jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 All of these photos are available from the NRM website, however as the search function is pretty limited, and the indexing is poor, I've assembled a galley here. Note more modern ISO containers will have their own gallery when I get around to it. Building a railway van at Derby works, 1935 Description: Workers assembling a wooden-bodied ailway van at Derby works, 1935. Derby works had been building rolling stock since the 1860s. In the 1920s, when Derby works came under the control of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway, it led the way in developing new methods of building carriages, and the mass production of carriages. Jons comment – is this a container? I think it might be, side and end doors, and is that a roof hatch as well? EDIT- yes based on feedback in this thread it seems to be a refridgerated container, which probably means the roof hatch is for cooling ice to be added. http://www.nrm.org.u...=euston&item=37 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Container at St Pancras goods yard, 1933 Description: A London, Midland & Scottish Railway crane loading an M Type container onto a railway wagon at St Pancras goods yard, London, 1933. These containers were made from steel and lined with wood, with a door at either end. They were ventilated with slats and were used for the transportation of meat. Containers could be transported by road and rail vehicles, speeding up deliveries by reducing the time needed for loading. http://www.nrm.org.u...=euston&item=74 Container at St Pancras goods yard, 1933 Description: Crane unloading an M Type container from a London, Midland & Scottish Railway lorry at St Pancras goods yard, London, 1933. These containers were made from steel and lined with wood, with a door at either end. They were ventilated with slats and were used for the transportation of meat. Containers could be transported by road and rail vehicles, speeding up deliveries by reducing the time needed for loading. http://www.nrm.org.u...=euston&item=75 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Container at Stoke on Trent, 1936 Description: A crane transferring a container from an articulated Scammell mechanical horse to a railway wagon, at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 1936. Transporting goods in containers meant that cargos could be quickly transferred between road and rail vehicles, but in the 1930s much freight was still carried in single packages in vans and wagons. Three-wheeled Scammell tractors, developed in association with Britain's railway companies, began to replace horse-drawn vehicles in the inter-war years. http://www.nrm.org.u...=euston&item=76 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Furniture removal van, 1933. Description: Garden furniture being loaded into a van at the London, Midland & Scottish Railway's Camden goods yard, London, 1933. Goods transported by rail were transferred to road vehicles at the yard, for delivery to their destination. http://www.nrm.org.u...euston&item=189 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Furniture removal, 1930 Description: Furniture being unloaded from a London, Midland & Scottish Railway road-rail container, on a wet day in 1930. Many railway companies offered a comprehensive removal service. Furniture and other household goods were loaded into containers and taken to stations or goods depots to be transported by rail. A van then took the goods from the station at the other end to their final destination, providing a full door to door service. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=euston&item=190 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Furniture removal, 1935 Description: London, Midland & Scottish Railway lorry delivering furniture to a house in Radlett, Hertfordshire, 1935. Railway companies offered a door-to-door furniture removal service. Furniture and household goods were transported in containers, which could be quickly transferred between lorries and railway wagons. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=euston&item=191 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Lift case at Poplar goods yard, 1926 Description: Crane lifting a lift case from a railway wagon at Poplar goods yard, London, 1926. Poplar was the station for the London Midland & Scottish Railway's docks in London and as such dealt with http://www.nrm.org.u...euston&item=291 Lift case at Poplar goods yard, 1926 Description: Arrival of a lift case at Poplar goods yard, London, 1926. Poplar was the station for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway's docks in London and dealt with a large quantity and a wide range of cargo. These cases were used to transfer freight from railway wagons to road vehicles, without the need for the goods to be unloaded. http://www.nrm.org.u...euston&item=290 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Meat traffic on the railways, 1936 Description: Beef in an M-type container on a London, Midland & Scottish Railway wagon, 1936. In the 1930s the railways carried 400,000 tonnes of meat every year. It was often transported in special containers, like this one, so that it could be transferred from door to door without being unpacked. The containers were ventilated and contained packets of dry ice so that the meat stayed fresh. http://www.nrm.org.u...euston&item=353 Meat traffic, 1938 Description: Loading meat onto a railway container on the back of a lorry, Smithfield Market, 1938. In the 1930s the railways carried 400,000 tonnes of meat every year although they faced increasing competition from road vehicles. Meat was often transported in special containers, like this one, so that it could be transferred from door to door without being unpacked. The containers were ventilated and contained packets of dry ice so that the meat stayed fresh. http://www.nrm.org.u...euston&item=354 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Mobile crane, 1943 Description: London, Midland & Scottish Railway Hyster mobile crane in a goods depot, 1943. This small self-propelled crane could lift up to three and a half tons, and was used to load and unload railway wagons and delivery