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NAMED MODELMilitary · AustraliaAustralia

Carrier, Machine Gun, Local Pattern No. 1 (LP1, Australia)

Australia's first carrier, similar to the British Bren carrier but welded: about 160 were built in Victoria from 1940 before production switched to the LP2.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEMachine-gun, Bren and Scout carriers (1936–40)BUILT BYVictorian Railways, Newport WorkshopsIN SERVICE1940–41OPERATED INAustraliaPRODUCTIONAbout 160LAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The LP1 carried the Vickers machine gun. The LP2 that replaced it had electric arc welding in place of hand riveting and took a wider choice of weapons.

Specification

MANUFACTURERVictorian Railways, Newport Workshops ↗
Victorian builders
MANUFACTURED1940–41
ENGINEFord flathead V8 petrolFord flathead V8
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 160
COUNTRY OF ORIGINAustralia
OPERATED INAustralia
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEBren and Scout carriers
FAMILYBren and Scout carriers
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEopen
CATEGORYMilitary · Australia

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Khaki Green No. 3

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Sources

  1. 1Bren Gun Carrier manufactured at State Engineering Works, North Fremantle 1942 ↗Collections WA (Army Museum of Western Australia) · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2Universal Carrier ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: researched