SAR Class 5M Motor Coach (Type 2 R)         
Metrorail commuter trains are usually made up of as many as 11 to 13 wagons, of which three are motor coaches, one at each end and the third in the middle of the train. The type 2 coaches have a conductor's door to the rear of the motor compartment and one set of sliding doors, with a conductor's periscope and four windows between the two door sets.

SAR Class 5M2A, Horsepower 1216, Length over headstocks 60' 3 5/8" (18.380m) or later models 60' 10 7/8" (18.564m), Height 12'0" (3.660m), Width 9'3" (2.820m).
Date: 9/23/2009 Location: Kaalfontein, Kempton Park, GP,  ZA Country Flag Views: 686 Collection Of:   Col AndrĂ© Kritzinger
Locomotives: SAS 9177(Electric M.U.)    Author:  Andre Kritzinger
SAR Class 5M Motor Coach (Type 2 R)
Picture Categories: Passenger This picture is part of album:  South Africa's Rolling Stock - Passenger Commuter
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