ferry wagon

English

Noun

ferry wagon (plural ferry wagons)

  1. (rail transport, Britain, dated) Any type of goods wagon built for train ferry traffic to and from continental Europe.
    • 1962 October, “New ferry wagons for B.R.”, in Modern Railways, page 225:
      The first of 150 Continental-type four-wheel ferry wagons ordered by B.R. have been received for the Harwich/Zeebrugge train ferry service. Built by the Pressed Steel Co., the vans have a maximum capacity of 20½ tons in ordinary and 18 tons in express freight service.
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