GWR Container
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the midlands, the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. In 1930 they had introduced 100 containers primarily for building materials.[1]
Specifications[]
Details include:
- Width: 7 ft 4 in (2,235 mm) (internal 7 ft or 2,134 mm)
- Length: 4 ft 4.5 in (1,334 mm) (internal 4 ft or 1,219 mm)
- Height: 1 ft 6.5 in (470 mm) (internal 1 ft 3 in or 381 mm)
- Tare: 6 long cwt (700 lb or 300 kg)
- Load: 1 long ton 10 cwt (3,400 lb or 1.5 t)
See also[]
- Containerization
- Intermodal container
References[]
- ^ "NEW RAILWAY CONTAINER". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 8 September 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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