British railways have been using two types of containers, covered railway vans and open vans, for traffic between Great Britain and Continent; advantages as put forth by trades are reduction of handling and elimination of packing in many instances; general success of innovation. (See also Int. Ry. Congress Assn. -- Bul vol. 11, no. 7, July 1929 pp. 1146-1152, 6 figs)


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    Title :

    Use of containers on the British railways


    Additional title:

    Ry. Gaz


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    3 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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