ALXY ANR SG Van ex SE

Class	ALXY
Item Type	Explosives Van
Parent System	ANR
Gauge	Standard
Description	Bogie Explosives Van
Year Of Manufacture	1965
Manufactured By	Islington Workshops, Adelaide
Previous Classification	SE (South Australian Railways)
Current Classification
Year Of Withdrawal
Named
Number Range	1, 2, & 3
Tare
Capacity/Load
History In Service	One of the few broad gauge vehicles that was regularly bogie exchanged between the broad and narrow gauge systems. It ran between Melbourne and Broken Hill, initially being bogie exchanged onto the narrow gauge. Later the bogie exchange was from broad to standard. Reclassification was after Sept 1979 at which time it was running only on the standard gauge.
See Also	SE, EE
Colour Schemes	SAR oxide red, ANR Oxide Red, AN Green and Yellow
Modelling Hints
Further Information	Article in AMRM Jul/Aug 1979 page 21 & 22 by Rob Burford & Peter Ziegler. Modelling the railways of SA Convention 2-48
Plans	AMRM Jul/Aug 1979 page 21