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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.
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.
Heritage goods wagons on the West Somerset Railway include many examples from the Great Western Railway (GWR) and British Rail (BR) along with some from other companies. 'Operational' wagons are used in engineering trains, other 'heritage' wagons are suitable for use in a demonstration heritage freight train that is used on special occasions ...
5 Plank Open Goods Wagon Stored awaiting restoration GWR: 87782 5 Plank Open Goods Wagon Stored. LMS: 411245 13 ton open merchandise Wagon Stored. LMS: 474558 3 Plank Open Goods Wagon Operational. LMS: M480222 3 Plank Open Goods Wagon Operational. BR: B458525 Steel dropside Open Goods Wagon In use with the permanent way train. BR: B461224
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 ...
Heritage goods wagons include several examples of open wagons that had been built by British Rail to carry china clay in Cornwall. Other wagons are used to maintain the railway and its equipment. The oldest item is a ganger's pump trolley dating from when the London and South Western Railway owned the Bodmin and Wadebridge line.
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