ALPY ANR SG Van ex SLP

Class	ALPY
Item Type	Louvred Van
Parent System	ANR
Gauge	Standard
Description	Bogie Louvred Van
Year Of Manufacture	1958
Manufactured By	Islington Workshops, Adelaide
Previous Classification	SLP, LX (South Australian Railways)
Current Classification
Year Of Withdrawal
Named
Number Range	1 to 23
Tare
Capacity/Load	33.5 Tons
History In Service	A large covered van constructed specifically for bogie exchange duties. At least two different builds have given rise to two significantly different ends. 23 vans were converted to ALPY in 1975 from SLP, these SLP vans were originally van numbers LX 57 TO 79. With reclassification, DW vans were also recoded to ALPY, specifically those with passenger bogies fitted. This was done after Sept 1979.
See Also	DW, LX, ALGX
Colour Schemes	SAR light grey, ANR Oxide Red, AN Green and Yellow
Modelling Hints	Trainorama have done a RTR model of the LX
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