Chaldron wagon, Stockton & Darlington Railway
- Made:
- 1835-1845
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Chaldron wagon, Stockton & Darlington Railway, 4-sided with door at one end, unpainted.
A ‘chaldron’ is an archaic term for a measure of coal; this measure varied regionally, but in the North East was 53cwt. ‘Chaldron Waggon’ as a name therefore has its origins in the North East coal industry. They were the first form of rail vehicle on the above ground coal railways and developed from the pre-railway coal wain.
Well into the 20th Century, waggon / wagon remained a regional spelling difference, with two ‘g’s in Scotland and the North, one ‘g’ in the Midlands and below.
Details
- Category:
- Locomotives and Rolling Stock
- Object Number:
- 1979-7005
- Measurements:
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overall: 57 in x 56 in x 110 in,
- type:
- railway wagon
- credit:
- British Rail, Historical Relics
