page_title: South Australian Railways Brill railcar
section_title: Withdrawal and preservation
hierarchical_section_title: South Australian Railways Brill railcar / Withdrawal and preservation
caption_attribution_description: A group of diesel-mechanical Brill railcars (55 and 75 Classes) on the railcar tracks of Adelaide station, South Australian Railways, in 1962.
context_page_description: The South Australian Railways Model Brill railcar were two types of railcars operated by the South Australian Railways between 1925 and 1971. Introduced to run on country rail services, the "Barwell Bulls" serviced most of the state's railway lines until they were eventually replaced by both the Bluebird and Redhen railcars, with the last units withdrawn in 1971.
context_section_description: However, the Brills were facing replacement during the 1950s. In 1955 the SAR introduced its Bluebird and Redhen railcars, and the "Barwell Bulls" – nicknamed after a former Premier of South Australia, Henry Barwell, and the bovine sound that the air horn emitted – were moved to suburban services in Adelaide. As more Redhens were constructed to replace them on the metropolitan lines, the last Brill railcars were withdrawn in October 1971.
  Five Brills have been preserved. Railcars 8 (55) and 41 (75) are at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, 106 (75) and trailer car 305 are at the Pichi Richi Railway in operational condition. SteamRanger has 60 (75) which was converted from condemned Brill trailer 207 and also 43 (75) which was donated to the society at no cost long-time ARHS member John Wilson.
  Trailer 200MT, sold to the Victorian Railways in 1928, was preserved at the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre. It was later transferred to the South Gippsland Railway, and in 2017 it became the responsibility of the Yarra Valley Railway.
  The remainder have been scrapped or converted to PWS sleeping cars for use by railways workers. A few ended up as accommodation at the Barossa Junction Motel in the Barossa Valley. This motel has since closed and the carriages sold on to new owners.
caption: Brill Model 55 (left) and Model 75 railcars on the north railcar depot tracks at Adelaide railway station, 1962
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