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Owner: South African Railways
Type: Flat Car
SAS Class:   SMR-6
User Notes:   now SM-6

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SAR Class SM-5 (Side A)
Title:  SAR Class SM-5 (Side A)
Description:  Class SM-5 (SMR-5, SM-6, SMR-6) wagons entered service between 1976 and 1980 and were converted from Class SH-5 in 1987. They are flat wagons with open beam decks and retractable twistlocks designed to transport 8 x 5ft, 4 x 10ft, 2 x 20ft or 1 x 40ft containers. Most have buffers to prevent container doors from being opened.

Number range 23 873 000 to 23 879 033, Length between couplers 13.168m, Length over headstocks 12.190m, Length between bogie pivot centres 9.290m, Deck height 1.087m, Width 2.426m, Tare (average) 14,700kg, Load 48,000kg.
Photo Date:  9/29/2006  Upload Date: 10/12/2007 2:51:32 PM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  RollingStock
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Hamburg Süd 45G1 SUDU 557744 2
Title:  Hamburg Süd 45G1 SUDU 557744 2
Description:  Hamburg Süd 40 Foot High Cube Dry Shipping Container.
Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft or Hamburg South America Line is a shipping line on the North-South ocean trade routes that also owns Brazilian operator Aliança and Spanish operator Ybarra Sud.
Photo Date:  9/29/2006  Upload Date: 7/23/2017 8:34:46 AM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Transit
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Views:  75   Comments: 0


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