Class :               DA

Item Type :            Steel Louvred Van

Parent System :         SAR

Gauge :                           Broad

Description :                   Four wheeled steel louvred van

Year of Manufacture :     1900

Manufactured By :           Islington.

Previous Classification :   AA

Current Classification :                     

Year of Withdrawal :       April 1972

Named :                                 

Number Range :              10 vans

Tare:                                8.15.0

Capacity:                         13 Tons                 

History in Service :            Both A and AX wagons became AA wagons after 1921. In 1950 the class was renumbered to DA.

See Also :                         A, AA, AX,

Colour Schemes :              Dark Grey until 1964 and then Light Grey.

Modelling Hints :               Both BGB and RTR Models SA have a kit of the DA.

Further Information:          AMRM Article June 1991, page 16, 17, 18.

Plans :                                   

Picture Book :                      

 


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