ANR AVAY Brake Van

Class	AVAY
Item Type	Brake Van
Parent System	ANR
Gauge	Standard
Description	Bogie Brake Van
Year Of Manufacture	1947/8 and 1962
Manufactured By	Islington Workshops, Adelaide
Previous Classification	8300
Current Classification
Year Of Withdrawal	1985
Named
Number Range	8300 to 8313, and 8314 to 8394
Tare
Capacity/Load	35 Ton
History In Service	These steel brake vans followed the design of the 800/850 class passenger cars. They were built originally in 1947/8 and then a second batch in 1962. Reclassified AVAY in 1982.
See Also	8300
Colour Schemes	SAR regal red, weathered through to brown. Later came the ANR lemon twist.
Modelling Hints	Rocky River Models for the early 8300 and the Lima 8300 for the second build.
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