AKCX ANR SG Open ex SGX

Class	AKCX
Item Type	Slab Steel Transport Wagon
Parent System	ANR
Gauge	Standard
Description	50’ Bogie Slab Steel Transport Wagon
Year Of Manufacture	1967
Manufactured By
Previous Classification	AKOX, SGX (South Australian Railways)
Current Classification
Year Of Withdrawal
Named
Number Range	1 thru 37
Tare
Capacity/Load	50 Tons
History In Service	Reclassified after Sept 1979. SGX (AOCX) are identical to the ELX (AOBX) except that they have ribbed ends. Some of these wagons were transferred to the slab steel transport from Whyalla and were recoded to AKOX in 1988. Further reclassification occurred in 1989 to AKCX. These wagons typically had their doors removed. ELX wagons as well as SGX wagons were given the classification (AKOX) for about a year before both were recoded to new codes. The SGX – AOCX –AKOX – AKCX. The ELX – AOBX – AKOX – AKBX.
See Also	SGX, ELX, AOBX, AKOX, AKBX
Colour Schemes	SAR Light grey, ANR Oxide Red, AN Green and Yellow
Modelling Hints	Use a Strath Hobbies kit of the SGX and remove the doors.
Further Information	AMRM June 1990 page 51, 52, 53 by Phil Curnow
Plans	AMRM Sept/Oct 1981 Page 27