Loco Coal Only

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Loco Coal Only

Post by Scrat » Thu May 17, 2012 12:20 pm

Hi Folks,

just reading a book dated 1928 "Trains and their control".
I found a picture of a coaling stage with a Midland 5 or 7 plank wagon in the background.
The wagon was marked:

M R

LOCO COAL ONLY

Would it be correct to have a wagon like this in a regular freight train or were these wagons only to be found near the coaling stage?

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Re: Loco Coal Only

Post by Richard Phillips » Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:37 am

I can only assume they had to get to their destination somehow, so were probably included in pick-up freights as I doubt there were specific merry-go-round workings for them. I don't really understand the condemned wagon branding sometimes seen similar to "one trip loco-coal only", unless a wagon was broken up at the locomotive shed. Loco coal I assume was also a specific size and grade, probably much bigger than typical house coal.
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Re: Loco Coal Only

Post by Scrat » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:31 pm

Well, in Germany "Bahnhofswagen" are quite common. They do not leave the station and are used mainly as storage facilities. Some have not moved for years. This was what I was thinking about when seeing this picture. Looked to me like "for internal use only".
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