The end of the war of independence1 saw the beginning of the civil war which lasted up until 1991. Several ex-Portuguese Wickham Type 42 armoured trolleys (see the chapter on Portugal) continued in service, notably on the southern rail network, the C.F.B. (Caminho de Ferro de Benguela). Here their role was to counter possible incursions by the South African armed forces supporting UNITA.2
A Wickham Type 42 armoured trolley photographed outside the Huambo railway workshop in January 1987.
(Photo: DuSewrer)
SOURCES:
Defensa No 33.