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[http://cambrianmodels.co.uk/brdept.html cambrianmodels.co.uk information on Mermaid wagon type] | [http://cambrianmodels.co.uk/brdept.html cambrianmodels.co.uk information on Mermaid wagon type] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]] | [[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]] | ||
Revision as of 16:56, 15 April 2015
The BRBritish Rail or British Railways ‘Mermaid’ 14 ton side-tipping ballast wagon is very similar to the GWRGreat Western Railway design. This type of wagon was used to form a new track bed by tipping ballast from an adjacent line. The side of the wagon opposite the tipping direction would be clipped to the rail, and the body moved sideways on rollers. Tipping too many wagons at once could result in damage to the track!
This wagon was built by Metro Cammell in 1959 and arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in December 1996.
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
cambrianmodels.co.uk
Links
989098 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
cambrianmodels.co.uk information on Mermaid wagon type
