| This kitchen car was built in Japan for the SAR and is painted in the BJ's livery. BJ's is a restaurant group that, at the time, was contracted by Spoornet to do the catering on the Shosholoza Meyl's long distance routes. Kitchen cars run permanently coupled to dining cars and are always positioned in the middle of the train. Side A is the compartment side and the interior layout is, from the left, a pantry, the kitchen, a vegetable compartment, a refrigerator and deep freeze, two two-bed coupes, two five-bed compartments, a shower and a toilet.SAR Type AA-1, Number range 402 to 440 (even numbers only), Built 1968, Length over headstocks 47' 6" (19.952m), Height 13' 0" (3.937m), Width 9' 4" (2.845m), To sleep 14. |