| has gloss | eng: A mineral wagon is a small railway vehicle used in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to carry coal and other mine products. They usually has four wheels. They were originally made of wood and were often of very simple construction, with no train brakes, but from the 1930s on were more commonly made of riveted or welded steel. These wagons were cheap to make and a common sight all over the country. In BR days there were even unfitted mineral trains run at express freight speed, locally known as "the Annesley Cutters" or "Windcutters". These ran from Annesley, a collection yard for the collieries of Nottinghamshire served by the ex Great Central Railway to Woodford Halse and then to major destinations across England. These days have been recreated on the preserved Great Central Railway using over 30 of these wagons purchased in 1992 by readers of Steam Railway magazine. |
