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Owner: South African Railways
Type: Box Car
SAS Class:   FP-10
User Notes:   Parcels

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SAR Derailment
Title:  SAR Derailment
Description:  Six days after the derailment track repairs have progressed to the point that the breakdown train could carefully back up onto the newly laid track to load some equipment.
Photo Date:  6/13/2007  Upload Date: 6/14/2007 5:08:39 PM
Location:  Moorreesburg, WC, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  RollingStock,Wreck
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SAR Class FP-10 (Side A) (Type 2)
Title:  SAR Class FP-10 (Side A) (Type 2)
Description:  Class FP-10 (FPJ-10) wagons entered service between 1950 and 1979 and were converted from Classes FP-5, FB-1, OZ-8, OZ-11 and OZ-12 wagons by mounting Class FP-5 bodies on Class FB-1, OZ-8, OZ-11 and OZ-12 underframes. They are two door wagons designed to transport parcels. The type 2 wagons have smooth roofs.

Number range 84 110 007 to 84 114 835 (ex FB-1 or OZ-8), 84 114 843 (ex OZ-12), 84 114 851 (ex OZ-11) and 84 114 878 to 84 123 141 (ex FB-1 or OZ-8), Length between couplers 13.076m, Length over headstocks 12.192m, Length between bogie pivot centres 8.230m, Height 3.510m (type 1) and 3.546m (type 2), Width 2.570m, Door width 1.594m, Door height 1.956m, Tare (average) 19,100kg, Load 40,000kg, Floor area 29m2, Capacity 65m3.
Photo Date:  6/13/2007  Upload Date: 6/15/2007 6:46:17 PM
Location:  Moorreesburg, WC, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  412   Comments: 0


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