| Title: |
SAR Class FKM-1 (Side B) (Type 3) |
| Description: |
Class FKM-1 (FKMJ-1) wagons entered service between 1958 and 1959 and are reclassified Class FK-1 wagons. They are covered hoppers designed to transport soda ash. Loading is done through four roof hatches. The type 3 wagons have side ladders and the roofwalk on the A side.Number range 86 500 007 to 86 501 348, Length between couplers 12.772m, Length over headstocks 11,888m, Length between bogie pivot centres 8.230m, Height 3.943m, Width 2.261m, Bin length 7.590m, Bin width 2.050m, Hatch length 810mm, Hatch width 534mm, Tare (average) 23,950kg, Load 49,000kg, Capacity 45m3. |
| Photo Date: |
4/7/2006 Upload Date: 1/11/2007 7:23:57 PM |
| Location: |
Bloemfontein, FS, ZA |
| Author: |
Col Andre Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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