TRAK planned to rebuild the railway line that ran from Richmond to Kurrajong. Part of this required the acquisition of railway carriages. Many of the carriages had been out of service for 20 or more years, and during that period they have deteriorated. This means that the pool of suitable equipment gets smaller as each year passes. To allow the project to continue every effort is needed to purchase carriages as they become available.
TRAK started to rebuild the carriages to appropriate standards to allow them to run on the line. This is a long process and the first step with every carriage was to stabilise them when purchased to prevent further deterioration. These steps can be seen in the photographs, where each carriage had a tarpaulin on the roof to stop leaks, and the timber and steel work has been painted or oiled to prevent further deterioration.
