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Flatbeds, conflats and well wagons (US: flatcars) are used for transporting large and heavy loads.

Flatbeds[]

Flatbeds are bogie wagons with a flat surface. They are mainly used for transporting large loads such as girder beams, rails, timber, pipes and scrap metal. Some are also used for transporting small loads such as cargo and equipment.

Basis[]

The flatbeds are based on the Taff Vale Railway Macaw G and heavily modified SECR utility vans.

Types of flatbed designs

Livery[]

These flatbeds are often painted grey, while others are painted black or dull brown with rusty bogie frames.

Appearances[]

Bulkhead Flatbeds[]

Bulkhead flatbeds are flatbeds designed with sturdy end-walls (or bulkheads) to prevent loads from shifting past the ends of the car. These cars typically carry pipes, steel slabs, utility poles or timber.

Bulkhead flatcars are designed with sturdy end-walls (bulkheads) to prevent loads from shifting past the ends of the car. Loads typically carried are pipe, steel slabs, utility poles and lumber, though lumber and utility poles are increasingly being hauled by skeleton cars.

Basis[]

The flatbeds are based on 62-Foot Bulkhead Flat Car.

Livery[]

The metal-bodied flatcars are painted bright orange with unpainted grey bogies, while the wooden-bodied wagons have maroon frames and unpainted tops and bogies.

Appearances[]

89′ Heavy-Duty Flatbeds[]

These 89’-4” flatbeds are equipped with a flat steel floor, stake pockets, fixed winches, lading anchors, and chain tie-down channels. Trucks have 110-ton nominal capacity, allowing these railcars optimal use in heavy industrial applications. These cars can be configured with wood risers or chains based on customer requirements.

Basis[]

These flatbeds are based on the 89′ Heavy-Duty Flatcar.

Livery[]

These flatbeds are often painted orange.

Appearances[]


Well Wagons[]

Well wagons (US: stack cars) are flatbeds specially designed to carry shipping containers or other loads that would otherwise be too tall for a normal flatbed, such as heavy machinery, vehicles and locomotives.


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