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Owner: South African Railways
Type: Flat Car
SAS Class:   SH-6
User Notes:   Anhydrous Aluminium Chloride

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SAR Class SH-6 (Side B) (Type 2)
Title:  SAR Class SH-6 (Side B) (Type 2)
Description:  Class SH-6 (SHJ-6) (Type 2) wagons entered service in 1975 and are flat wagons with deck brackets designed to transport twenty Flo-Bins, which are containers used to transport anhydrous aluminium chloride. They were converted from Classes DZ-10, DZA-10 and D-2 in 1982, from Class D-3 in 1984 and 1985, and from Class DA in 1988.

Number range 23 033 126 to 23 033 142 and 23 033 169 to 23 033 185, Length between couplers 14.784m, Length over headstocks 13.900m, Length between bogie pivot centres 11.004m, Deck height 1.070m, Width 2.426m, Tare (average) 17,500kg, Load 55,000kg.
Photo Date:  8/5/2007  Upload Date: 10/11/2007 4:25:50 PM
Location:  Ladysmith, ZN, ZN
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  RollingStock
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