Great Western Railway Telegraphic Codes - Carriages

Carriages

Note: many of these codes could have an extra letter to identify variations, such as Scorpion C (a 45 ft (14 m) carriage truck), or Scorpion D (a 21 ft (6.4 m) carriage truck).

  • Beetle – special cattle truck
  • Bloater – covered fish truck
  • Catox – cattle box
  • Chafer – invalid carriage
  • Chintz – family carriage
  • Chub – third saloon
  • Cricket – composite carriage
  • Emmett – brake third carriage
  • First – first class carriage
  • Gnat – slip coach
  • Goliath – bogie open scenery truck
  • Hydra – well truck for road vehicles
  • Melon – brake third carriage
  • Mex – cattle wagon
  • Monster – scenery truck
  • Paco – horse box
  • Python – covered carriage truck
  • Scorpion – carriage truck
  • Siphon – milk van
  • Snake – passenger brake van
  • Termite – third class carriage

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