EES / DS Vans
DS class
Mail sorting van
Owner
SAR & VR: 1907-1923
- The Overland (BG): 1907-1923
Class Information
Builder Information
Builder
1 - 2: VR - Newport workshops
Build date
1907 - 1908
Wheel Information
Gauge
Broad: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Configuration
Bogie
Dimensions
Car length
1 - 2: 60 ft 2 in (18.339 m)
3: 32 ft (9.754 m)
3: 32 ft (9.754 m)
Total length
1 - 2: 63 ft 3 1/4 in (19.285 m)
3: 35 ft 4 1/2 in (10.782 m)
3: 35 ft 4 1/2 in (10.782 m)
Car weight
1 - 2: 31 LT 2 cwt (31.599 t)
3: 14 LT 17 cwt (15.088 t)
3: 14 LT 17 cwt (15.088 t)
Capacity Information
Capacity
1 - 2: 15 LT (15.241 t)
Photos
Class List
| No. | In Service | Withdrawn | Condition |
| DS 1, EES 1 | October 1907 | Recoded DS 1 - c1910. Converted to D 3 - 28 March 1923 | |
| DS 2, EES 2 | 24 March 1908 | Recoded DS 2 - c1910. Converted to D 4 - 28 March 1923 | |
| DS 3, EES 3 | Converted from O 17 - 1908. Recoded DS 3 - c1910. Converted to WW 4 (1st) - 11 March 1922 |
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