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MANUFACTURERS OF

CONTAINER AND CONTAINER HANDLING

EQUIPMENT

BELGIUM

138 DWM (GERMANY)

AABACAS (U.K.) DEUSTCHE WAGGON UND MASCHINENFABRIKEN GmbH

AABACAS ENGINEERING CO. LTD Products: Klaus Kran-Mobil twin crane for container trailers.
Heod Office: Eichborndamm 129-139. I Berlin 52 (Borsigwald) Germany.
Products: Double girder cranes for container terminals. Standard model with
10 ton safe working load has a span of 47 ft. (/4 3 m.). Also available Tel.: Ruf. 412 501 1
with differing spans and travelling speeds.
EVANS (U.S.A.)
Heod Office Kelvin Road, Wallasey. Cheshire L44 7DN, England. EVANS PRODUCTS COMPANY

Tel.: Wallasey 5932. Telegrams: Aabacas Wallasey Products: Aluminium framed fibreglass plywood container to the ASA-MH5-I

ADAMSON « HATCHETT (U.K.) Standard. Fitted with steel I.S.O. corner fastenings its capacity is
m1.120 cu. ft. (31-6
ADAMSON & HATCHETT LTD. 3 nett. tare weight 3.700 lbs. ((.676 kg.). Size
.)
Products . Dry freight containers in aluminium alloy and all-steel, open top, tilt and
side-loading in steel, refrigerated and insulated in aluminium alloy. To 19 ft. I0i in. (6.055 mm.) X 8 ft. (2.435 mm.) x 8 ft. (2.435 mm.).
20 ft, 30 ft and 40 ft lengths. Head Office: 701 Ann Street N.W.. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49S02, U.S.A.

Heod Office Dukinfield. Cheshire. Tel.: (616)361 2681
Tel.: 061-330 2822. Telegrams: Adhat Dukinfield. Telex: 46240
FIAT (ITALY)
ALLEN (U.K.)
FIAT S.p.A.
A. H. ALLEN & CO. LTD. Products: Steel framed and aluminium alloy pannelled containers to ISO, TIR,

Products: Goliath, overhead and container handling cranes. and TIF specifications. Type I dry cargo 8 ft x 8 ft. x 40 ft.. 30 ft
,
Head Office and Works: Spencer Bridge Works, Northampton NN5 7DT. England.
20 ft.. 10 ft. and 6 ft. 6 in.
Tel.: Northampton 0604-S2242 HeadOffice: Corso Marconi 10,10125 Turin, Italy. Tel: 6565. Telex: 21025/21056

BELOTTI (ITALY) FORMETA (SPAIN)
BELOTTI: INDUSTRIA AUTOGRU S.p.A.
FORMETA S.A.
Products: 30-ton capacity straddle crane. Products. ISO types IC and ID containers to ISO ASA., UIC. TIR, RENFE and
Factory: Caaella Postale No. 65, Genova-Sampierdarena. Italy.
Lloyds specifications, all-steel.
Tel.: Genova 451990. Telegrams: "Belottigru-Genova"
Head Office: Apartado numero 52, Bilbao, Spain.
LA BRUCEOISE (BELGIUM)
Tel.: 33 39 75. Telegrams: Formeta
S.A. LA BRUGEOISE ET NIVELLES
FRANGECO (FRANCE)
Products: General purpose containers in corrugated steel, aluminium. Insulated
FRANGECO S.A.
and refrigerated containers. Open top and flat containers. To ISO
Products: Dry freight, refrigerated and bulk liquid containers to ISO, TIR, SNCF/
design standards.
UIC, AFNOR design standards.
Heod Office. 8200 Brugge 2. Belgium
Tel.: 050 30721. Telex: 191.22 Brugeoise Brge. HeadOffice: 71. quai National. 92-Puteaux, France.
Tel.: 772.24-05. Telex: Frangeco 62. 120
BUTTERFIELD (U.K.)
W. P. BUTTERFIELD (ENGINEERS) LTD. FREIGHT BONALLACK (U.K.)

Products: 20 and 30 ft. Module Freightliner and ISO tank containers; road and FREIGHT BONALLACK LTD.
storage tanks, cryogenic equipment, chemical and industrial plant.
Products: Dry freight, insulated and refrigerated containers to I.S.O. and Lloyds
Heod Office: P.O. Box 38. Shipley, Yorks, England. standards or to individual requirements.
Tel.: Shipley 52244. Telegrams: Tanks, Shipley. Telex: 51583
Head Office and Works: Paycocke Road, Basildon, Essex, England.
CAF (SPAIN) Tel.: Basildon 20481. Telex: 99401
CONSTRUCCIONES AUXILIAR DE FERROCARRILES S.A.
FRUEHAUF (U.S.A.)
Products: 20 ft all welded steel containers. Open-sided and closed box containers.
8 ft 6 in high units. To ISO and TIR requirements. FRUEHAUF CORPORATION

Heod Office: Paseo Calvo Sotelo 26-7°, Madrid 4. Spain Products: Truck equipment, trailers, semi-trailers, containers etc.
Tel.: 4196200 Heod Office ond Works : Fruehauf Division, P.O. Box 238, 10900 Harper Avenue.

