Class C-5 (CR-5) wagons entered service in 1978 and are open wagons designed to transport iron ore. They run in drawbar coupled A-B pairs and only the A wagons are equipped with handbrakes and shunter stirrups. They are assets of the North West Cape region, originally Iscor wagons, which explains the 96 xxx xxx number range.Number range 96 074 434 to 96 099 178, Length over headstocks 9.850m (per wagon), Length over coupling lines (wagon pairs) 21.000m, Length between bogie pivot centres 6.490m (per wagon), Height 2.417m, Width 3.000m, Tare (average per wagon) 18,500kg, Load (nominal per wagon) 81,000kg, (maximum per wagon) 85,500kg, Capacity (per wagon) 33.3m3. |