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GWR Container, the Glossary

Index GWR Container

Between WWI and WWII, the Great Western Railway developed the use of containers that could be packed and locked at a client's premises, taken by lorry to a station, then carried by train and again by lorry to the final destination.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 6 relations: Conflat, David & Charles, Great Western Railway, Intermodal container, Tare weight, The Sydney Morning Herald.

  2. Great Western Railway

Conflat

Conflat is a United Kingdom railway term for a short wheelbase flat wagon container wagon. GWR Container and Conflat are United Kingdom rail transport stubs.

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David & Charles

David & Charles Ltd is an English publishing company.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales.

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Intermodal container

An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or cargo container, (or simply “container”) is a large metal crate designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different modes of transport – such as from ships to trains to trucks – without unloading and reloading their cargo.

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Tare weight

Tare weight, sometimes called unladen weight, is the weight of an empty vehicle or container. GWR Container and Tare weight are containers.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine.

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See also

Great Western Railway

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_Container