CARRUTHERS (U.K.) Detroit, Michigan 48232. U.S.A.
Tel.: 921-2410. Telegrams: Fruco Detroit
J. H. CARRUTHERS & CO. LTD.
Products: Monobox travelling gantry, Goliath and semi-Goliath cranes, modular GRAAFF (GERMANY)
NIEDERSACHSISCHE WAGGONFABRIK JOSEPH GRAAFF GmbH
crane control gear.
Head Office: College Milton, East Kilbride, Glasgow, Scotland. Products: 10, 20, 30 and 40 ft. dry cargo, insulated, refrigerated, top loading, and

Tel.: East Kilbride 2059 1. Telegrams: Hoisting, East Kilbride, Glasgow tank containers, and flats, to ISO, ASA and BS specifications. Specially

CLARK (U.S.A.) designed containers and pallets to individual requirements.
CLARK INTERNATIONAL MARKETING S.A.
Head Office: 321 Elze. Hanover, West Germany.
Products: Clark series 512, 520 and 521 straddle van carriers, Clarklift CY525,
CY625. CY700 fork lift trucks. CAP-450 air pallet. Tel.: 05124-2041. Telegrams: Graffwaggon Elze krs. Alfeld.

Head Office and Works: Industrial Truck Division, P.O. Box 1320, Battle Creek, Telex: 09 27 168
Michigan 49016, U.S.A. Tel.: (616)964-5543.
Telex: 810-276-2200 GREAT DANE (U.S.A.)

CLARK CHAPMAN (U.K.) GREAT DANE TRAILERS INC.
Products: Dry cargo and insulated containers complying with ASA and ISO sizes
CLARK CHAPMAN CRANE & BRIDGE DIVISION
and standards; dry cargo refrigerated and piggyback trailers. Constructed
Products: Container transporter cranes, Goliath transporter cranes, all types of of steel, stainless steel, or aluminium.
bridge cranes and other cranes. The Crane & Bridge Division of the Heod Office: P.O. Box 67, Savannah, Georgia 31402. U.S.A.
Clark Chapman Group incorporates Clyde Crane & Booth Ltd., Sir
HITACHI (JAPAN)
Wm. Arrol & Co. Ltd., and Wellman Cranes Ltd.
HITACHI LTD.
Heod Office. Woodesdon House, Rodley, Leeds LSI3 IHN, England. Products: HT25I3 container chassis, 33-ton container crane, heavy duty container
Tel.: Pudsey 79001. Telegrams: Cranes Rodley. Telex: 55159
fork lift trucks.
COMET (U.S.A.)
Head Office: 4. l-chome, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
COMET CORPORATION Tel.: Tokyo 212 I I I I. Telegrams: Hitachy Tokyo

Products: Dry cargo and refrigerated intermodel shipping containers to ASA-ISO HUNGARIAN
specifications as well as to customers' requirements. Also van trailers. HUNGARIAN SHIPYARDS AND CRANE WORKS
flatbed trailers, converter dollies, and truck body kits.
Products: ISO steel containers 6 ft 6 in. to 40 ft. long, closed, open type, open side
Heod Office. N. 3808 Sullivan Road, Spokane, Washington 99216, U.S.A.
Tel.: (509) 924-4800 types; special flats and tank containers to customers' requiremsnts;

COMPASS (U.S.A.) CMEA5-ton containers; refrigerated containers; container cranes;

COMPASS CONTAINER COMPANY, WHITTAKER CORPORATION sea-going and river container ships.

Products: 18 different types of container, mostly of plywood and fibre glass con- Heod Office: Budapest 62. P.O.B. 280, Hungary.
struction, including 20 ft. and 17 ft. X 8 ft X 8 ft. and smaller sizes. To
Tel.: 200-300. Telex: 3600
HHG, ASO. and ISO standards.
Head Office: 1015 Market Ave, Richmond, California 94806, U.S.A. HUNSLET (U.K.)

Tel.: (415) 327 5122 MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT (GB) LTD.

CONCARGO (U.K.) Products: Hunslet 60' 25-ton straddle carrier; Hunslet 28' 8-ton straddle carrier;
Hunslec 4-way travel sideloading reach truck.
CONCARGO LTD.
Head Office and Works: Hunslet Engine Works. Leeds LSI0 I BT. England.
Products: Insulated and refrigerated glass reinforced plastic plywood cargo con-
Tel.: Leeds 32261 (ten lines). Telegrams: Engine Leeds.
tainers. Telex: 55237

Head Office: Salisbury Road. Totton. Southampton, Hants., England. Tel.: Totton 3621 IHI (JAPAN)
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO. LTD.
CONVEYANCER (U.K.)
Products: Dockside and shipboard container cranes, stabil-o-matic spreader and
CONVEYANCER FORK TRUCKS LTD.
Products: Owen Karricon self-propelled straddle carrier. Owen-Drott Travelift anti-swaying systems.

self-propelled straddle lift. HeadOffice: 2-1, 2-Chome, Otemachi, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100, Japan.

