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Brill car


A type of Rail Car also nicknamed Barwell's Bulls, introduced by the South Australian Railways in the 1920s. (They were made by the Brill Co in USA I think. This Co made trams & rail cars): Gradually the new Bluebird rail cars took over from Brill cars on country rail services in South Australia. Compare Barwell's bull, blue bird, red hen.