The Universal brake was flush on the ends, but the Ajax was parallel with the sides. The trucks were simply classified as cast double truss design. All were built by Greenville. The post war group had Equipco hand brakes, flush on the ends. The type of trucks on the 11600-11799 series is unspecified.
Photographic evidence shows some early cars with flat steel ends.
Although this was a characteristic of post war cars, some older cars got these ends during repair. The cars were painted black . Apparently, wartime restrictions on the use of steel had been relaxed by then. The PM cars employed the full name of the road on the right side in lieu of a herald. Both roads painted their cars black.