themiller
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Today on a southbound container train through Carlisle, I spotted a 50' container. Is this a new development? I thought that the longest containers on rail in the UK were 45'.
Today on a southbound container train through Carlisle, I spotted a 50' container. Is this a new development? I thought that the longest containers on rail in the UK were 45'.
45ft is the longest box that can be carried on container shipping services; any longer and they won't fit in the cell guides on the ships. But there's no reason why you can't have different lengths for boxes that never take to the sea - 53ft is quite a popular length in US domestic transportation; I believe it may have something to do with the maximum allowable length of trucks there.
i believe this is the case
20 / 30 /40 ft are the standard lengths , increasingly 45 ft containers are in use ( with 40 ft centres for the twist locks when used on ships , as well as having end twist locks )