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Pictures of SAS 8002
Owner:
South African Railways
Type:
Passenger Car
AAR Class:
PA
: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type:
M500
Detail Info:
Misc Cars
SAS Class:
C-1
User Notes:
Blue Train
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Title:
Blue Train Car 15 Luxury Carriage, Side A
Description:
This Luxury Carriage was originally built as a Type C-1 carriage for the Blue Train with an interior layout of, from the left, a passenger’s toilet, a storage cupboard, a compartment to sleep two plus one with an en-suite bathroom and toilet, a bedroom to sleep two with a separate lounge and an en-suite bathroom and toilet, and a coupe to sleep one with an en-suite bathroom and toilet. It has since been rebuilt into a Luxury Carriage with, from the left, a butler’s cabin, two twin bed suites and one double bed suite, all with full en-suite bathrooms, and a storage cabin. Side A is the compartment side.
In the 2017 Set 751 it was no. 15 in the train.
SAR Type C-1. Number range 8001 and 8002. Built in 1972. Length over headstocks 20.320m. Height 3.912m. Width 2.896m.
Photo Date:
7/4/2017
Upload Date:
7/16/2017 1:39:31 PM
Location:
Bellville, Cape Town, WC, Ca
Author:
Col André Kritzinger
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