Class Z-1 wagons entered service between 1943 and 1954 and were converted in 1969 from Class DZ-7 dropside open wagons. They were used to transport motor cars and were used with the White Train, which was originally built to carry King George VI and the Royal Family during the Royal Visit to the Southern African colonies in 1947. After that it became the Governor General's train and from 1961 the State President's train, until air travel made the White Train obsolete.Number Range 93 010 001 to 93 010 079, Length between couplers 14.752m, Length over headstocks 13.868m, Length between bogie pivot centres 10.058m, Height 3.810m, Width 2.578m, Tare (average) 22,260kg (except for 93 010 001 at 21,460kg), Load 39,000 kg, Floor area 33.79m2, Capacity 81.4m3. |