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Coal wagon
Ten ton wooden bodied railway coal wagon. Painted on one side in white '4817 OCEAN / TARE 5-18-2 LOAD 10 TONS' and on the other 'SOUTH WALES ANTHRACITE / COLLIERY CO OWNERS OF LTD SWANSEA / BEST SELECTED YNISCEDWYN COLLY HAND PACKED / ANTHRACITE COALS FOR MALTING HOPS DRYING / LIME BURNING HORTICULTURAL & OTHER PURPOSES / Empty to Gurnos. No 460 / Mid. Rly. / Tare 5-16-2 Load 10 Tons'.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
87.252I/3 ED
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Midland Railway
Association Type: railway company
Association Type: colliery
Association Type: colliery
Acquisition
Donation, 31/12/1987
Measurements
Length
(mm): 5940
Width
(mm): 2600
Height
(mm): 2438
Weight
(tons): 5
Material
wood
metal
Location
Big Pit National Coal Museum : Sawmill Yard (C2)
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