SAR Type L-36-CM First class electric suburban motor coach
Electric Classification 4-M-2X

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SAR Type L-36-CM First class electric suburban motor coach
 
Numbers:  9072 - 9075
 
Imported 1939 (as 4-M-2 for 1500 volt DC)
Converted to 3000 volts DC in 1950's
 

Seat 68 x 1st class non-white passengers

 
Roller bearings

Tare  64 tons 8 cwt

 
Note:
All information and data is based on the type as it was in 1966.
These coaches were imported for the Cape Town system.
Still extant 1966 - 9074, 9075
 
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.
 

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