ferry wagon

plural ferry wagons

1. UKdatedrail transportAny 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

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   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