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

• Containerization
• Intermodal container

References

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