Shamouti Ben Yafo Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 I think the MR article was on building cheap containers for a backscene - and good they looked, too, in that context. The Hornby 20' boxes are, I'm pretty sure, meant to be Freightliner containers; these should have pockets in the base for lifting, and the lack of corner castings is correct - they were non ISO and non stacking. A bit of abrasive to get them smooth and I may be able to turn them into something more useful. Most sea going types were ISO in 69, except for a couple of shipping companies in the USA - Seawheel, I think, was one. Having invented the things the Americans were a trifle reluctant to standardise on them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Sea-Land was another one that was "semi-standard" for a while, ending up with 35's in the fleet with enough of them lasting into the early 80s to make them include that capability on the new double stack freightcars they bought! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamouti Ben Yafo Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Yes! That was it - Sea Land, not Seawheel. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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