Stored Carriages
Nine Comeng carriages have been scrapped or removed from service.
Five carriages have been scrapped: 315M, 388M, 1165T, 1109T and 533M. 315M was burnt at Hurstbridge, 388M was hit by V/Line locomotive N457 at Officer, 1165T was burnt at Northcote. 1109T was damaged in a collision at Epping, and 533M was burnt out by vandals. Both 1109T and 533M were stored at the Ballarat Workshops and were scrapped in August 2010.
Another four carriages have been stored: 500M, 671M, 672M, and 1186T. 500M was burnt out at Sandringham in 2002 and can be seen in a yard close to the North Williamstown station side of the Newport railway workshops. 533M and 671M were also burnt out by vandals. Spare cars 672M and 1186T underwent a prototype refurbishment before being stored.
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