Head Office: Liverpool Road. Warrington, Lancashire, England. Telex: IHICO TK 2232. IHICO TK 4239. Cables- IHICO TOKYO
Tel.: 35922. Telegrams: Hydraulics, Warrington. Telex: 62145
INTERPOOL (U.S.A.)
COSTAMASNAGA (ITALY)
INTERPOOL INC.
OFFICINE Dl COSTAMASNAGA S.p.A.
Products: Steadman "Railtainer" containers and container handling equipment,
Products: Container handling cranes for road, rail and sea terminals, with telescopic
spreaders for 10 ft. to 40 ft. containers. container pool management; container leasing; container systems.

HeadOffice: 22041 Costamasnaga (Como) Italy. Tel.: 85 51 92. Telex:38l84. Head Office: 630 Third Avenue, New York, NYI00I7, U.S.A.
Tel.: (212) 682-4975. Telegrams: Interpoolinc New York
CRANE FRUEHAUF (U.K.)
Telex: 12-7999
CRANE FRUEHAUF TRAILERS LTD.
JONES (U.K.)
Products: Smooth skin (KA and KB), exposed post (KF and KG), insulated, refriger- JONES CRANES LTD.
ated, tank, open top and tilting containers 40 ft.. 30 ft.. 20 ft., and 10 ft.
long X 8 ft. X 8 ft. Products: Mobile and truck-mounted cranes with lifting capacities up co 45 tons.
Head Office: Letchworth. Herts, England.
Heod Office. 649/655 London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, England.
Tel.: 01-568-0641. Telex: 262051 Tel.: Letchworth 2360. Telegrams: Jones Letchworth. Telex: 82112

DEMPSTER (U.S.A.) KOCKUM (U.K.)
DEMPSTER BROTHERS INC
KOCKUM INDUSTRIES LTD.
Products: Dempster Container Side Loader systems for sideways transfer of 8 ft. X
8 ft. containers up to 40 ft. long. Products: Bulk powder containers for rail and road use. ISO general purpose
containers, and prestanks for B.R. freightliners.
Heod Office: Knoxville, Tennessee 37917, U.S.A.
Powell Duffryn Engineering Co. Ltd., Cambrian House, Maindy, Cardiff. HeadOffice: Gresham Road, Buckingham Avenue, Trading Estate, Slough, Bucks,
Tel.: Cardiff 2961 I. Telegrams: Peeding Cardiff
England.
DORSET (U.S.A.)
Tel.: Slough 20839 and 23743. Telegrams: Tankers. Slough
DORSEY TRAILERS INC.
KONE (FINLAND)
Products: Dry freight and insulated vans and platform trailers for piggyback service.
40 ft. and 20 ft. dry cargo, insulated, refrigerated, flat and open top KONE OY CRANE DIVISION
containers to USASI-MH5I specifications. Container truck chassis
for 20 ft. containers, usable either individually or 2-coupled to form Products; General purpose and container cranes. Spreaders. Quay Cranes.
40 ft trailer unit. Gantry cranes for use in railway terminals.

HeadOffice: Hickmann Ave.. Elba, Alabama 36323. U.S.A. Tel.: (205) 897-2241 HeadOffice: Munkkiniemen Kartano. Helsinki 33, Finland.
Tel.: Hyvinkaa 13700. Telegrams: Kone. Telex: 15-122/12-466.
DURAMIN (U.K.)
LANCER (U.K.)
DURAMIN ENGINEERING (LYDNEY) LTD.
LANCER BOSS LTD.
Products: I.S.O. containers, general freight insulated and refrigerated containers,
trailers and commercial vehicle bodywork. Products: 2.500 series (56.000 lb capacity) and 3.500 series (81.000 lb capacity)
container handling sideloaders.
Heod Office ond Works: Harbour Road. Lydney, Gloucs. GLI5 4EN, England.
Tel.: Lydney 2371. Telex: 43289 Head Office: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.
Tel.: Leighton Buzzard 2013. Telex: 82235

MACELROY (U.S.A.)

MACELROY CO. LTD.

Products: Containers of 250 and 350 cubic feet capacity with rugged structural

frame and plywood or fibreglass coated plywood siding that is easily
replaced for repair; ASA-ISO standard containers in 10 and 20 foot

lengths; small collapsible containers.

Head Office: 74 Trinity Place, New York. New York 10006, U.S.A. Tel.: 943-6460

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MAFI (GERMANY) SOPREFIN (ITALY)
MAFI FAHRZEUGWERKE GMBH & CO. INTERNATIONAL MORTEO SOPREFIN SpA

Products: MAFI Porta-Lift for container reloading and stacking, MAFI-SIMA Con- Products: Dry cargo, insulated, refrigerated and tank containers to ISO sizes and
trailerlift for loading and transporting and MAFI Rolltrailers.
standards.
Head Office: D-7015 Korntal-Stuttgart, Steinbeisstrasse 9, West Germany.
Head Office. Corso A. Podesta 8. 16128. Genoa, Italy. Tel.: 58 76 52
Tel.: (0711) 881 121. Telex: 7-23391 Telex: Morreo 27570

MANNESMAN (GERMANY) SOUTHERN IRON (U.S.A.)

MANNE5MAN-STAHLBLECHBAU GMBH SOUTHERN IRON & EQUIPMENT COMPANY

Products: Dry cargo, insulated, refrigerated, open top, and bulk liquid containers, Products: Rubber-tyred and rail-mounted gantry cranes for containers and piggy-
and flats, to ISO, ASA, UIC, TIR and DIN standards, in steel, steel/
aluminium, and steel-framed glass-fibre-coated plywood. back trailers.

