Eight-wheeled Low Open-sided Goods Wagon, Steel Construction, 3 drop doors each side, Plain Bearings, suitable for Goods trains only.
These wagons were re-classified from HJS and were used for maintenance purposes
MHJS Wagons
Zig Zag Railway
Wagon Nº 22998 and Wagon Nº 23082 were both built by Metropolitan Cammell Car & Wagon Co. Ltd., England, in 1951 and were acquired by Zag Railway in 1986.
They were originally classified HJS when built, but reclassified to MHJS when reserved for Departmental use.
Wagon Dimensions
- Unit Length
- 2.0 (2.1 metric)
- Drawgear Classification
- D3
- Drawgear Type
- Draw Hook & Side Buffers
- Length over Buffers (wagon)
- 35'5" (10790 mm)
- Height (wagon)
- 5' 6¾" (1767 mm)
- Average Tare
- 11 t 2 cwt (11.3 t)
- Average Carrying Capacity
- 22 t 18 cwt (23.5 t)
- Gross Weight
- 34 tons (34.8 t)
- Cubic Capacity
- 640 cubic ft. (18.1 m³)
- Bogie Type
- Bar Frame
- Bogie Centres
- 20' (6096 mm)
- Wheel Centres
- 5' (1525 mm)
- Wheel Diameter
- 2' 9½" (850 mm)
- Bearing Type
- 8" x 4" journals
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