7F-037-012W Conflat & Container C & Ayres 35 - Weathered option-set-151 4 x Straight Track Sections

4 x Straight Track Sections

did not have the adequate performance

storm cellar

water cooled engine producing 300 horsepower

The development of containerisation after World War II has led to a huge increase in international trade

7F-037-012W Conflat & Container C & Ayres 35 - Weathered option-set-151 4 x Straight Track SectionsContainers 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