lorries. http://www.nrm.org.u...euston&item=357 Mobile crane, 1946 Description: Railway workers posed in front of a Walker mobile crane at Kentish town goods yard, 1946. Cranes are an invaluable machine in railway goods depots to lift heavy loads on and off wagons and trucks. During the Second World War small mobile cranes, powered by electricity or diesel, were used to move military equipment. After the war many of them were given over to the railway companies for use in goods depots. Jons comment - there is an interesting article in the LMS scosiety journals (can find the reference ATM) which tells me that this crane had two sets of wheels, the pnumatic tires it is seem rolling on street, and in the trailer a set of solid tyres, for when it is required to lift. http://www.nrm.org.u...euston&item=358 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Road-rail container, 1933 Description: Loading a London, Midland & Scottish Railway container with sections of piping, 1933. The pipes will be protectively wrapped in straw before being transported. The container will be transported on the back of a horse-drawn cart and then loaded onto the back of a railway wagon for the next stage in its journey. http://www.nrm.org.u...euston&item=505 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Road-rail removal van, 1937 Description: A table being loaded into a London, Midland & Scottish Railway removal van, 1937. The contents of a house were loaded into a container and taken to a station to be transported by rail. A van then took the goods from the station at the other end to their final destination, providing a full door to door service. In this case it is a farmer moving house and the entire contents of his house and farm are being moved. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=euston&item=507 Road-rail removal van, 1937 Description: A container being loaded into a London, Midland & Scottish Railway wagon, 1937. The contents of a house were loaded into a container and taken to a station to be transported by rail. A van then took the goods from the station at the other end to their final destination, providing a full door to door service. In this case it is a farmer moving house and the entire contents of his house and farm are being moved. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=euston&item=508 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Transferring a container between road and rail, 1936 Description: A train transferring a container from a road to a rail vehicle, 1936. Transporting loads in containers reduced the need for loading and unloading, but in the 1930s most cargo was still carried in single packages on railway wagons and vans. The container has been transported on a Scammell 'mechanical horse' articulated lorry. By the 1930s these vehicles were beginning to replace the horse and cart in railway service. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=euston&item=645 Transporting eggs, 1934 Description: Boxes of fresh eggs being loaded onto a London, Midland & Scottish Railway lorry, at the Gloucestershire Marketing Society's poultry plucking station and stores, Cheltenham, 1934. The eggs were transported in a road-rail container, which could be quickly transferred from the horse-drawn cart to a railway wagon. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=euston&item=646 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 B.K. container at the premises of a West End Description: B.K. container at the premises of a West End art packer being loaded with pictures for the Paris salon, traffic for SR via Bricklayers Arms and SR train ferry, 6 April 1954. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=28 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 British Railways road-rail tanks of Whitbread's Beer Description: British Railways road-rail tanks of Whitbread's Beer on wagons for export to Brussels, 6 April 1954. Jons comment - taking whitbreads beer to Belgium - hard to imagine! Interesting use of the tarpaulins over the tops of the tanks, and I didn't imeadiately oick up the ferry brandings on the wagons - one to add to my ferry traffic thread. http://www.nrm.org.u...rpoolst&item=62 LNER conflat No 221249 with demountable beer tank Description: LNER conflat No 221249 with demountable beer tank, September 1941 http://www.nrm.org.u...poolst&item=414 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Jon's comment - I think this is my favourite set of all - the interesting jacking trailer that can lift the container off its loading platform, and the idea that the cans were all stacked by hand 'loose' in the container is extraordinary to those of us used to modern palletised way of moving things. I think these must have been part of a 'filmstrip' that included the end users of the cans as well - there are several photos of finished food in cans being dispatched in the same gallery on the NRM website. Containers in a railway depot, 1961 Description: A railway freight container being towed by an electric trolley at Wadsley Bridge goods depot, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 29 June 1961. Containers like this allowed goods to be rapidly transferred between road and rail vehicles. This one was loaded with tins manufactured by the Metal Box Company. http://www.nrm.org.u...poolst&item=121 Loading tins into a railway container, 1961 Description: Loading tins manufactured by the Metal Box Company onto a railway freight container at Wadsley Bridge goods depot, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 29 June 1961. Containers like this allowed goods to be rapidly transferred between road and rail vehicles. http://www.nrm.org.u...poolst&item=495 Railway freight containers, 1961 Description: Railway freight containers at Wadsley Bridge goods depot, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 29 June 1961. One of the containers is being towed by an electric trolley Containers like this allowed goods to be rapidly transferred between road and rail vehicles. These were loaded with tins manufactured by the Metal Box Company. http://www.nrm.org.u...poolst&item=660 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Horse attached to cart loaded with LNER container Description: Horse attached to cart loaded with LNER container A 42, c. 1920s. