Class :                 FO 

Item Type :              Open Wagon

Parent System :             SAR

Gauge :                              Broad

Description :                       A 43’ flat wagon converted from an O gondola.

Year of Manufacture :        1925, 1928, 1954/5, conversions done during WWII

Manufactured By :             1925, American Car & Foundry, 1928 & 1954/5 Islington workshops

Previous Classification :       O

Current Classification :       

Year of Withdrawal :        

Named :                                 

Number Range :              340 wagons numbered between 887 – 1126 and 1227 -1326   

Capacity:                       

History in Service :          Converted into 43’ flat cars from O wagons during WWII

                                                Recoding of O related wagons occurred as follows:

                                                OB          -               OAGA    340 Wagons

                                                OB          -               AOGF     184 Wagons

                                                OBR        -               AOGY    12 Wagons

                                                O, OMB -               AOXY    19 Wagons

                                                OX          -               AOXX    132 Wagons

                                                OS           -               AOXY    50 Wagons

                                                FOX        -               AQAX   7 Wagons

See Also :                       O, OB, OG, OR, OX, OS, OWS, OWP, OC, FOX, OBR, AESY, AFPL, AKKF, AKKL, AOAF, AOGA, AOGF, AOGL, AOGY, AOSY, AOTL, AOXA, AOXF, AOXX, AOXY, AQOX, AZGY, AZGF, AZOF, AZVL, RFSY.

Colour Schemes :            SAR Dark Grey or SAR Light Grey

Modelling Hints :              David Malcom Zeitz, BGB or RTR Models SA all have kits of the OB.

Further Information:        Modeling the railways of SA Convention pages 2-5 to 2-12

Plans :                            Modeling the railways of S.A. convention 2-12

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