Class :                 SGBZ

Item Type :              Open Wagon

Parent System :             SAR

Gauge :                              Standard

Description :                       Four wheeled Open wagon.

Year of Manufacture :         66 built new in 1969 (ridged doors)

Manufactured By :              Islington workshops

Previous Classification :      

Current Classification :        

Year of Withdrawal :            

Number Range :               1 - 66

Capacity:                          22 Tons

Tare:                                 7 Tons 7 cwt

History in Service :          The SGBZ was essentially the same as a OBf built between 1963 and 1972 except that it was purpose built for the standard gauge.

See Also :                       OF, OGF, OBf

Colour Schemes :            SAR Dark Grey or SAR Light Grey  

Modelling Hints :             BGB  kit of the OBf and OF which will do for the SGBZ

Further Information:        AMRM Nov/Dec 1975 page 37-40 article by Phil Curnow

Plans :                            AMRM Nov/Dec 1975 page 37

Picture Book                      

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