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Col André Kritzinger's Collection
 
4/19/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: South African Railways
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
SAS Class:   C-2
User Notes:   Blue Train

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Blue Train Car 14 Luxury Carriage, Side A
Title:  Blue Train Car 14 Luxury Carriage, Side A
Description:  This Luxury Carriage was originally built as a Type C-2 carriage for the Blue Train with an interior layout of, from the left, a passenger’s toilet, a storage cupboard, a compartment to sleep two plus one with an en-suite shower and toilet, a coupe to sleep one with an en-suite shower and toilet, a compartment to sleep two plus one with an en-suite shower and toilet, a staff coupe to sleep two, a passenger’s shower and a passenger’s toilet. It has since been rebuilt into a Luxury Carriage with, from the left, a butler’s cabin, two twin bed suites and one double bed suite, all with full en-suite bathrooms, and a storage cabin. Side A is the compartment side. In the 2017 Set 751 it was no. 14 in the train.
SAR Type C-2. Number range 8003 to 8006. Built in 1972. Length over headstocks 20.320m. Height 3.912m. Width 2.896m.
Photo Date:  7/4/2017  Upload Date: 7/16/2017 1:30:42 PM
Location:  Bellville, Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Passenger
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