Eight-wheeled Low Open-sided Goods Wagon, Steel Construction, 3 drop doors each side, Plain Bearings, suitable for Goods trains only.
One thousand three hundred and fifty of these wagons were built but during their lifetime a number were modified for specific uses and re-classified accordingly.
Wagons
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Unit Length
2.0 (2.1 metric)
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Drawgear Classification
D3
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Drawgear Type
Draw Hook & Side Buffers
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Length over Buffers
35'5" (10790 mm)
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Length over Body
32' (9750 mm)
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Height
5' 6¾" (1767 mm)
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Average Tare
11 t 2 cwt (11.3 t)
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Average Carrying Capacity
22 t 18 cwt (23.5 t)
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Gross Weight
34 tons (34.8 t)
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Cubic Capaciy
640 cubic ft (18.1m³)
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Bogie Type
Bar Frame
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Bogie Centres
20' (6096 mm)
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Wheel Centres
5' (1525 mm)
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Wheel Diameter
2' 9½' (850 mm)
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Bearing Type
8" x 4" journals