Head Office: 4000 Dusseldorf I, Reichsstrasse 43, West Germany. Head Office: 5522 New Peachtree Road, Chamberlee, Georgia 30005, U.S.A.
Tel.: 82291. Telegrams: Aannesbau, Dusseldorf. Telex: 08581 341/342
Tel.: 404/457-3176

MICKLEOVER (U.K.) SOULE (FRANCE)
MICKLEOVER TRANSPORT LTD.
ETS. INDUSTRIELLES D. SOULE
Products: One piece moulded reinforced plastic insulated containers to I.S.O.
Products: 10 ft., 20 ft., 30 ft., and 40 ft. ISO containers, dry goods, insulated, and
standards or customer's specification. refrigerated.
Head Office and Works: Whitby Avenue, Park Royal. London N.W.I0.
Head Office: Route de Tarbes, B.P. N°2, 65-Bagneres de Bigorre, France.
Tel.: (015) 01 965 7788 Tel: (62) 95 07 31. Telegrams: Soule Bagneres de Bigorre.
Telex: 57 879 Soulebagnb
MORRIS (U.K.)
STEADMAN (CANADA)
HERBERT MORRIS LTD.
STEADMAN INDUSTRIES LTD.
Products: Goliath Freightliner cranes, single and double road handling units, double
Goliath container handling cranes, stacking cranes, Quay cranes, ten lane Products: Containers and container handling equipment built to ASA/ISO standards
Goliaths, sliding-boom container cranes. with any special features required for specialized handling.

Head Office: P.O. Box 7, Loughborough, Leics., England. The "RAILTAINER" system for side-transfer of containers equipped
Tel.: Loughborough 63123. Telegrams: Comorris Loboro. with special features for easy side-transfer and leg placement, now
Telex: 34408 provides the UNIVERSAL model which transfers any ISO/ASA container.

PACECO (U.S.A.) Steadman Industries has actively pursued a policy of development of
DIVISION OF FRUEHAUF CORPORATION
low-cost equipment, within economic reach of small operations yet
Products: Shoreside, shipboard and yard gantry cranes, lifting beams and top lift
container spreaders. designed for maximum handling of an integrated basis. Products

Head Office and Works: 2350 Blanding Avenue, Alameda, California 94501, U.S.A. include containers, side-transfer and delivery trailers, rail or road
Tel.: (415)522-6100. Telex: 335 339
bolsters.

Heod Office: 280 Belfield Road, Toronto 605, Ontario. Canada.

PACECO-VICKERS (U.K.) Tel.: 677 2680. Telegrams: Steadind. Telex: 06-217754

PACECO-VICKERS LTD. STEPHEN (U.K.)
ALEXANDER STEPHEN CONTAINER HANDLING EQUIPMENT LTD.
Products: Container cranes, Portainers, Transtainers and Shipstainers, also Bulk
Loaders and Unloaders. Products: Conjack U-frame lifter and transporter; shipcharger dockside tractors,

Head Office: P.O. Box 177, Vickers House, Millbank Tower, London S.W.I. England. shiploader trailers and semi-trailers.
Tel.: 828 7777. Telex: 27921
Head Office: Botany Estate, Sovereign Way, Tonbridge, Kent.

PEINER (GERMANY) Tel.: 63377/8/9. Telex: 77596.
PEINER MASCHINEN UND SCHRAUBENWERKE AG
STOTHERT & PITT (U.K.)
Products: Peiner container cranes: PPH 30 straddle carrier: spreaders; harbour
and wharf cranes: heavy load cranes; tower and climbing cranes. STOTHERT & PITT LTD.

Head Office: 315 Peine, P.O. Box 46, West Germany. Products: Container handling and cargo handling cranes of all types and capacities.

Tel.: (05171) 431. Telegrams: Peinerag Peine. Head Office: 166 Lower Bristol Road, Bath BA2 3DJ, Somerset, England

Telex: 09 2662/63 peined Tel.: 63401. Telegrams: Stothert Bath. Telex: 44177 and 443 1

