NEW WAGONS FOR CARRYING IRON ORE

A special freight car was designed by British Railways to transport iron ore. It is a 56-ton capacity car with pneumatically operated side-discharge doors. Design dimensions and features are listed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1951-12-21

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 695
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 95

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight cars; Technology; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039595
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM