Class :
C
Item Type : Cattle Wagon
Parent System :
SAR
Gauge : Broad
Description : A Bogie Cattle Wagon.
Year of Manufacture : 1928
Manufactured By : Islington workshops
Previous Classification :
Current Classification : CS, FC, ACAA, ACAY, ACFA, ACFF,ACRF
Year of Withdrawal :
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Number Range : 6001 TO 6200
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History in Service : A 36ft Cattle wagon issued to service in 1928. This was one of many wagons introduced in the Webb rehabilitation of the railways. During service the C cattle wagons were slowly updated to CS cattle wagons and given new numbers starting at 1. The upgrade mostly involved the change over of bogies from an archbar style to a bettendorf style, but also included some changes to number boards. In 1965 a few cattle wagons were converted to FC flat cars. About 20 C wagons were also converted to box cars and were sealed and lined and given the code MC, these vans retained their original number.
See Also : CS, FC, ACAA, ACAY, ACFA, ACFF, ACRF, ACCY and NCB, NCD for the CR narrow gauge, also MC.
Colour Schemes : SAR Dark Grey or SAR Light Grey
Modelling Hints : BGB - BK44 or BK45 twin pack, or RTR Models SA or David Malcolm Zeitz
Further Information: SARMA Articles
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