Yard No. 140
Midland Railway 4-plank open wagon
The wagon carries Royal Dockyard Chatham markings.
The railway today · Rolling stock
Goods wagons.
Dockyard stories.
Railway-company vans, open wagons and special-duty vehicles make up the goods stock listed on the railway today.
Explore the wagonsAJAX WITH A WAGON TRAIN Historic Dockyard Chatham
01Current wagon list
13 vehicles.
Many origins.
From railway-company wagons to specialist Admiralty vehicles, this collection reflects the varied work of the Dockyard railway.
Yard No. 173
G.N.R. 4-plank open wagon
Still running on its original axleboxes.
Yard No. 199
M.S.&L.R. 8-ton 3-plank wagon No. 22081
G.C.R. axleboxes. No. 22081 is believed to be its original number; research is ongoing.
Yard No. 265
Fife Coal Company 5-plank open wagon No. 265
A coal-company wagon in the Dockyard stock.
Yard No. 516
L.N.W.R. 10-ton box van
Now running on London, Midland & Scottish Railway axleboxes.
Yard No. 566
Builder unknown internal-use box van
A small box van of unknown origin, dating from 1896, with Stapleford & Co. axleboxes. It served internal Dockyard use for many years.
Yard No. 588
L.B.&S.C. 8-ton box van No. 8195
Diagram 8 wagon with S.R. No. 7 axleboxes, thought to date from 1913. It now wears olive Army livery.
Yard No. 608
G.W.R. bogie well wagon
Built to Admiralty specifications, it carried a six-inch naval gun during the First World War and an anti-aircraft gun in the Second. After the war, the guns were removed and the wagon carried heavy loads around the Dockyard.
Yard No. 611
Caledonian Pin wagon
One of two Caledonian Pin wagons, listed with its original axleboxes.
Yard No. 611
Caledonian Pin wagon
The second wagon in the pair, listed with its original axleboxes.
Yard No. 655
L.N.E.R. 10-ton box van
Still running on its original axleboxes.
Yard number unrecorded
Metropolitan Cammell light-oil tank No. NS01
A 14-ton load Admiralty tank wagon, built at Midland Works, Birmingham, in 1939 to carry lubricating oil between refineries and Admiralty installations.
Yard number unrecorded
Metropolitan Cammell light-oil tank No. NS02
The second of the pair: a 14-ton load Admiralty tank wagon, built at Midland Works, Birmingham, in 1939 to carry lubricating oil between refineries and Admiralty installations.