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Col André Kritzinger's Collection
 
5/4/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: South African Railways
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
SAS Class:   Class 5M
User Notes:   1st Class

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SAR Class 5M Coach (Side A)
Title:  SAR Class 5M Coach (Side A)
Description:  Most Class 5M commuter coaches have two sets of driver controlled sliding doors, and some have a toilet at one end on the A side. This one is part of the Boland Blitz, a daily commuter between Worcester and Cape Town, and has been modified by having steps, handgrips and footlights added to facilitate embarking and disembarking at rural stations without platforms.

SAR Class 5M2A, SAR Type L-52-T, Length over headstocks 60'3 5/8" (18.380m), Height 12'0" (3.660m), Width 9'3" (2.820m).
Photo Date:  9/10/2007  Upload Date: 1/26/2009 3:13:51 PM
Location:  Salt River, Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Passenger
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