Wagon [Platform wharf wagon]

Object detail

Accession number

F1050.2002

Maker

Wilsons (New Zealand) Portland Cement Limited

Description

Wilsons Portland Cement platform wagon. Used to take the bags of cement to the wharf to be loaded on to ships. Wooden flatbed platform. Two sets of bogies, metal painted green with holes and spiral pattern in wheels.

Brief History

These wagons were made to transport cement from the Portland Cement Works to the wharf for shipping and were towed behind 0-4-0 WT well tank steam locomotive 'Bertha' when it was with the works up until 1957. The couplings on the wagons are identical to the couplings on Bertha.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Steel
Organic/Vegetal/Wood

Credit Line

Wilsons (New Zealand) Portland Cement Limited. Wagon [Platform wharf wagon], F1050.2002. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Car, Railroad Tools & Equipment for Communication Rail Transportation Equipment Rail Vehicles

Production place

Whangarei Whangarei District Northland New Zealand

Collection type

Rail Transport

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