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CDRJC Freight

Nos. 1-43, 209-210, 305-306

47 vehicles built for West Donegal Railway in 1881 by the Oldbury Carriage and Wagon Co.; 42 covered vans with a tare of 3 tons 12 cwt, designed to carry six tons; 5 flat wagons. Photo is of van No. 1.

Nos. 44-120, 307-308, 314-315

80 vehicles built for the Donegal Railway in 1893 by the Oldbury Carriage and Wagon Co.; 58 covered and cattle vans with a tare of about 4 tons 6 cwt, designed to carry six tons; 22 flat wagons. Photo is of wagon No. 108 with CDR container.

Nos. 121-157 and no. 159

36 vehicles built for the Donegal Railway in 1900 by the Oldbury Carriage and Wagon Co.; all flat wagons with a tare of about 4 tons, designed to carry six tons. No 155 was a transship wagon (one of several built for and by the CDR) where the body could be lifted from the frames and transferred to a standard gauge frame at Strabane to speed up freight movement. Photo is of wagon No. 133.

Nos. 158, 160-198

40 vehicles built for the Donegal Railway in 1905 by the Metropolitan Carriage and Wagon Co.; 20 covered vans with a tare of about 4 tons 7 cwt, designed to carry seven tons; 20 flat wagons. Photo is of van No. 172.

Nos. 199-208

10 vehicles built for the Donegal Railway in 1905 by Pickerings of Wishaw; all cattle wagons later covered; tare of 4 tons 10 cwt, designed to carry seven tons. Photo is of van No. 201.

Nos. 211-304, 309-313

93 vehicles built for the Donegal Railway and CDRJC from 1904 to 1909 by various manufacturers including Pickerings, Oldburys and the GNR(I). Mainly flat wagons (about 60), some converted from earlier freight vehicles, the remainder being a wide mix of covered vehicles including combined goods, horse and cattle vans (Nos. 285-294). Photo is of van No. 294.

Nos. 313*-342

29 vehicles converted by CDRJC from old six-wheel and bogie passenger stock for use as covered vans and flats. Wide variety of types and arrangements. One of the aspects that makes the CDR so delightfully unique! *Number re-used on scrapping of original vehicle. Photo is of bogie wagon No. 334.

Nos. 337*-345

9 oil tank wagons purchased from Irish Shell Ltd and L&LSR. *Numbers 337-342 reused on scrapping of original vehicles. Photo is of oil wagons at Derry.

Red Wagons Nos. 1-23

23 lightweight vans and wagons either converted (No.1 only) or bought from other railways (Castlederg & Victoria Bridge, Clogher Valley) to be hauled by railcars. Photo is of No. 19.