50 cars, to be built at Swindon for Penzance to London and other routes, are 31 ft long, have six wheels, vacuum and hand brakes, and are fully equipped for running in fast services; insulated by inclusion of 3 in. of Onazote between inside and outside panels; four dry ice bunkers in each car can maintain satisfactory conditions for storage of fresh fish up to 48 hr; tare weight 16 tons 4 cwt; capacity 8 tons.


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    Title :

    Fresh fish traffic, western region


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 90 , n 22


    Publication date :

    1948


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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