Class :                 V 

Item Type :              4 Wheeled Louver Van

Parent System :             SAR

Gauge :                              Narrow

Description :                      Small four wheeled louver van used for general traffic.

Year of Manufacture :       1899, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1923 

Manufactured By :             Islington, 1899 thru 1900 (9 vans)

                                         Islington, 1906 (11 vans)

                                         Islington, 1908 (10 vans)

                                         James Martin & Co of Gawler 1911 (15 vans)

                                         Perry Engineering, 1923 (15 vans)

Previous Classification :      

Current Classification :       Some were converted to EFN, MFN 

Year of Withdrawal :          

Named :                                 

Number Range :              1914, 1984 – 1991, 3329 – 3339, 3393 – 3402, 4864 – 4878, 5715 – 5729.

 As at Feb 1980 the following were still in existence 1990, 1991, 3331, 3339, 3393, 3394, 4865, 4869, 4876, 5715.

Capacity:                       6.1 Tons

Tare:                              5 tons

History in Service :          Some vans were converted from original V vans to EFN explosive vans and some were later converted back to general traffic and then given the designation MFN. From 1963 V class vans were limited in working between Terowie and Quorn, and Gladstone and Wilmington.

See Also :                       EFN, MFN 

Colour Schemes :            SAR dark grey or light grey.

Modelling Hints :             Strath Hobbies kit.

Further Information:         Modelling the railways of SA Convention 2-50, 1-539, 1-546

                                      SAR Narrow Gauge Journal No 1, page 8 to 11 by Steve McNicol.

Plans :                            SAR Narrow Gauge Journal No 1, page 9. 

Picture Book:               

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