Keith Turton's History of Warwickshire's Industrial Railways, Sidings and Private Owner Wagons

Birmingham Gas Works: misc_kt388

Wagon No 1225 is one of a hundred built by the Metropolitan Wagon company of Washwood Heath. It has side and bottom doors only, which makes it suitable for most kinds of rapid unloading devices, hydraulics, rotary tippler, hoist, all of which were used at the gasworks. Although even the inevitable shovel was known to have been brought into service at times.

Keith Turton

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