These sheathed wooden commuter coaches disappeared from South African rails during the 1960s and 1970's, gradually getting replaced by all metal coaches with driver controlled sliding doors. This is a first class composite baggage-van. Its interior layout is, from left, a conductor's cabin, a baggage compartment with double doors on each side, and a first class compartment. .....oo....oo..... SAR Type N-10, Built 1921, Number range 5549 to 5554 and 5556 to 5559, Length over headstocks 60' 0 1/2", Height 12' 0 1/8", Width 9' 1", To seat 48 passengers. |