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Col André Kritzinger's Collection
 
5/1/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: South African Railways
Type: Flat Car
SAS Class:   SM-9

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SAR Class SM-9 (Side A)
Title:  SAR Class SM-9 (Side A)
Description:  Class SM-9 (SMLJ-9, SM-23, SMLJ-23) wagons entered service in 1989. They are flat wagons with solid decks and retractable twistlocks designed to transport 8 x 5ft, 4 x 10ft, 2 x 20ft or 1 x 40ft containers, and with horizontal brakewheels at both ends level with the deck. Most have buffers to prevent container doors from being opened (absent on this one).

Number range 23 891 009 to 23 894 849, Length between couplers 14.440m, Length over headstocks 12.190m, Length between bogie pivot centres 9.294m, Deck height 1.082m, Width 2.438m, Tare (average) 17,500kg, Load 48,000kg, Deck area 27.5m3.
Photo Date:  8/14/2007  Upload Date: 10/12/2007 3:43:00 PM
Location:  Empangeni, ZN, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  RollingStock
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P&O 22G1 POCU 004194 8
Title:  P&O 22G1 POCU 004194 8
Description:  P&O 20 Foot Dry Shipping Container.
P&O Containers, formerly Overseas Containers Limited (OCL), was the intermodal arm of a British shipping giant.
Photo Date:  8/14/2007  Upload Date: 7/28/2017 1:50:40 PM
Location:  Empangeni, ZN, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Transit
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