Class : D
Item Type : Louvered Van
Parent System :
SAR
Gauge : Broad
Description : Bogie 36' Dairy Louvered Vans.
Year of Manufacture : 1926
Manufactured By : Islington workshops
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Current Classification : DRP, DP, DS, DFS, ALFA
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Number Range : 4500 to 4599 (100 Wagons)
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History in Service : Commissioner Webb introduced 100 Dairy Louvered Vans in 1926. A corrugated roof was added over the old smooth roof. A recode to DRP for those vans fitted with Bettendorf Bogies. A recode to DP for those vans fitted with passenger bogies and a black P on a panel high on the right hand side. Some of these were painted Hawthawn Green and Cream with black bogies, these were recoded to DRP. A recode to DS when the fast interstate goods service was introduced in the mid sixties. The S replaced the P in the top right corner. DFS 1, 2 & 3 were used for palletised fruit traffic and had a heavier floor installed. In 1958 a further 25 louvered vans were built and coded DS. These new vans were significantly different from these vans and should not be confused with the original 1926 D/DS vans.
See Also : DRP, DP, DS, DFS, ALFA
Colour Schemes : SAR Dark Grey or SAR Light Grey
Modelling Hints : BGB - kit, or RTR Models SA
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