973002 GER Dia.48 7-Plank Open Wagon GER No.8943 Brand_NCE Incredibly several examples have survived

Incredibly several examples have survived into preservation

it also helps to extend switch life and increase reliability

with grooves to also be used in conjunction with the R660 Elevated Track Sidewalls

they were put to work on mixed traffic duties

973002 GER Dia.48 7-Plank Open Wagon GER No.8943 Brand_NCE Incredibly several examples have survivedIn early 1903 while wagons of the final order of Diagram 17 were under construction, the GER was busy preparing a new 7 plank design with both an increased carrying capacity and an improved load retention for low weight but high volume goods. Within two months a prototype of the new 7 plank design had been completed by converting an existing 5 plank Diagram 17 wagon originally built in 1898. Trials of the wagon were successful, although the oil axle