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Owner: South African Railways
Type: Baggage Car
AAR Class: PB: A car constructed for passenger train service and equipped to handle baggage, express, mail, merchandise or similar products.
AAR Type: M510
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
SAS Class:   KB-5
User Notes:   Specie Van

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SAR Specie Van (Series 3, Side B)
Title:  SAR Specie Van (Series 3, Side B)
Description:  This specie van is painted in a MOW livery. Specie vafs were used to transport gold bullion. The interior layout is, from the left, a vault compartment, a kitchen, a crew compartment, a shower and toilet, and a vault compartlent.

SAR Type KB-5, Number range 4097 and 4098 (this one was renumbered in MOW service), built in 1974, Length over headstocks 19.952m, Height 3.962m, Width 2.591m.
Photo Date:  10/1/2009  Upload Date: 11/21/2009 11:33:03 AM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Passenger
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