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Col André Kritzinger's Collection
 
5/1/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: South African Railways
Type: Flat Car
SAS Class:   SM-2

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SAR Class SM-2 (Side B)
Title:  SAR Class SM-2 (Side B)
Description:  Class SM-2 (SMJ-2, SMLJ-2, SMLJ-14, SM-22, SMJ-22, SMLJ-22) wagons entered service between 1974 and 1979 and were converted from Class FP-5 parcel wagons between 1985 and 1988. They are flat wagons with solid decks and flip-over twistlocks designed to transport 8 x 5ft, 4 x 10ft, 2 x 20ft or 1 x 40ft containers. Most have buffers to prevent container doors from being opened (absent on this one). This one wears the Transnet Freight Rail emblem.

Number range 23 813 008 to 23 846 291, Length between couplers 14.308m, Length over headstocks 12.192m, Length between bogie pivot centres 9.292m, Deck height 1.064m, Width 2.438m, Tare (average) 19,000kg, Load 48,000kg, Deck area 29.7m3.
Photo Date:  7/26/2009  Upload Date: 7/28/2009 11:09:31 AM
Location:  Saldanha, WC, ZA
Author:  Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  RollingStock
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ContainerWorld CWLU 100924 1
Title:  ContainerWorld CWLU 100924 1
Description:  ContainerWorld 20 Foot Dry Shipping Container.
Container World was established in 1983 with its head office in Durban and operates to all major cities within South Africa and Namibia.
Photo Date:  7/26/2009  Upload Date: 7/20/2017 7:48:10 PM
Location:  Saldanha, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Transit
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