Class :                900

Item Type :             Second Class Car

Parent System :          SAR

Gauge :                            Broad

Description :                    Second Class, Centre Aisle, End Vestibule Bogie Car

Year of Manufacture :      Converted from 46', 6 compartment dog bog cars in 1950 through 1953

Manufactured By :            Islington Workshops

Previous Classification :    46', 6 Compartment dog box

Current Classification :     

Year of Withdrawal :      1961 (2 survived to 1977, Sold in 1965 to the CR, numbers 918 & 920 were converted to EC165 & EC166. 909 was also sold to the CR in 1965 - fate unknown)

Number Range :             900 through to 922 (23)

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Capacity:                     48 persons  

History in Service :      These cars were converted in 1950 through to 1953 from 46', 6 compartment dog boxes and were a stop gap solution to a general car shortage on the country services. Generally disliked they were typically only used in times of extreme need such as on the beginning and ends of school holidays and other special events.

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Colour Schemes :         SAR Green & Cream

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Further Information:     SARMA article by Hugh Williams in The Buffer Stop Feb 2007

Plans :                         SARMA article by Hugh Williams in The Buffer Stop Feb 2007

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