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The Gl wagons were often used in Leig-Einheit pairs for the transportation of express, part-load goods. From 1933 onwards, 650 Dresden class wagons were built, still in rivetted form, with an axle base increased from 7,000 mm to 7,700 mm.
Tank wagon with standard underframe loaded on a Culemeyer. The German term Verbandsbauart describes both a type of goods wagon as well as a type of tram.. In order to standardise the goods wagons classes of the various German state railways (Länderbahnen), the German State Railway Wagon Association (Deutscher Staatsbahnwagenverband or DWV) issued regulations.
This category covers both passenger and goods vehicles. Articles on individual vehicle classes should be grouped into their respective sub-categories. Articles covering both areas (e.g. German railway wagon classes) should be grouped below.
A German mine cart with a guide pin (in Fig. F), in a 1556 drawing by Georgius Agricola (De re metallica Libri XII), the forerunner of all modern railway wagons. The forerunner of the railway in Germany, as in England, was to be found mainly in association with the mining industry.
Ostbahn wagons (1858–1875); the Bayerische Ostbahn was a large private railway company nationalized in 1876; wagons with some differences to those of the state railway. c. Long wagons 1880-1890, with an underframe length of 10 m; mainly large-capacity vans and platform wagons.
The wagon has a canopy in addition to the original design. 45 mph: 55 mph 60 mph in block formation: HDA: The final batch of 450 MGR coal hoppers, built in 1982: 60 mph: 60 mph HFA: The wagon has an aerodynamic canopy in addition to the original design. 45 mph: 60 mph HMA: The wagon has modified brakes in addition to the original design. 45 mph ...
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.
A mixed train or mixed consist is a train that contains both passenger and freight cars or wagons. [1] In some countries, the term refers to a freight train carrying various different types of freight rather a single commodity. Although common in the early days of railways, by the 20th century they were largely confined to branch lines with ...