Speedlink 2

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CR314.0
CR314
Speedlink was launched in 1977 as an attempt to arrest the decline in British Rail's wagonload freight business. One of the things that distinguished Speedlink workings from almost all of the freight services that had preceded them was that all the wagons used were air braked. At its peak in the mid-1980s, it carried over 8 million tonnes annually. Despite this, Speedlink was never profitable, and in the run up to railway privatisation the service was abandoned in 1991. This second of four volumes looks at the types on order in 1977 and delivered subsequently. It covers existing stock either fully or partially converted to be compatible on these services and include their former identities. Full coverage of each type is given, particularly livery changes and conversions where appropriate. Among the wagon types included are; 100T Bogie Steel Carriers, 80T Bogie Plate, 49T Borail, Flatrol Nuclear Flask, 32.5T Hopper Coal, 31T Open Goods, 12T Pipe, 31T Plate, 45T Vanfit and14T Van (Ammunition).
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Stock Code CR314.0
Author Larkin D
ISBN13 9781800353145
Format Hardback
Height(mm) 280
Width(mm) 210
Page Count 160
Pictures 150
Publication Date 18 Oct 2024
Publication Status Available
Publisher CRECY
Record last updated 07/11/2024