Class DS-1 (DSD-1, DSJ-1) wagons entered service in 1974 and are dropside open wagons designed to transport steel coils. The type 2 wagons have had their dropside doors removed, leaving some or all of the stanchions in place.Number range 24 500 003 to 24 504 394, Length between couplers 14.084m, Length over headstocks 13.200m, Length between bogie pivot centres 10.300m, Inside length 12.200m, Height 1.989m, Width 2.698m, Tare (average, before modification) 22,350kg, Load 50,000kg, Floor area 30.7m2. |