SAR Class SH-12 (Side A)         
Class SH-12 (SHJ-12, SHLJ-12, SH-14, SHJ-14, SHLJ-14, SH-17, SHLJ-17) wagons entered service between 1981 and 1982. They are flat wagons with solid decks and retractable twistlocks designed to transport 4 x 10ft, 2 x 20ft or 1 x 40ft containers. Most have buffers to prevent container doors from being opened (absent here). This one, reclassified first to Class SH-14 and then to Class SH-17, is used as a power wagon in reefer container trains and carries a 20ft generator container with a 10ft tank container as fuel tank. The two containers share the same box number.

Number range 23 024 305 to 23 033 118, Length between couplers 14.482m, Length over headstocks 12.190m, Length between bogie pivot centres 9.290m, Deck height 1.090m, Width 2.426m, Tare (average) 18,900kg, Load 48,000kg, Deck area 27.5m3.
Date: 1/8/2009 Location: Ysterplaat, Cape Town, WC,  ZA Country Flag Views: 191 Collection Of:   Col AndrĂ© Kritzinger
Rolling Stock: SAS 23025239 (Flat Car) SARU 6401236 (Container) Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
SAR Class SH-12 (Side A)
Picture Categories: RollingStock This picture is part of album:  South Africa's Rolling Stock - 20 Number Range
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