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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
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.
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]
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.
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 ...
7 Plank Open Goods Wagon Dismantled for major repairs SECR: 50899 5 Plank Open Goods Wagon Stored awaiting overhaul SR: 9608 5 Plank Open Goods Wagon Serviceable but rarely used. Currently disguised as S.C.Ruffey from the Thomas & Friends episode, Toad Stands By. SR: 10013 5 Plank Open Goods Wagon Awaiting overhaul. SR: 12058 5 Plank Open Goods ...
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 ...
A British Rail machinery wagon, telegraphic code: Lowmac WP. [53] Used as permanent way train. 952045 BR: Brake van: 1953 A standard British Rail goods brake van. [54] 955166 BR: Brake van: 1961 A standard British Rail goods brake van. [55] Operational 983591 BR: Ballast hopper 1960 Telegraphic code: Dogfish. [56] Stored at Walkers Line Sidings ...