WAGON REPORT
CARGOWAGGOhNigh-capacity vansstartedto appearin Britain from the late-1970s.
By 1990the WestGermanbasedfirm had morethan 500 ferryvansand bogieflats in use. Whilemanywereconventional designsthe companyis best knownfor itsfleet of IZA twin-setvans.
TwoDuwag-builtIVA vanswereconvertedinto a prototype,retainingtheir individualidentitiesasNos.23 80 2398500-1/501-9.
Twohundredproduction setswerebuilt from 1986 onwardsbyWaggonfabrik Uerdingenof Krefeld- Nos.23 802929000-0to 199-0.
Bysharingcertainbraking componentsand usingsimple innercouplingsthey wereable to carryincreasedpayloads without raisinggrossweight ascomparedwith the earlier
IVAfour-wheeldesign.
Asis normalcontinental practiceonly one running numberisassignedto each twin-setwagon.
Eachhalfof the van hasa two-pieceslidingwall giving excellentaccessto the interior.
Commoditiescarriedhave includedbeer,chipboard,cider, newsprint,mineralwater,pet food, televisionsw, ood pulp and wine.
Containerisationandthe generaldeclinein merchandise traffic meansthe vansare rarely usedtoday.
Alsoowned by Cargowaggonisa fleet of IWB 'Holdall'bogievans.
Thirtyof thesehavebeen convertedinto bulk-headflats for the conveyanceof round timber from loadingpoints at BagIanBay,CarlisleYard, RibbleheadandTeigngraceto the Kronospanboardmill at Chirk,Clwyd- Nos.83 84 3523 011-8to 049-8,designcodes IWE963/971.
Tworakesof thesewagons werestoredat NewtonAbbot becauseof reduceddemand.
RailAdventurewagonsused for deliveryof newClass701 trainsfrom BombardierD, erby, are1GBCargowaggonflats Nos.33 87 4737002-2/023-8/ 027-9/039-4/047-7and IWA couplingadaptorvansNos.87 80 2979013-5/014-3.
Redundanftormer FreightlinerHeavyHaul HHAwagonsdelivered to W H Davisat Langwith Junctionfor conversioninto aggregatehoppershave beenNos.370265/269-271/ 278/289/361/363-365/370/378/ 382/384/388/389/391/395/397/ 400/403/405/408/409/410.
AdditionalIIAto HYA 1O. conversionscompletedfor VTG RailhavebeenNos.37 70 6955 202-6/203-4/206-7/210-9to 213-3/215-8/216-6/222-4/ 234-9/243-0/244-8/246-3/ 247-1/249-7and Nos.37 70 6955250-5/253-9/254-7/256-2/ 260-4/261-2/263-82/ 69-5/ 278-6/279-4.
AstraRail,Romaniah, as delivereda batchof 50JNAbox opensto Cappagh- Nos.81 70 5500704-8to 753-5- ordered for the movementof recycled ballastandspoilthey operate from WillesdenDCsidings.
VTGRailUKhasalso receivedmore EalnoswagonsNos.81705500754-3to 768-3 - which havebeenplacedinto storeat LongMarston.
On-trackplant disposals havebeenPlasse&r Theurer ZWQ08-16/90-275switchand crossingtampers Nos.DR75201/202p, lus CowansSheldonYJB self-propelledh, eavyduty, twin-jib craneNo.DRC78237.
Mostscrapyardshavebeen busyprocessingpassenger coachingstockin recent months.
Howeverl,imited wagon disposalshavetakenplace, includingYMA'Salmoni'nternal userflat No. 025041,ZDA'Bass' engineersd' rop-sideopens Nos.110070/212/23/1463/586, HTAbogie hoppers Nos.310266/387/678 and HHAbogie hoppers Nos.370276/283/28/7288/ 290-292/296/30/1302.