Covered Carriage Truck

British Rail Covered Carriage Truck
CCT No. 94286 preserved on the Great Central Railway
In service	1959–mid-1960s
Manufacturer	BR Doncaster Works, BR Earlestown Works
Family name	British Railways Mark 1
Constructed	1959-1961
Number built	827
Fleet numbers	94100–94922, 96200–96203
Capacity	10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11.0 short tons)
Operator(s)	British Rail
Specifications
Car length	37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)[1]
Width	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Height	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Maximum speed	70 mph (113 km/h)
Weight	17 tonnes (16.7 long tons; 18.7 short tons)
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

Covered Carriage Truck was a type of railway van with end doors used for moving motor cars or parcel traffic. Four wheeled CCT were banned from Motorail services in the mid-1960s.^[2] These vans were designed to be used for carrying motor cars in Motorail but the tight clearances inside the body of the van and closing/opening of the end doors took a lot of time and effort from staff. The vans were replaced by General Utility Vans (GUV) and car flats.^[2]

References

1. British Railways CCT No.94181
2. Railway Freight Operations - Non Passenger Coaching Stock - Private Carriages and Motor Cars