A Metropolitan Railway 10-ton wagon number 36, preserved at London's Transport Musuem Depot. The info about it reads "This low-sided wagon is one of 100 orderd by the Metropolitan Railway in 1897. It was renumbered by London Transport in 1937 as ballast Wagon BW214 and was used in engineers trains until the mid 1970s. The body is of all wooden construction held together with iron fittings and was built to a standardised design. The axleboxes are of a simple type lubricated by grease.
Overall length: 5900 mm
Width: 2500 mm
Height: 1800 mm
Manufacturer: Ashbury
Photo by Chris McKenna 22/10/2005.
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