SAR Type D-37 Composite mainline coach
(1st, 2nd class)

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SAR Type D-37 Composite mainline coach (1st,2nd class)
 

Numbers:  2078-2097, 8626-8645

 
All imported
Introduced 1950
Building continued until 1951
 
Seat 18 x 1st class passengers and 21 x 2nd class passengers or sleep 12 x 1st class passengers or 21 x 2nd class passengers.
 
Roller bearings

Tare varies between 46 tons 3 cwt and 47 tons 6cwt

 
Note:
All information and data is based on the type as it was in 1966.
 
Note also that apartheid was being enforced at that time and coaches designated
with a -C suffix had the relevant markings as shown in these drawings.

Copyright © Susan Lawrence 2004

 
A-37 Dining car AA-38 Kitchen car C-22 1st Class C-25 1st Class C-30 1st Class
C-33 1st Class C-34 1st Class D-31-C Composite D-32 Composite D-32-C Composite
D-37 Composite D-39 Composite E-12 2nd Class E-12-C 2nd Class E-13 2nd Class
E-13-C 2nd Class E-16 2nd Class F-12-C Composite H-9 3rd Class H-21 3rd Class
H-24 3rd Class K-36 Baggage/Guard K-42 Baggage/Guard K-45 Baggage/Guard K-51 Baggage/Guard
Private' Officers Coach        
         
 
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