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Col André Kritzinger's Collection
 
5/6/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: South African Railways
Type: Diner
AAR Class: PD: Car equipped for food or beverage service.
AAR Type: M520
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
SAS Class:   AA-29
User Notes:   Kitchen

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SAR Wood Kitchen Car (Side A)
Title:  SAR Wood Kitchen Car (Side A)
Description:  This kitchen car has an all wooden body with a tapered roof peak at one end only. Kitchen cars run permanently coupled to dining cars with their squared roof peak ends coupled together, and are always positioned in the middle of the train. This one was restored for use by The Union Limited, a luxury passenger train. The interior layout is, from the left, the kitchen, a pantry/store room, one three-bed coupe (instead of two, according to the official drawing), two six-bed compartments, and a toilet.

SAR Type A-29, Built 1936, Number range 277 to 290, Length over headstocks 63' 0", Height 12' 5 13/16", Width 9' 3", To sleep 17 (actually 15 in this case).
Photo Date:  4/4/2005  Upload Date: 1/18/2007 5:16:26 PM
Location:  Esplanade, Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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SAR Wood Kitchen Car (Side B)
Title:  SAR Wood Kitchen Car (Side B)
Description:  This kitchen car has an all wooden body with a tapered roof peak at one end. Kitchen cars run permanently coupled to dining cars with their squared roof peak ends coupled together, and are always positioned in the middle of the train. This one was restored for use by The Union Limited, a luxury passenger train. The interior layout is, from the right, the kitchen, a pantry/store room, one three-bed coupe (instead of two, according to the official drawing), two six-bed compartments, and a toilet.

SAR Type A-29, Built 1936, Number range 277 to 290, Length over headstocks 63' 0", Height 12' 5 13/16", Width 9' 3", To sleep 17 (actually 15 in this case).
Photo Date:  10/19/2009  Upload Date: 11/22/2009 9:27:18 AM
Location:  Voorbaai, Mosselbaai, WC, ZA
Author:  Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  559   Comments: 0


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