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Class
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AKKF
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Item Type
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Slab Steel Transport Wagon
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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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43’ Bogie Slab Steel Transport Wagon
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Year Of Manufacture
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Converted 1991/92, built 1925, 1928, 1954/5
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Manufactured By
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1925, American Car & Foundry, 1928 & 1954/5 Islington workshops
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Previous Classification
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OB (South Australian Railways)
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Current Classification
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Year Of Withdrawal
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Named
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Number Range
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?
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Tare
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Capacity/Load
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44 and 55 Tons
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History In Service
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Modified OB under frames used with a wooden sleeper sized bolsters to support the slab product. The slab product was loaded at Whyalla and then trans-shipped at Islington for the onward journey to Melbourne. The wagons had variations of doors or center panels removed.
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See Also
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OB, AKKL
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Colour Schemes
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SAR Light grey, ANR Oxide Red, AN Green and Yellow
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Modelling Hints
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Use a orient Reproductions OB and remove the doors.
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Further Information
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Modeling the Railways of S.A. convention 2-9
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