London & North Western Railway railway wagon
- Made:
- 1917 in Earlestown
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Railway wagon, covered van, London & North Western Railway, Serial No 35 of 1917.
Wagons such as this were a key part of the freight industry. Covered wagons offered protection from the weather and were used to transport sensitive or valuable goods. The hinged doors have a ramp that would lower onto the platform to aid loading and unloading goods.
Details
- Category:
- Locomotives and Rolling Stock
- Object Number:
- 1978-7076
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), steel (metal) and paint
- Measurements:
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overall (length over buffers): 6477 mm,
- type:
- railway wagon
- credit:
- Ministry of Defence (RNAD)
