| Title: |
SAR Class NS-1 (Side A) (Type 2) |
| Description: |
Class NS-1 wagons entered service between 1975 and 1976. Side B has two access doors on the cabin side. They are dual voltage (74v and 110v) steam heating vehicles, used to generate steam for heating in passenger coaches. They always run between the locomotive and the first coach on mainline passenger trains, usually only during the winter months. Type 2 wagons have smooth curved roofs to match the rounded roof profile of present day passenger coaches.Number range 94 005 001 to 94 005 591, Length between couplers 13.076m, Length over headstocks 12,192m, Length between bogie pivot centres 8.230m, Height 3.946m, Deck height 1.080m, Width 2.804m, Tare (average with full tanks) 44,730kg, Load 15,900kg (water) and 1,802kg (fuel), Capacity 15,900l (water) and 2,120l (fuel). |
| Photo Date: |
10/25/2007 Upload Date: 10/28/2007 4:46:56 PM |
| Location: |
Bellville, Cape Town, WC, ZA |
| Author: |
Col Andre Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
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