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Re: NSW Meat van
- Subject: Re: NSW Meat van
- From: The Morphetts <grahamm@onthenet.com.au>
- Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 12:09:09 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail.models,aus.rail
- Organization: Morphett Management Services
- References: <KPAH3.197$Oy.4918@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net> <3816f1e7.18387193@news.webtel.net.au> <941027983.441582@garden.wolf.net.au> <381821aa.13423346@news.webtel.net.au> <941111904.535052@garden.wolf.net.au> <7vmkfm$ho9$1@the-fly.zip.com.au> <941711347.969840@garden.wolf.net.au>
- Xref: netgate.bta.bt.com aus.rail.models:2819 aus.rail:26093
I note that these wagons had hanging capacity as well as on floor capacity.and that
they were louvered. I asume this means that they were not refrigerated or iced in
any way.
Does this mean that there was a maximum "in transit" time allowed for such goods?
And does anyone know if the cargos were treated specially in Summer - eg sending
them at night during periods of hot weather etc.
In summer these wagons would have stunk - unless there was a cleaning regimen in
place - something the NSWGR wasn't all that good at doing - at least in other
spheres of its operation!
Graham
> geoff taylor wrote:
>
> > According to my photocopy of a late 30s NSWGR book listing goods wagons,
> > there are the following MV meat vans:
> >
> > MV MEAT VANS-4-WHEELED, 8 TONS CAPACITY
> > 17' 5" X 8' X 7' 4" - 1024 cubic feet
> > 18' wooden underframe to carry-
> > suspended from the roof, 6 tons
> > Loaded on the floor, 8 tons
> > No in traffic, 39
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > Geoff
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