PENMAN (U.K.) TALBOT (GERMANY)
WAGGONFABRIK TALBOT
A. C. PENMAN LTD.
Products: Type IB general purpose ISO containers, 30 X 8 X 8 ft.; 40 ft., and 20 ft.,
Products: ISO containers to customers' requirements, also non-standard containers, X 8 X 8 containers with sliding roof; 20 ft. X 8-2 ft. wide X 8-53 ft. high
for domestic service on German Federal Railways
container jack legs.
Head Office: Julicher Strasse 213-237, 51 Aachen, Postfach 1410. Germany.
Head Office: Swop Body Div., Heathhall Works, Heathhall, Dumfries, Scotland. Tel: Aachen (0241) 4681. Telegrams: Talbot Aachen. Telex: 0832/845
Tel.: Dumfries 2784,5
TOKYU CAR (JAPAN)
QUAY (U.K.)
TOKYU CAR MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
QUAY HANDLING LTD.
Products: Traverser truck for container transfer. (See also Rolling Stock Manu-
Products: Container transfer gantries up to 30 tons load; container stillages;
facturers section).
trailers, road/rail; road trailers; "Belotti" straddle carriers; container
Head Office: I Kamariya-cho, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
spreaders; container leasing; reconditioned locomotives. Tel.: (045)-705l5l. Telegrams: Tokyusharyo, Yokohama.
Telex: 3822-392
Head Office: Eclipse Works, New Borough Road, Wimbourne, Dorset.
TOWMOTOR (U.S.A.)
Tel.: 0201-25-4503. Telegrams: Quayquip Wimbourne
TOWMOTOR CORPORATION
RAGHENO (BELGIUM)
Products: Forklift Trucks 2,000-60,000 lb. capacity; straddle Carriers 12,000-
S.A. USINES RAGHENO 60,000 lb. capacity; Container Top-Handling Attachments for lift truck
of over 20,000 lb capacity.
Products: I.S.O. 40, 20 and 10 ft. containers
Head Office: 16100 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 441 12. U.S.A. Tel.: (216) 451 0900
Heod Office and Works: 54 Motstraat. Mechelen 2800, Belgium. Telex: 22538
TRAILCO (U.S.A.)
RAYGO/WAGNER TRAILCO MANUFACTURING & SALES CO.
RAYGO WAGNER INC.
FWDProducts: Products: 40 ft and 20 ft. standard 8 X 8 ft. general purpose containers to ASA and
Piggypacker Model P70, a mobile rubber-tyred vehicle for inter-
ISO specifications; highway semi-trailers and container chassis.
modal transfer and handling of containers and highway trailers. Can Head Office: Hummels Wharf. Pennsylvania 17831, U.S.A. Tel.: 717 743 1261

lift and carry up to 70.000 lb. loads.

Head Office: 4427 N.E. 158th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97220 U.S.A.

RHEINSTAHL (GERMANY)
RHEINISCHE STAHLWERKE TRANSPORTTECHNIK, SEAG—WAGGONBAU

Products: ISO and other containers with sliding roofs and sliding walls to standards TRAILMOBILE (U.S.A.)
of German Federal State Railways and others. TRAILMOBILE DIVISION PULLMAN INC.

Head Office: 5931 Netphen-Dreis-Tiefenbach, Germany (Federal Republic). Products- All standard sizes and types of container, dry cargo, refrigerated, open
top, tank, flat, to ISO and USASI specifications. Container chassis.
Tel.: 0271/7171. Telex: 0872843 seag seig
Heod Office: 200 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Illinois 60604, U.S.A.
ROLLALONG (U.K.)
Tel.: 312 939 1350. Telegrams: Trailco Chicago
ROLLALONG LTD.

Products: Trolley Gantry

Head Office: Southampton Road, Ringwood, Hants, England. VALMET (FINLAND)

SNAV Tel.: Ringwood 21 16/7/8 VALMET OY

SOCIETE NOUVELLES DES ATELIERS DE VENISSIEUX Products: Fork Lift Trucks 2,000-55,000 lb. capacity; Straddle Carriers 20,000-
65,000 lb. capacity; Mobile Gantry Cranes 55,000-65,000 lb. capacity;
Products: Dry cargo, open top, refrigerated, containers built in steel, light alloy, Electric Container Jacks 45,000 lb. capacity; Special 40-foot container
fibre glass, to ISO/UIC requirements. Semi-trailers. handling equipment.

Head Office: Chemtn du Genie, 69 Venissieux, P.O. Box 4, France. Head Office: Punanotkonkatu 2, Helsinki, P.O. Box 13155, Finland.
Tel.: I 1441. Telegrams: Valmet Helsinki. Telex: 12 427 valpk sf
S.F.B. (FRANCE)
SOCIETE FRANCO-BELGE DE MATERIAL DE CHEMINS DE FER VAN WEELDE (NETHERLANDS)
PAUL AND VAN WEELDE N.V.
Products: Containers and pallets
Products: Aluminium stacking 'Multiload' I.S.O. containers for conveyance of
Head Office: 35 Rue de Bassano, Paris 8, France. Tel.: 225-46-80. Telex: 29-060 general merchandise, aluminium refrigerated freeze containers, Lanca-

S.I.C. (FRANCE) shire flats, polyester containers, air-freight, open-top containers, semi-
SOCIETE INTERCONTINENTALE DES CONTAINERS
trailers and truck bodies.
Products: Kangerou equipment 10 and 20 ft containers for S.N.C.F. to I.S.O. Head Office: 's Gravenweg 350, Nieuwerkerk a/d Ljissel, Holland.

standards and non-standard TM 97 and TM 80 containers f'tted with Tel.: 01803-2841. Telegrams: Paulweelde nwk. Telex: 23240

angle lifting rings. VASO MISKIN (YUGOSLAVIA)

Head Office: 6 Rue Daru. Paris 8e, France VASO MISKIN CRNI

Tel.: 924-0729. Telegrams: Containers Paris. Telex: Usidaru 28975 Products: Non-standard closed and open containers with retractable legs (5
X 2-3 X 2 m); also general purpose 4 8 X 2- 16 X I 77 m. closed, and
SCAMMELL (U.K.) 4-77 X 2-16 X 1-84 m. open containers.

