ferry wagon
ferry wagon noun: any type of goods wagon built for train ferry traffic to and from continental Europe.
Noun
ferry wagon (plural ferry wagons)
- Any type of goods wagon built for train ferry traffic to and from continental Europe.
- 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."1946 March and April, “Notes and News: Train Watching in a P.O.W. Camp”, in Railway Magazine, page 117
- The first of 150 Continental-type four-wheel ferry wagons ordered by B.R. have been received for the Harwich/Zeebrugge train ferry service. Built by the Pressed Steel Co., the vans have a maximum capacity of 20½ tons in ordinary and 18 tons in express freight service.1962 October, “New ferry wagons for B.R.”, in Modern Railways, page 225
Forms of ferry wagon
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Questions about ferry wagon
- What does ferry wagon mean?
- Ferry wagon means any type of goods wagon built for train ferry traffic to and from continental Europe.
- What part of speech is ferry wagon?
- Ferry wagon is a noun.
- What is the plural of ferry wagon?
- The plural of ferry wagon is ferry wagons.
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