RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted July 31, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2023 I am just about to load my LSWR 40ton rail wagon with rails. They have been shipped across the Bristol Channel from South Wales to Highbridge Wharf for use by the S&DJR and LSWR. I don't want to overload the 40ton wagon. If the lengths were 45ft, how many can one wagon take; i.e. what was the weight per foot of the rails the LSWR were using in the 1920s? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Info from the railway next door might be a useful indication of trends : https://www.lbscr.org/Infrastructure/Permanent-Way/index.html 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted July 31, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Wickham Green too said: Info from the railway next door might be a useful indication of trends : https://www.lbscr.org/Infrastructure/Permanent-Way/index.html Many thanks. So 45ft = 15(yards) x 96lbs = 1425 lbs which equals 0.65 tons per rail. So about 60 in 40tons. I do not think that I shall be overloading my wagon! Edited July 31, 2023 by phil_sutters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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