flat wagon

English
A bogie flat wagon

Noun

flat wagon (plural flat wagons)

  1. (rail transport, UK) An open railway wagon without sides and roof, or with very low sides.
    Synonyms: (American) flatcar, flatbed, (British synonym) truck
    • 1944 January and February, “Light Railways in Derbyshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 25:
      Two flat wagons carrying tanks were also seen here.
    • 1946 March and April, “Notes and News: Train Watching in a P.O.W. Camp”, in Railway Magazine, page 117:
      One train ferry wagon, with the inscription "On hire to L.N.E.R.," was carrying British prisoners; and another odd sight was an L.N.E.R. container on a German flat wagon, offering "Door to Door Transport."

Further reading

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