Australian Railway Historical Society (ACT Division)

MCE 540 Passenger Car MCE 540 is a wooden passenger car built in 1929 by Clyde Engineering for service on NSW country trains. It originally was a composite saloon / compartment MCX car, one of 29 built. Between 1949 and 1952, some 19 were converted to all-compartment MCE format, increasing the number of compartments from 6 to 9. Total seating is for 18 first class passengers and 48 in economy, once a common combination for mail trains. Originally the car had external varnished cedar panelling and crownlight windows. In the 1970s, it received new external sheeting and then - in mid-1984 - was repainted in the 'candy' colour scheme of the NSWGR. It was acquired by the Society in 1986 and today is a static exhibit at Canberra Railway Museum.

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