SAR Class 5M Coach (Side B)         
Most Class 5M commuter coaches have two sets of driver controlled sliding doors. This is one of several coaches that were derailed in 1975 when the train was sideswiped by a shifted load on a goods train passing on the opposite line.

SAR Class 5M2A, SAR Type S-68-T, Length over headstocks 60'3 5/8" (18.380m), Height 12'0" (3.660m), Width 9'3" (2.820m).
Date: 7/1/1975 Location: Olifantsfontein, GP,  ZA Country Flag Views: 678 Collection Of:   Col AndrĂ© Kritzinger
Rolling Stock: SAS 12312 (Passenger Car) Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
SAR Class 5M Coach (Side B)
Picture Categories: Passenger This picture is part of album:  South Africa's Rolling Stock - Passenger Commuter
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