| Class SM-3 (SMLJ-3, SMJL-3, SM-15, SMLJ-15, SM-17, SMLJ-17, SM-25, SMLJ-25) wagons entered service on the South African Railways between 1986 and 1988. Some were inherited by TransNamib (the Namibian Railways) upon that country's independence in 1990. They are flat wagons with solid decks and flip-over twistlocks designed to transport 8 x 5ft, 4 x 10ft, 2 x 20ft or 1 x 40ft containers.Length between couplers 13.076m, Length over headstocks 12.098m, Length between bogie pivot centres 9.198m, Deck height 1.060m, Width 2.468m, Tare (average) 16,450kg, Load 48,000kg, Deck area 29.35m3. |