Class :                 SO 

Item Type :              Open Wagon

Parent System :             SAR

Gauge :                              Standard

Description :                      Bogie Open Wagon.

Year of Manufacture :        1971

Manufactured By :             Islington Workshop.

Previous Classification :     

Current Classification :        AOQY

Year of Withdrawal :        

Named :                                 

Number Range :              101 to 354 (254 wagons)

Capacity:                       

History in Service :         Built new in 1971 and used in general traffic initially on the standard gauge and specifically the transport of bulk lead and zinc enriched ores from Broken Hill to Pt Pirie.  It was also used for other bulk materials such as salt. SOC and SO wagons were recoded to AOQY in 1978/1979, retaining their existing numbers.

See Also :                       OMN, AOQY, SOC, GQ, GQX, AOQX

Colour Schemes :            SAR Light Grey or Traffic Yellow

Modelling Hints :             BGB have a kit of this wagon.

Further Information:         Article in AMRM Dec 1985 pages 27 thru 33 by Doug Aikins

                                        Modelling the railways of SA Convention 2-22

Plans :                             AMRM Dec 1985 page 30

Picture Book                      

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