In January 1961, the services were cut back to Woomera.[8]
Following the extension of the standard gauge line from Port Augusta to Marree in 1957 and Whyalla in 1972, the Budd cars began to operate to these destinations.[9]
All three passed to Australian National in July 1975 who withdrew them shortly after and placed them in store at Port Augusta. After refurbishment, they returned to service to operate the Iron Triangle Limited between Adelaide, Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Whyalla from April 1986, and the Silver City Limited between Adelaide and Broken Hill from December 1986.[10][11]
In February 1988, CB3 was damaged in a level crossing accident in Penfield and not repaired while the other two were withdrawn in December 1990 and placed in store at Port Pirie after Australian National withdrew all of its South Australian passenger services.[12][13] CB1 was donated to the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide in August 1996 while the other two were included in the sale of Australian National to Australian Southern Railroad in August 1997, being sold to Bluebird Engineering in 1999.[14]
CB2 is now privately owned and was transferred from Adelaide back to Port Augusta by road in October 2008. It remains in storage at the Port Augusta railyards and can be seen from the pedestrian rail crossing at the end of Commercial Road. CB3 was scrapped on 9 September 2011 at Port Pirie.[citation needed]
↑ Dunn, John (2006). Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering Volume 1: 1921-1955. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. pp.215–217. ISBN1877058424.
↑ New Trailers for CR Budd Cars from US Service Railway Transportation November 1951 page 10
↑ Luke, Monte (1997). Riders of the Steel Highways: The History of Australia's Commonwealth Railways 1912-1975. Port Augusta: VM & BM Luke. pp.487/488. ISBN0-646-34652-0.
