tea and Sugar train (14-219-a99-007) pre 1973 Trans-Australian Railway CR Provision Store + Butcher car on Tea and Sugar train – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, AN Publicity Negative Collection (CRS 14-219)
10.05.1987 Stirling North Provision Store car OPA 1339-V – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Lockyer Collection – F series Negatives and Prints Collection (CRS 7-1072)
00.10.1986 Barton – South Australia AN Stores Clerk Phil Hughes serving James and Karen Walter in OPB class Provision Store car (14-218-4060) 00.10.1986 Barton – South Australia AN Stores Clerk Phil Hughes serving James and Karen Walter in OPB class Provision Store car – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, AN News Negative Collection (CRS 14-218)
27.11.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN Provision store OPA1340 – interior – Santa in provision store (275-373-p1002384) 27.11.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN Provision store OPA1340 – interior – Santa in provision store – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
21.9.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN Tea & Sugar OPA1340 Provision Store car – interior (275-373-p1001780) 21.9.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN Tea & Sugar OPA1340 Provision Store car – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
Trans Australian Railway Provision Store Van of ‘Tea and Sugar’ train – VPA1340 (1-3-s01497) Trans Australian Railway Provision Store Van of ‘Tea and Sugar’ train – VPA1340 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Colour Slide Collection (CRS 1-3)
14.7.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Friends of Thomas the Tank Engine event – Tea & Sugar OPA13440 Provisions Store (275-373-p1001230) 14.7.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Friends of Thomas the Tank Engine event – Tea & Sugar OPA13440 Provisions Store – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
6.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt of Commonwealth Pavilion – AN Provision store OPA1340 + butcher car FA640 (275-373-p1002015) 6.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt of Commonwealth Pavilion – AN Provision store OPA1340 + butcher car FA640 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – loco CR G1 + TSB691 tank wagon + BAS615 ballast hopper + AVEP349 brake + OPA1340 Provision Store + FA640 Butcher car (275-373-p1005973) 31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – loco CR G1 + TSB691 tank wagon + BAS615 ballast hopper + AVEP349 brake + OPA1340 Provision Store + FA640 Butcher car – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
6.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt of Commonwealth Pavilion – AN Provision store OPA1340 + butcher car FA640 (275-373-p1002013) 6.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt of Commonwealth Pavilion – AN Provision store OPA1340 + butcher car FA640 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
2.9.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN Tea & Sugar OPA1340 Provision Store car – Photos of volunteers working on retail store car (275-373-p1001732) 2.9.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN Tea & Sugar OPA1340 Provision Store car – Photos of volunteers working on retail store car – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – AN OPA1340 Provision Store (275-373-p1005976) 31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – AN OPA1340 Provision Store – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – loco CR G1 + TSB691 tank wagon + BAS615 ballast hopper + AVEP349 brake + OPA1340 Provision Store + FA640 Butcher car (275-373-p1006001) 31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – loco CR G1 + TSB691 tank wagon + BAS615 ballast hopper + AVEP349 brake + OPA1340 Provision Store + FA640 Butcher car – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
– TAR CR butcher & provision vans on the Tea & Sugar train – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, General Print Collection (RF19113.jpg)
– TAR CR provision & butchers vans – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, General Print Collection (RF19524.jpg)
11.9.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN Tea & Sugar OPA1340 Provision Store car – interior (275-373-p1001745) 11.9.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN Tea & Sugar OPA1340 Provision Store car – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – AN OPA1340 Provision Store (275-373-p1005958) 31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – AN OPA1340 Provision Store – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
12.07.1988 Unknown – TAR line Interior view of unidentified OPB class Provision Van (14-218-10161) 12.07.1988 Unknown – TAR line Interior view of unidentified OPB class Provision Van – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, AN News Negative Collection (CRS 14-218)
31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – AN OPA1340 Provision Store (275-373-p1005980) 31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – AN OPA1340 Provision Store – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
16.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Commonwealth Pavilion final preparation work – AN Provision store OPA1340 – interior (275-373-p1002145) 16.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Commonwealth Pavilion final preparation work – AN Provision store OPA1340 – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
12.07.1988 Unknown – TAR line Interior view of unidentified OPB class Provision Van (14-218-10162) 12.07.1988 Unknown – TAR line Interior view of unidentified OPB class Provision Van – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, AN News Negative Collection (CRS 14-218)
19.08.1987 Bookaloo Provision Car OPB 328 ( ex Mount Lofty car) (7-1072-f242-37) 19.08.1987 Bookaloo Provision Car OPB 328 ( ex Mount Lofty car) – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Lockyer Collection – F series Negatives and Prints Collection (CRS 7-1072)
31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – BAS615 ballast hopper + AVEP349 brake + OPA1340 Provision Store (275-373-p1005975) 31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – BAS615 ballast hopper + AVEP349 brake + OPA1340 Provision Store – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
23.06.1987 Watson – South Australia View of people inside AN OPB class Provision Van (14-218-7131) 23.06.1987 Watson – South Australia View of people inside AN OPB class Provision Van – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, AN News Negative Collection (CRS 14-218)
12.07.1988 Unknown – TAR line Interior view of unidentified OPB class Provision Van (14-218-10171) 12.07.1988 Unknown – TAR line Interior view of unidentified OPB class Provision Van – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, AN News Negative Collection (CRS 14-218)
– PDSRM CR provision car OPA1340 – section of interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, General Print Collection (MW23666.jpg)
12.07.1988 Unknown – TAR line Interior view of unidentified OPB class Provision Van (14-218-10170) 12.07.1988 Unknown – TAR line Interior view of unidentified OPB class Provision Van – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, AN News Negative Collection (CRS 14-218)
– TAR CR provision van OPA? – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, General Print Collection (RF16032.jpg)
31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – AN OPA1340 Provision Store (275-373-p1005999) 31.12.2002 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia shunt – AN OPA1340 Provision Store – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
12.07.1988 Unknown – TAR line Interior view of unidentified OPB class Provision Van (14-218-10169) 12.07.1988 Unknown – TAR line Interior view of unidentified OPB class Provision Van – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, AN News Negative Collection (CRS 14-218)
27.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Commonwealth pavilion – AN Provision store OPA1340 – interior (275-373-p1002232) 27.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Commonwealth pavilion – AN Provision store OPA1340 – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
23.06.1987 Watson – South Australia View of people inside AN OPB class Provision Van (14-218-7120) 23.06.1987 Watson – South Australia View of people inside AN OPB class Provision Van – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, AN News Negative Collection (CRS 14-218)
27.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Commonwealth pavilion – AN Provision store OPA1340 – interior (275-373-p1002233) 27.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Commonwealth pavilion – AN Provision store OPA1340 – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
– TAR CR provision van OPA? – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, General Print Collection (RF16031.jpg)
27.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Commonwealth pavilion – AN Provision store OPA1340 – interior (275-373-p1002231) 27.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Commonwealth pavilion – AN Provision store OPA1340 – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
25.9.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN Tea & Sugar OPA1340 Provision Store – detail (275-373-p1001921) 25.9.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia AN Tea & Sugar OPA1340 Provision Store – detail – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
9/06/1988 Stirling North AN provision store van OPA1340 – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, General Print Collection (RF16030.jpg)
14.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Commonwealth Pavilion preview for members – AN Provision store OPA1340 – interior (275-373-p1002129) 14.10.2001 National Railway Museum – Port Adelaide – South Australia Commonwealth Pavilion preview for members – AN Provision store OPA1340 – interior – National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Chris Drymalik Digital Camera Photos (CRS 275-373)
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