937010 LMS Dia.1666 Open 5 Plank - No.M156572 - BR Grey Brand_Rails-Connect The reason for the round

The reason for the round shape and covered hatches was to keep the processed iron-ore pellets from becoming frozen or damp with mositure

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ships unload and take on cargo with the aid of a traveling crane which traverses the length of the pier

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937010 LMS Dia.1666 Open 5 Plank - No.M156572 - BR Grey Brand_Rails-Connect The reason for the roundThe LMS inherited some 305,000 good vehicles from its constituent companies. However, many of these needed replacing and the LMS embarked on a huge wagon building program. It looked to a Midland Railway design as its standard open wagon. The first batch of 1,000 wagons was built by the LMS in 1923. A staggering total of 54,450 wagons were built to this design designated Diagram 1666 by the LMS up to 1930. There were more Dia. 1666s built than the