SCAMMELL LORRIES LTD. Head Office: Zivka Josili Br. 2, P.O. Box 732, Sarajevo. Yugoslavia.
Tel.: 41-222; 41-234; 41-343. Telegrams: Miskin CRNI Sarajevo
Products: Container trailers, skeletal and dual purpose, designed to carry 20 ft,
30 ft or 40 ft ISO containers. YORK (U.K.)
YORK TRAILER COMPANY LTD., CONTAINER DIVISION
Head Office. Watford WDI 8QB, Herts, England
Products: ISO 10, 20, 30, 40 and 27 ft. containers; semi-trailers (Frcightmaster
Tel.: 4421 I. Telegrams Twelfton Watford. Telex. Telex: 261760 vans, platforms, container-carriers, tippers etc.); truck van body kits;

SCHINDLER (SWITZERLAND) axles, couplers etc.
Head Office: Corby, Northamptonshire, England.
SCHINDLER CARRIAGE & WAGON CO.
Tel: 05366 351. Telegrams: Yorktra Telex: 34516
Products: Dry freight and refrigerated ISO containers made of steel and plastic

laminate panels.

Head Office: 4133 Pratteln, Switzerland.

SWPTel.: 061 81 55 II. Telex: 62 386

SILENT HOIST (U.S.A.) ZARGES (GERMANY)
SILENT HOIST & CRANE COMPANY
ZARGES-LEICHTMETALLBAU KG.
Products: Silent Hoist Lift-trucks from 40,000 to 100,000 lb. 18.100-45,300 kg.) Products: Aluminium alloy collapsible containers, types FK 421, FK 423, FK 426,

( FK 463, aluminium alloy containers, trolleys, pallets, ladders and steps.
Heod Office. 8120 Weilheim-Oberbayern, Germany. Tel.: (0881) 8377. Telex 059826
capacity; Toplift handler 50.000 lb. (22,650 kg.) capacity.

Head Office: 841-877 63rd Street, Brooklyn, New York I 1220, U.S.A.

Tel.: (212) 238-2525. Telegrams: Silentoist New York

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144 AUSTRIA - BELGIUM - BULGARIA - CZECHOSLOVAKIA

NAME OF COMPANY

ADDRESS

AUSTRIA (contd.)

Lokalbahn Gmunden- Vorchdorf

A.C.
Gmunden, Upper Austria
Lokalbahn Volkermarkt-Attersee 3' 3|

A.G.
Gmunden, Upper Austria
Stubaitalbahn A.G.
Klosterfasse 2, Innsbruck

Sulmtalbahn A.G. (Graz-Koflacher
Eisenbahn und Bergbau-Gessell-

schaft)

{Cosed down 27 May 1957)
Wiener Lokalbahn A.G.
Eichenstrasse I, Vienna 1121

Zillertalbahn
Zillertaler Verkehrsbetriebe A.G.
A-6200 Jenbach, Auscrasse I

BELGIUM

Soc. Nat. det C.F. Beiges (S.N.C.B.)
21, Rue de Louvain, 1000 Brussels

Soc. Nat. des C.F. Vlcinaux
(S.N.C.V.)

14. Rue de la Science, 1040 Brussels

AUSTRIA - BELGIUM - BULGARIA - CZECHOSLOVAKIA 145

15 17 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Average Speed

146 DENMARK • FINLAND 10 12 14

NAME OF COMPANY

ADDRESS

DENMARK

I Danish State Railways DSB
Selvgade 40. DK-1349 Copenhagen K

Gribtkovbanen

Hillerod. Sjzlland

Hads-Ning Herrederi Jernbane
Odder, Jutland
Heltingo'r-Hornbaek-Gilleleje

banen, Helsingor
Hillerod-FrederiksvaBrk-Hundested

Jernbane Hillerod, Sjxlland
HJjorring-Hirstshals Jerbane

Hjorring

Hang-Talleie Jernbane
Holbxk, Sjxlland

Kage-Ringstead Jernbane
Koge, Sjxlland

{Ceased operation)

A/S Lollandibanen
Maribo

Lollandike Jernbane

12

14

DENMARK FINLAND 147

15 16 17 18 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
[verage

148 FRANCE - GERMANY

10 13

NAME OF COMPANY

ADDRESS

FRANCE

Societe Nationale des Chemins de

fer Francaise (S.N.C.F.)
88 Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris, 9e

Regie Departmental des Transports 4'8^' 114
(183)
del'Aisne (1435)

Route de St. Quentin, Gauchy.

(Includes tines formerly operated by C.F.

Secondaires du Nord-Est.)

C.F. de Chamonix au Montenvers

Mer de Glace, Chamonix, He. Savoie

(Rack railway)

Cie. C.F. De partem en taux
10 Avenue de Friedland, Paris

Soc. Gen. de Chemins de Fer et de
Transport Automobiles (C.F.T.A.)

Cite de Londres 4, Paris, 9e

C. F. d'Etival a Senones
6 PI. du General Leclerc, Senones, Vosges (1-445)

C.F. de L'est de Lyon
86 Rue du Dauphine, Lyon

Regie du C. F. de Mamers a St. Calais 4' 8f 62
(100)
I Rue Haureau, Le Mans, Sarthe {1435)

FRANCE - GERMANY 149

18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

\verage Speeds

150 GERMANY 10 it 12 13 14

NAME OF COMPANY

ADDRESS

GERMANY (contd.)

