Freight Wagon Names and Pictures

[Access Planner]

Hi All

Does anyone have a list of all the Freight wagons with names and pictures of them on it please, I know they are all named after fish but its what they each hold and look like I want to know, I have seen a poster a few years ago but cant remember where it was

Thanks

 

[GB]

Try here..http://www.ltsv.com/w_ref_codes_fish.php

Not all wagons are named after fish. Don't know if they still do it but Network Rail had a tendency to name some departmental wagons after birds which is why we have Falcons (JNA) and Osprey (YKA).

 

[33056]

Maybe not quite what you are after but Paul Bartlett's site has a comprehensive collection of British Railways wagon photos past and present click for link .

 

[rick pike]

Yes Paul Bartletts site on is it smudgmug? Is very good. As for the fishkind names it was the GWR that started it. It was a simpler way of describing different wagon types via the telegraph. BR continued to use it on engineers stock which are Yxx code for bogie vehicles and Zxx for 4 wheelers

 

[matchmaker]

Yes Paul Bartletts site on is it smudgmug? Is very good. As for the fishkind names it was the GWR that started it. It was a simpler way of describing different wagon types via the telegraph. BR continued to use it on engineers stock which are Yxx code for bogie vehicles and Zxx for 4 wheelers

GWR codes here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Western_Railway_telegraphic_codes

 

[73202]

Have a look on the Barrowmore Model Railway site at http://www.barrowmoremrg.co.uk/Prototype.html
There are diagrams showing details of all sorts of wagons, with dimensions carrying capacity etc.

 

[DarloRich]

Try here..http://www.ltsv.com/w_ref_codes_fish.php

Not all wagons are named after fish. Don't know if they still do it but Network Rail had a tendency to name some departmental wagons after birds which is why we have Falcons (JNA) and Osprey (YKA).

It might seem they are named after birds but they apparently aren't. Look which other things are called Osprey and Falcons