ABDY ANR SG Van ex VD

Class	ABDY
Item Type	Covered Van
Parent System	ANR
Gauge	Standard
Description	45’ Covered Box Van
Year Of Manufacture	1956
Manufactured By	Perry Engineering, Adelaide
Previous Classification	VD (Commonwealth Railways)
Current Classification
Year Of Withdrawal	1985
Named
Number Range	49 numbered from 1349 to 1397
Capacity	46 Tons
History In Service	Originally a VD van it was reclassified to ABDY after Sept 1979. Later in life many of these wagons were converted to carrying grain(1985), with the addition of roof doors and hoppers inside and with 8 bottom discharge chutes (AHDL).
See Also	VD and AHDL
Colour Schemes	CR Wagon Red, or ANR Red Oxide or AN Green and Yellow
Modelling Hints	Strath Hobbies at End Of The Line Hobbies
Further Information	AMRM Feb/March 1964
Plans	AMRM Feb/March 1964