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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.
The first I wagon was built in 1859. It was of all-wooden construction and could carry a load of 8 long tons (8.1 t; 9.0 short tons). In 1902, the first 15-long-ton (15.2 t; 16.8-short-ton) I wagons were built and got the nickname 'Tommy Bent' Wagon.
KW 1, the woodchip wagon, was converted from open wagon IA 10632 in 1967. It had tall ends, but the sides were replaced with a braced framework supporting four outward-swinging mesh sheet doors each. It had tall ends, but the sides were replaced with a braced framework supporting four outward-swinging mesh sheet doors each.
NPH 1 was built on the standard design of underframe as most other narrow-gauge stock, but because it was not anticipated that explosives traffic would require use of the entire wagon, it was partitioned to give 4 long tons (4.1 t; 4.5 short tons) capacity for explosives, while the remaining 6 tons was for general goods.
Unnofficial Name [1] Plaice: ZCV 4 Wheel Open Wagon Pollock: ZCA Open Wagon Porpoise: YEA Bogie Chute Wagon Used as part of a continuous welded rail train [1] Prawn: YNO Bogie Flat Wagon Puffin: ZCV 4 Wheel Spoil Wagon Converted from a Catfish wagon [1] Roach: ZDA 4 Wheel Open Wagon [2] Rudd: ZBA 4 Wheel Open Wagon Salmon: YFA / YMA / YMB / YMO ...
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Coke wagon (Cocswagen) with high sides in order to load the right amount of coke corresponding to the maximum load from 1911 Maximum 15 ton load, wooden sides at least 1,30 m high but lower than 1,90 m f O/OO from 1951 Rotating and folding drop ends for transporting vehicles (Fahrzeugbeförderung) g O 1924 to 1950
Standard 'Minks' built in 1902 were 16 feet (4.9 m) long and 7 feet (2.1 m) high inside. The height was increased on new vans built during the next few years, first by a little over 6 inches (15 cm), then again to just over 8 feet (2.4 m), but it eventually settled on the middle height.