1 Nebenbahn Amitctten-

Gerstetten
(Operated by Wurttembergische Eb.G.)
2 Nebcnbahn Amstetten-Laichingen
(Operated by WUrttembergische Eb.G.)

3 Ankum-Berienbrucker Eisenbahn
G.m.b.H.

Bahnhof. Ankum

(Operated by Bentheimer Eisenbahn)

4 Augsburger Localbahn
Fnedburger S trass e 41, Augsburg 89

5 Bad Orber Kleinbahn

(Operated by Gelnhauser Kb.)

6 Bayerische Zugspitzbahn A.G.
81 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Olympiastrassa 27
Part adhesion (A); Part rack (R)

7 Bentheimer Eisenbahn A.G.
Bentheim, Bahnhofstr, 24

Operates 4 other lines:
Apaus-Enscheder
Leer-Aurich-Wictmund
Meppen-Haselunner
Witclager-Kleinbahn

8 Nebenbahn Biberach-Ober-
harmersbach

(Operated by Sudwestdeutsche Eb.G.)

9 Birkenfelder Eisenbahn G.m.b.H.
Birkenfeld (Nahe)

10 Borkumer Kleinbahn und
Dampfschiffahrt A.G.

2972 Nordseebad, Borkum

1

GERMANY 151

15 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Average Speeds Financial Data Couplers Buffers Rails Sleepers (crossties) Axle
load
Freight Pass. Speed Revenue Oper- Braking Type Centres Weight Type Spacing. Curva- Gradient max. Alti- Staff Names of officials.
Train Train max. Expenses (con- and and and ture Extended lists can be
ating Height lb. per Number max. max. tude em-
in 1000's Ratio tinuous) above Height yd. thick- max. ployed. found at the end of
above ness per mile (U = not the individual country
rail (kg./m.) (per km.) feet Total
rail (mm.) compen- (m.) no. in the report section
ins. or immediately following
ins. centres sated) (inclu.
(mm.)
m.p.h. m.p.h. m.p.h. (mm.) ins. work-
(km/nr.) (km/hr.) (km/hr.) shop)
(mm.)

31 Whse. 67-4 Wood 25 i" 2-5% 18 2,257 17 Gen. Man.: I
(SO) (33-4) (650) 2-86%
Knorr 6(150) 1-6% (688) Franz Grossrubatscher
25
{40) Whse. 49-2 Wood 26f 12-5° 18 2,427 23 Gen. Man.: 2
(24-4) 2-5°
19 Knorr 5i (140) (666) (740) Werner Morlok
(30)
16 Standard Stand- Wood 937
(25) (1.500)
5|(J40)

93 1 25 Stand- Standard Stand- 98/66 Wood 24f 9-7° 0-98% 20 1.621 139 Gen. Man.: 4
ard ard (494)
(IS) (20) (49/33) St. cone. (62i) 2-0% U (/6) Dr. Max Keller

25

A. 25 A 25 A. 25 DM 2.780-0 79 Locos. Scharff- A. 68 A.Wood 3IJr" 22-0° A. 3-7% 15 8,694 36 Gen. Man.: 6
(40) (40) A. E.G. (34) (800)
R. 6 (40) 2,1000 Railcar enberg 5i (140) R. 250% (2,650) (13) Dipl. Ing. B. Schmidt
(9) R. II R. 13 S.L.M. R. 61 R. Metal
(20) I9J-20 (30-2)
21 (18) (490-508)
(35) 37
31 (60) Knorr Standard Stand- 82-6 Wood 2,400 5-7° 1-33% 20 239
(50) (41) (I.SO0)
Whse. ard 6 (150) (76)

25 Knorr Standard Stand- 66/48 Wood (650- U8-7° 20% 18 1,027 16
(40)
air ard (33124) 5± (/ 40) 850) (313)

17 9

12 12 19 DM 3,5000 94-4 29J Types None 27*" 0-6% 75 2 80 Gen. Man.: 10
(20) (20) {30) (760) P5& P6 (700)
3,3000 (0-9) (10) Grat Vonspee

25 DM 8450 Air Standard Stand- 67/49 Wood U5-8°
25 1-6% 20 164 54 Gen. Man.: A. Fiedler 1
(50)
(40) 10500 ard (33J24) Si (140) (650) (4) 12
13
22 251 31 113-2 Knorr Standard Stand- 67/49 Wood 23±* 9-2° I0%U 18 2,812 45
(SO) ard (33/24) (600) (857)
(35-4) (40-5) air 39J 6 (150) (4)
(1,000) Steel

92

12
(20)

152 GERMANY 10 12 14

NAME OF COMPANY

ADDRESS

GERMANY (contd.)

Elmshorn-Barmstedt-Oldesloer
Eisenbahn

{Operated by Eis.-Ces. Altona-Kalten-
kirchcn-Neumunitcr)



154 GERMANY

10 ii 12 U13

Loco- Freight movement Passengers
motives
Gauge Route Track Elect. Rail- Pass. Freight Total Av'ge Av'ge Max. Total Aver-
length length L=Line cars train train Volume haul net age
system cars cars carried per train trailing number
incl. incl. and S = Shunt Electric load Jour-
type Diesel Con- ton load carried ney
E- Elec- E = Elec- Steam Trailer Thous- tonnes
NAME OF COMPANY of con- R .ili .i tainers
trified trified ductor Electric Multiple ands
ADDRESS Diesel of tonnes miles tonnes
Unit set
ft. in. miles miles Dc dec (km.) 1000's miles
(km.) Dh hyd. (km.)
(metres) (km.)

