# Crew car > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Crew_car > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Crew_car.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_car > Source revision: 1347799051 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Type of passenger railroad car}} {{Hatnote|The term crew car may also refer to a track [speeder](/source/railroad_speeder).}} {{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} [[File:Pn-crew-car.jpg|thumb|250px|A former [Victorian Railways passenger car](/source/S_type_carriage) converted into a crew car, owned by [Pacific National](/source/Pacific_National).]] A '''crew car''' (also known as a '''relay van''') is a [passenger carriage](/source/Passenger_car_(rail)) specially fitted out for the use of train drivers. Interior fittings include a sleeping compartment for each crew member, a lounge area, a kitchen, a bathroom, and laundry. They are usually provided with an onboard generator system and air conditioning. The practice is also known as ''Relay Working''. ==Background== They are used mainly on long-distance Intermodal [freight trains in Australia](/source/Rail_transport_in_Australia) and grain trains that travel with two crews who alternate crewing the train on duty / off duty during the journey. The car is usually marshalled directly or a few carriages behind the locomotives. Most crew cars have been converted from older SAR, VR and NSWGR passenger cars or depowered [SAR Bluebird Railcars](/source/South_Australian_Railways_Bluebird_railcar).{{cite web| title = General Code of Operating Rules: Section 5.12: Protection of Occupied Outfit Cars| url = http://www.railroadcontrols.com/gcor/signals.html| access-date = 2008-06-19| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20021228030809/http://www.railroadcontrols.com/gcor/signals.html| archive-date = 2002-12-28}} Major Australian users of crew cars include [One Rail Australia](/source/One_Rail_Australia), [Aurizon](/source/Aurizon), [Pacific National](/source/Pacific_National), and [SCT Logistics](/source/SCT_Logistics), predominantly found on routes between [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide), [Darwin](/source/Darwin%2C_Northern_Territory) and [Perth](/source/Perth). In 2023, [Aurizon](/source/Aurizon) commenced relay work in Victoria on Intermodal services to Perth using Adelaide based drivers. == See also == * [Caboose](/source/Caboose) * [Crew rest compartment](/source/Crew_rest_compartment) * [Troop kitchen](/source/Troop_kitchen) == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11325691.htm Listing of Australian crew car operators] {{Freight cars}} {{Passenger cars}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Crew Car}} Category:Freight rolling stock Category:Passenger railroad cars --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Crew car](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_car) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_car?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.