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=339 LNER container A 42 being unloaded by crane Description: LNER container A 42 being unloaded by crane from cart, c. 1920s. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=415 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. LNER A type container built at Doncaster Description: LNER A type container built at Doncaster on conflat wagon at Doncaster, 25 July 1941. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=412 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 LNER furniture removal service container BK 823 Description: LNER furniture removal service container BK 823 stranded in Switzerland as a result of the war, October 1942. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=417 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 LNER furniture removal containers being loaded onto Conflats. Description: LNER furniture removal containers being loaded onto Conflats. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=416 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Loading a ferry at Parkeston Quay, 1954. Description: Crane transferring a British Railways container from a railway wagon onto a ship at Parkeston Quay, Essex, 12 April 1954. Parkeston Quay opened in 1883, as the port of Harwich was too small to cope with the increase in traffic. It dealt with passenger and freight traffic, on services to Zeebrugge, the Hook of Holland and Rotterdam. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=483 Loading a ferry at Parkeston Quay, 1954. Description: Crane loading a container onto a ship at Parkeston Quay, Essex, 12 April 1954. Parkeston Quay opened in 1883, as the port of Harwich was too small to cope with the increase in traffic. It dealt with passenger and freight traffic, on services to Zeebrugge, the Hook of Holland and Rotterdam. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=484 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Man loading furniture into a container at Messrs. Description: Man loading furniture into a container at Messrs. Harris Lebus & Co's siding at Tottenham, 25 August 1952. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=528 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Men loading art treasures into a B.K. container at the V&A Description: Men loading art treasures into a B.K. container at the Victoria & Albert Museum, 3 October 1952. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=543 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Men repacking a B D type container with felled trees Description: Men repacking a B D type container with felled trees after a customs check at Parkeston Quay, 7 November 1949. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=544 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Mobile crane transferring BD type container Description: Mobile crane transferring BD type container from conflat wagon from trailer at King's Cross goods yard, 14 November 1949. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=549 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Rapier mobile crane Description: Rapier mobile crane moving away from a wagon with a large container at Bishopsgate goods station, 21 October 1953. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=685 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Road-rail tank of Gaymer's Cyder Description: Road-rail tank of Gaymer's Cyder being lifted onto a wagon at Norwich Thorpe goods station, 12 September 1950. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=709 Road-rail tank of Gaymer's Cyder Description: Road-rail tank of Gaymer's Cyder, crane, and men at work, at Norwich Thorpe Goods Yard, 2 September 1950. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=710 Road-rail tank of Gaymer's Cyder Description: Road-rail tank of Gaymer's Cyder being lifted off a lorry at Norwich Thorpe goods station, 12 September 1950. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=711 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekEm8 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Jon The container in your first post appears to be a 'refrigerated' container as shown in post 7. A kit was made of the same type some years ago - by Cambrian? but not in their catalogue at present. A quick 'Blue Peter' shot of one that I did earlier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 A really interesting set of pictures, I never realised how long these containers had been in use, I thought they were a BR invention that led to the Freightliner concept. When did containers first find use? Can the modern intermodal service be traced back to the UK or were they themselves an import to this country? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Stansted goods yard, 1954 Description: Workers using a Coles crane to unload stone chippings from a freight train to a lorry, through the use of a crane at Stansted goods yard, Essex, 14 January 1954. The roadstone has been transported in open mineral wagons. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=747 Description: Freight train carrying roadstone in open mineral wagons at Stansted goods yard, Essex, 14 January 1954. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=748 Description: Workers using a Coles crane to unload stone chippings from a freight train to a lorry, through the use of a crane at Stansted goods yard, Essex, 14 January 1954. The roadstone has been transported in open mineral wagons. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=749 Description: Workers using a Coles crane to unload stone chippings from a freight train to a lorry, through the use of a crane at Stansted goods yard, Essex, 14 January 1954. The roadstone has been transported in open mineral wagons. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=liverpoolst&item=750 The photo above is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence. In a nutshell, that means it's free for any non-commercial use as long as you credit "© National Railway Museum and SSPL" and add a link back to this page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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