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Class
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ABDY
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Item Type
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Covered Van
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Parent System
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ANR
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Gauge
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Standard
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Description
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45’ Covered Box Van
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Year Of Manufacture
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1956
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Manufactured By
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Perry Engineering, Adelaide
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Previous Classification
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VD (Commonwealth Railways)
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Current Classification
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Year Of Withdrawal
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1985
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Named
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Number Range
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49 numbered from 1349 to 1397
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Capacity
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46 Tons
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History In Service
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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).
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See Also
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VD and AHDL
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Colour Schemes
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CR Wagon Red, or ANR Red Oxide or AN Green and Yellow
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Modelling Hints
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Strath Hobbies at End Of The Line Hobbies
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Further Information
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AMRM Feb/March 1964
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Plans
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AMRM Feb/March 1964
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