SX carriages

===Zig Zig Railway – Auckland set===

===Zig Zig Railway – Auckland set===

[[File:DBR_1254_at_Westfield.jpg|thumb|[[New Zealand DB class locomotive|DBR class locomotive 1254]] with an SX carriage at [[Westfield, New Zealand|Westfield]], [[Auckland]] in 2007.]]

[[File:DBR_1254_at_Westfield.jpg|thumb|[[New Zealand DB class locomotive|DBR class locomotive 1254]] with an SX carriage at [[Westfield, New Zealand|Westfield]], [[Auckland]] in 2007.]]

Seven SX carriages were imported to New Zealand in the early 2000s from the [[Zig Zag Railway]] in [[Lithgow, New South Wales]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australiansteam.com/BB18%201072.htm|title=BB181/4 No.1072 ‘City of Lithgow’ – Zig Zag Railway|publisher=Australian Steam|accessdate=12 November 2025}}</ref> A set of six were overhauled for the Auckland Regional Council. The Hillside Workshops overhauled these carriages in 2002 and 2003, further refurbished in 2008/2009 and retired in 2014/15 as the [[Auckland railway electrification|electrification of Auckland’s rail network]] was completed.

Seven SX carriages were imported to New Zealand in the early 2000s from the [[Zig Zag Railway]] in [[Lithgow, New South Wales]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australiansteam.com/BB18%201072.htm|title=BB181/4 No.1072 ‘City of Lithgow’ – Zig Zag Railway|publisher=Australian Steam|accessdate=12 November 2025}}</ref> A set of six were overhauled for the Auckland Regional Council. The Hillside Workshops overhauled these carriages in 2002 and 2003, further refurbished in 2008/2009 and retired in 2014/15 as the [[Auckland railway electrification|electrification of Auckland’s rail network]] was completed.

SXA1744 was sold by Auckland Transport in its imported condition to [[Dunedin Railways]] and was used for storage. It was later on sold and is now privately owned and located near Bluff as of 2021. The six carriages in MAXX livery were stored in Taumarunui in the central North Island until sold for a dollar each to the [[Railway Enthusiasts Society]]. Five of the number consisted of AT MAXX set of SXV1697, SXC1741, SXC1742, SXC1743 and SXV1746. After a detailed inspection, they did not fulfil their needs and were advertised to Australian and New Zealand preservation groups. One was sold to Taumarunui Rail Action Centre Trust.<ref>{{cite web|title= Stuff.co.nz:27 March 2021 |publisher=Stuff.co.nz|date= 27 March 2021 |access-date= 9 April 2021 |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300261944/old-auckland-train-carriages-ripe-for-transformation-for-sale-from-10k-on-trade-me}}</ref> There was no further interest in the remaining five, so they were advertised on auction site [[TradeMe]] and were sold to private owners around New Zealand with bogies in March 2021 and were removed from Taumarunui on 17 June 2021. SXC1743 was relocated to Whanganui, SXC1742 went to Hastings and the remaining three carriages went to a single owner in Taupo. The relocation of SXC1742 from Taumarunui to Hastings was shown in season one, episode four (2021) of the television show Moving Houses.<ref>{{cite web|title= FRONZ Journal:207– January 2021|publisher=[[Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand]] |date= October–December 2018 |access-date= 5 July 2019 |url= https://www.fronz.org.nz/sites/default/files/FRONZ_Journal_207_January_2021_compressed.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sale of Surplus rolling stock|publisher=FYI.org.nz Official Information Act request to Auckland Transport|date= 25 September 2020|access-date= 9 March 2021|url=https://fyi.org.nz/request/14587/response/54505/attach/html/5/AT%20RES%20Carriage%20Sale%20and%20Purchase%20Agreement%20Executed%2025%2009%202020%201%20Redacted.pdf.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Approval to write off the residual depreciation on the SA/SD and SX carriages|publisher=FYI.org.nz Official Information Act request to Auckland Transport|date= 29 June 2020|access-date= 9 March 2021 |url= https://fyi.org.nz/request/14587/response/54505/attach/html/7/SA%20SD%20approval%2030062020%20Memo%20signed%20SE%2014.07.20%201.pdf.html}}</ref>

SXA1744 was sold by Auckland Transport in its imported condition to [[Dunedin Railways]] and was used for storage. It was later on sold and is now privately owned and located near Bluff as of 2021. The six carriages in MAXX livery were stored in Taumarunui in the central North Island until sold for a dollar each to the [[Railway Enthusiasts Society]]. Five of the number consisted of AT MAXX set of SXV1697, SXC1741, SXC1742, SXC1743 and SXV1746. After a detailed inspection, they did not fulfil their needs and were advertised to Australian and New Zealand preservation groups. One was sold to Taumarunui Rail Action Centre Trust.<ref>{{cite web|title= Stuff.co.nz:27 March 2021 |publisher=Stuff.co.nz|date= 27 March 2021 |access-date= 9 April 2021 |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300261944/old-auckland-train-carriages-ripe-for-transformation-for-sale-from-10k-on-trade-me}}</ref> There was no further interest in the remaining five, so they were advertised on auction site [[TradeMe]] and were sold to private owners around New Zealand with bogies in March 2021 and were removed from Taumarunui on 17 June 2021. SXC1743 was relocated to Whanganui, SXC1742 went to Hastings and the remaining three carriages went to a single owner in Taupo. The relocation of SXC1742 from Taumarunui to Hastings was shown in season one, episode four (2021) of the television show Moving Houses.<ref>{{cite web|title= FRONZ Journal:207– January 2021|publisher=[[Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand]] |date= October–December 2018 |access-date= 5 July 2019 |url= https://www.fronz.org.nz/sites/default/files/FRONZ_Journal_207_January_2021_compressed.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sale of Surplus rolling stock|publisher=FYI.org.nz Official Information Act request to Auckland Transport|date= 25 September 2020|access-date= 9 March 2021|url=https://fyi.org.nz/request/14587/response/54505/attach/html/5/AT%20RES%20Carriage%20Sale%20and%20Purchase%20Agreement%20Executed%2025%2009%202020%201%20Redacted.pdf.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Approval to write off the residual depreciation on the SA/SD and SX carriages|publisher=FYI.org.nz Official Information Act request to Auckland Transport|date= 29 June 2020|access-date= 9 March 2021 |url= https://fyi.org.nz/request/14587/response/54505/attach/html/7/SA%20SD%20approval%2030062020%20Memo%20signed%20SE%2014.07.20%201.pdf.html}}</ref>