International CWR wagons
10th April 2007 - thanks to Peter Hall for this article
Several weeks ago, nay, months some CWR intermediate wagons were given international numbers.
70 4842 001 - Ex 979018
70 4842 002 - Ex 979019
70 4842 003 - Ex 979020
70 4842 004 - Ex 979021
70 4842 005 - Ex 979022
70 4842 006 - Ex 979023
70 4842 007 - Ex 979024
70 4842 008 - Ex 979025
70 4842 009 - Ex 979026
70 4842 010 - Ex 979027
70 4842 011 - Ex 979030
70 4842 012 - Ex 979032
70 4842 013 - Ex 979034
70 4842 014 - Ex 979035
70 4842 015 - Ex 979071
70 4842 016 - Ex 979072
70 4842 017 - Ex 979074
70 4842 018 - Ex 979075
70 4842 019 - Ex 979404
70 4842 020 - Ex 979429
(Numbers in italics were unconfirmed at time of writing)
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Mike55
Posted: 28 April 2007, 14:16
The international numbers are incomplete. International numbers for wagons are ALWAYS 12 digits long consisting of a 2 digit 'interoperability capacity' code (or exchange code as they used to be known) followed by a 2 digit country code (70 for the UK) followed by a 4 digit code for the main technical characteristics of the wagon (4842 in this case) followed by the 3 digit vehicle serial number, and finally the 12th digit (normally separated by a hyphen) is the check digit. It looks as if the numbers above are all missing the interoperability code and the check digit.
The number is often marked on the wagon on more than one line in the format:
aa
bb
cccc ddd-e
These vehicles were never designed to operate internationally, so would probably need special agreement from each country they were to operate in, this would be reflected in the interoperability code.
Vince /// ontrackplant.com Website editor
Posted: 25 January 2008, 11:26
At the time of writing, "aa" and "e" weren't known. "aa" is now confirmed as 81, and "e" can be found in the LWRT sightings list..