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

References
  1. "NEW RAILWAY CONTAINER". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 8 September 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 25 October 2011.


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