Class D-2 (DJ-2, DLJ-2) wagons entered South African Railways service between 1973 and 1978 and are dropside open wagons designed to transport general goods. They were converted from Class DZ-10 and DZA-10 in 1979 and from Class DZ-10 between 1977 and 1978. Some were inherited by TransNamib (the Namibian Railways) upon that country's independence in 1990. The type 3 group has channel iron horizontal and vertical outside braces on their bulkheads.Number range (in SAR service) 26 440 008 to 26 440 016 (1973), 26 462 052 to 26 479 133 (1974-1975), 26 479 621 to 26 509 334 (1975-1978), 26 511 541 to 26 536 838 (1975-1977), 26 538 482 to 26 540 339 (1977-1978), 26 548 380 to 26 548 771 (1977-1978), 26 549 581 (1976), 26 549 603 (1977) and 26 900 009 to 26 903 849 (1973-1978) (TransNamib wagons are all numbered in the 88 xxx xxx range), Length between couplers 14.784m, Length over headstocks 13.900m, Length between bogie pivot centres 11.004m, Height 2.217m, Width 2.426m, Tare (average) 20,280kg, Load 54,000kg, Floor area 34.0m2, Capacity 31.0m3. |