7F-037-101 GWR Conflat 36508 Non Vacuum H9 option-set-139 Sprung Buffers

Sprung Buffers

The sides of the coach have panelled walls with recessed windows

English Electric adapted an existing design based on an export model for a 1000 bhp diesel and 20 were built as a pilot scheme for assessment

coal rails and handwheels

With their distinct character

7F-037-101 GWR Conflat 36508 Non Vacuum H9 option-set-139 Sprung BuffersContainers and the special wooden decked conflat wagons used to convey them were produced in great numbers by all four of the railway companies. They allowed door to door deliveries via road, rail and road again without the requirement for the good to be handled at each leg. In the main they were used for furniture removal, although some were built with insulation for refrigerated use. Post nationalisation BR built over 10,000 containers which