VPRS 12846 Rolling Stock Register II

The volumes in this series consist of the listings, originally created and maintained by the Rolling Stock Branch, of the rolling stock owned and operated by the Victorian Railways and its successor agencies. The series was originally created in 1948 with the introduction of the GY class of rolling stock and was used concurrently with the volumes in VPRS 12845 Rolling Stock Register I until 1959. As from 1959, listings of stock still in service and which Victorian Railways wished to retain were transcribed onto the loose-leaf sheets in VPRS 12846 Rolling Stock Register II and are identified there at the top of the sheets with the volume and folio (or page) numbers from these volumes.Entries were made for each class and type of rolling stock. Details given are the class designation, the number, the date upon which the stock was put into service, where it was built and the builder's name, details of the tare, the load, the axles, the diameter of the wheels, boxes, draw-gear and a column was allocated for remarks. For each of the units of rolling stock information is given regarding the disposal of the unit at the end of its useful working life - whether it was condemned, broken up or retained as part of an historical collection at the Newport Workshops or at some other location. The secretary to the Railways was notified of these disposals and reference may be found to them in the series relating to the registration of the Secretary's correspondence.The final unit in this series lists the units or rolling stock in the historical collection and their location. The series appears to have ended when all such records were computerised.

本系列卷宗均收录由铁路车辆科（Rolling Stock Branch）最初编制并维护的维多利亚铁路公司（Victorian Railways）及其后续接管机构所拥有和运营的铁路车辆清单。该系列最早于1948年随GY级铁路车辆的推出而设立，并与VPRS 12845号《铁路车辆登记册I》（Rolling Stock Register I）并行使用至1959年。自1959年起，仍在服役且维多利亚铁路公司有意保留的车辆清单被转录至VPRS 12846号《铁路车辆登记册II》（Rolling Stock Register II）的活页卷宗中，并在该卷宗的页面顶部标注有对应本系列卷宗的卷号及对开（folio）编号。

本系列为每一类及每一种铁路车辆编制条目，所记载的信息包括：车辆等级代号、车辆编号、投入服役日期、制造地点与制造商名称、车辆自重、载重、轴数、车轮直径、箱型、牵引装置，并设有专用备注栏。针对每一台铁路车辆，还会记录其服役周期结束后的处置情况——包括报废、拆解，或是作为历史藏品留存于纽波特机车车辆厂（Newport Workshops）或其他地点。铁路委员会秘书会收到此类处置的相关通知，相关记录可在与秘书通信登记相关的档案系列中查阅。

本系列的最后一卷收录了作为历史藏品留存的铁路车辆及其存放地点。该系列档案在全部相关记录实现计算机化后正式终止。