London & North Western Railway open carriage truck
- Made:
- 1908 in Wolverton railway works
Railway wagon, open carriage truck, London & North Western Railway, No 11275 (British Railways No 021424) of 1908.
Open Carriage Trucks were built to be attached to passenger trains allowing passengers travelling long distances to load their horse-drawn vehicles onto the train. At their destination, they could continue their journey by road using fresh horses or their own that had travelled by horse box.
Details
- Category:
- Locomotives and Rolling Stock
- Object Number:
- 1988-7009
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), steel (metal) and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1780 mm x 2550 mm x 7600 mm,
- type:
- railway wagon
- credit:
- British Rail, Add. not known
