ACDY ANR SG Cattle Van ex CD

Class	ACDY
Item Type	Cattle Wagon
Parent System	ANR
Gauge	Standard
Description	36’Cattle Wagon with external bracing along the chassis
Year Of Manufacture	1953
Manufactured By	Gregg & Co. of Belgium
Previous Classification	CD, NCD (Commonwealth Railways)
Current Classification
Year Of Withdrawal	1985
Named
Number Range	60 wagons numbered 1191 to 1250
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History In Service	These wagons were assembled by the Commonwealth railways workshop at Port Augusta. As of Nov 1977, 4 had been converted to standard gauge and reclassified CD, two had been written off, and the rest remained in service on the narrow gauge. This would have changed with the final conversion and closure of the final narrow gauge lines in 1995 Reclassified to ACDY after Sept 1979.
See Also	CB, CD, NCB, NCD, C, CS, ACBY, ACCY
Colour Schemes	CR Wagon Red, or ANR Red Oxide or AN Green and Yellow
Modelling Hints	DMZ has done a kit which is close to the CD
Further Information	Articles by Phil Curnow in Nov/Dec 1977 AMRM and the SARMA Buffer Stop
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