SAR Class NPS-3 (Side B)         
Class NPS-3 wagons entered service in 1975. They are used in 15 wagon sets to transport 216m welded rail lengths. This one has been modified to serve as spacer between the locomotives and ore wagons when ore trains are being backed into the unloading tippler.

Number range 96 030 003 to 96 030 186, Length between couplers 14.784m, Length over headstocks 13,900m, Length between bogie pivot centres 11.000m, Deck height 1.070m, Width 2.426m, Tare 17,000kg, Load 42,000kg.
Date: 9/12/2007 Location: Saldanha, WC  Country Flag Views: 443 Collection Of:   Col AndrĂ© Kritzinger
Rolling Stock: SAS 96030178 (Flat Car) Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
SAR Class NPS-3 (Side B)
Picture Categories: RollingStock This picture is part of album:  South Africa's Rolling Stock - 90 Number Range
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