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Goods all-iron wagons 1862; Covered goods wagon (Assam Bengal Railway), 1902 [1] Four wheel cattle wagon (Ceylon Government Railway), 1912 [2] L-types cement wagons 1950s; Pressure Discharge Bulk Powder Wagon ("Presflo") 1955–1963 "Twin-Tub" Prestwin Silo wagons 1960–1962; Cemflo Cement tanker wagon
Covered goods wagons for transporting part-load or parcel goods are almost as old as the railway itself. Because part-load goods were the most common freight in the early days of the railway, the covered van was then the most important type of goods wagon and, for example, comprised about 40% of the German railways goods fleet until the 1960s. [2]
Pages in category "British railway wagons" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. AeroLiner3000; B.
Vacuum-braked 21 ton coal wagon being loaded from a hopper at Blaenant Colliery, bound for Aberthaw Power Station, c.October 1965. The basic wagon had numerous variants. On creation of British Railways (BR) in 1948 - which took control of all railway assets, including all private owner wagons - the new organisation inherited 55,000 original MoT wagons, they were all given a "B" prefix in their ...
A Class Ow goods wagon on the Saxon narrow gauge railways with Heberlein brakes Open wagon for peat, 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) . An open wagon (or truck in the UK) forms a large group of railway goods wagons designed primarily for the transportation of bulk goods that are not moisture-retentive and can usually be tipped, dumped or shovelled.
Shock absorbing wagon Ashford (BR SR) Dia No. 1392, Lot No. 3443 1948 Bluebell Railway [292] 1982–7007 [Note 107] BR: B 383560 Iron Ore Tippler Shildon, BR Dia No. 1/181, Lot No. 2601 1953 Rutland Railway Museum [293] [294] 1978–7113 [Note 107] BR: B 436275 Iron Ore Hopper Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company: Dia No. 1/162, Lot No ...
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British Rail departmental wagons are wagons used by British Rail and their successors Railtrack and Network Rail for departmental purposes. Many vehicles are named after aquatic creatures (including fish , mammals , birds and mythical creatures ), these names started life as telegraphic codes.