SAR Class DPP-2 (Side A) (Type 2)         
Class DPP-2 wagons are reclassified Class DZ-7 dropside open wagons that entered service in 1936. They are reserved for the transport of paper rolls. The type 2 wagons have channel iron outside braces on their bulkheads. This wagon wears the Transnet Freight Rail emblem.

Number range 50 012 006 to 50 013 592 (this one is numbered outside that range), Length between couplers 14.752m, Length over headstocks 13.868m, Length between bogie pivot centres 10.058m, Height 2.206m, Width 2.426m, Tare (average) 19,350kg, Load 44,000kg, Floor area 34m2, Capacity 31m3.
Date: 7/18/2009 Location: Bellville, Cape Town, WC,  ZA Country Flag Views: 338 Collection Of:   Col AndrĂ© Kritzinger
Rolling Stock: SAS 50013947 (Gondola) Author:  Andre Kritzinger
SAR Class DPP-2 (Side A) (Type 2)
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