GERMANY (contd.) 4'8,' 21 25 SL D I 8370 SO 477-9 9
0'435) (33) (41) DL DT 8 (IS)
1 Klcinbahn Kassel-Naumberg A.G. 297-7 (83) 168 21-5
4' 81' 2-4 43 S
(Operated by Deutsche Eb.G.) (1-435) (3-8) 19
(70) D (3-D
2 Kerkerbachbahn A.G.
Kerkerbach Post Runkel (Lahn)

Kleinbahn Kiel-Schonberg 4' 81' 16 32 DL 380 600 4750 7 3
(Operated by Deutsche Eb.G.) (1-435) (26) (50 DS
(12)

Koln-Bonner Eisenbahnen A.G. 4'8i' 66 147 1,200 V. DhL 13 E 4 513 7,794 6 6-3 237 1,800 11,258 7 7 1 4
((•435) (/07)
Am Weidenbach 12. D-5000 Kbln I E 43 (237) OH Td.c. DhS 12 13 (99) (114)
DS I EMU 25
(70) E 75

10 (121)
(/6)
Kleinbahn Koln-Deuti-Porz Zundorf 4' 81" 15 324 31
28 (24) (50)
Bayenstrasse 2, Koln (1-435) (46)
E7 56
Koln-Frechen-Bemel rather 4' 81" 65 800 V. DhL IS
(1-435) (12) (104)
Eisenbahn E 13 d.c.
Kolner Verkehrs-Betriebe A.G. 14
Scheidtweiler Str. 38, 5 Koln 41 (22) (2/) OH

Nebenbahn Korntal-Weissach 4' 81" 16
(26)
(Operoted by Wurttembergische Nb.A.C.) (1-435)

8 Stadtische Eisenbahn Krefeld 4' 81" 28 34 DL 5
(H) DL 5 D I
4150 Krefeld-Uerdingen Oberstrasse 13 (1-435) (45) SL D 2I
39
9 Krefelder Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft 4' 81* 30 (63)

Philadelphiastrasse 192. 4150 Krefeld I ((-435) (48) 12
(20)
10 Nebenbahn Kroxingen-Miinster- 4' 81" 10 I
((-435) (17) 13
tal-Sulaburg (20)
(Operoted by Sudivestdeutsche Eb.G.)

11 A.G. Lokalbahn Lam-Ktttzting 4 '81" II DhL 2 D 4 6
8496 Lam, Eisenbahnweg I (/-435) (18)
DhS 2

GERMANY 155

15

156 GERMANY 10 12

NAME OF COMPANY

ADDRESS

GERMANY (contd.)

1 Nebenbahn Nurtingen-Neuffen

Neuffen
(Optrated by Wiirttembtrgische Eb.G.)
2 Oberrheinische Eisenbahn-

Gesellschaft A.G.
Kifertaler-Str 9-1 I. 68 Mannheim

Oiterwieck Wasjerlcbtner-
Eisenbahn

Brannlage Harz Bahnhof
Kleinbahn Ortchweier-

Ettenheimmuniter

(Ceased operations, 1968)



158 GERMANY

10 ii 12 M13

Loco- Freight movement Passengers
motives
Gauge Route Trick Elect. Rail- Pass- Freight Total Av'ge Av'ge Max. Total Aver-
length system I— Line cars train train Volume haul net age
System cars cars carried per trailing number
incl. incl. and S Shunt E'ectnc train load Jour-
type Diesel Con- ton load carried ney
E- Elec- E- Elec- Steam Trailer tamers Thous- tonnes
NAME OF COMPANY of con- Railbus tonnes
trified trified ductor Electric Multiple ands
ADDRESS Diesel Unit set of tonnes miles
miles in miles
ft. i n. miles (km.) De elec. (km.) 1000's (km.)
Dh=hyd.
(metres) (km.)

GERMANY (contd.) 3 3** 22 25 DL 3 D 22 7500
(100) (40) T
Sudwestdeutsche Eisenbahn (36)
Gesellschaft m.b.H.

750S Ettlingen, Lokalbahnstrasse 7
Operotes 8 tines:

Achern-Ottenhofen
Biberach-Oberharmersbach
Bruchsal-Hilsbach-Menzingen
Haltingen-Kandern
Krozingen-Munstertal-Sulzburg
Mockmuhl-Dorzbach
Neckerbischofshcim-Huffenhardt
Wicsloch-Schattausen-Waldcngelloch

Sylter Verkehrs G. m.b.H.
2208 Westerland Sylt

TecklenburgerNordbahn 30 39 S2 743 141 3279
Horsterplatz 2. Miinster i. W. (49) (63) (22-7)
(1-435) D2

Tegernsee-Bahn A.G. 4' 8j" 7 9 S I 23-4 58 120 220 625 1
(12) (15) Dh
Bahnhofsplatz 5. Tegernsee (Oberbayern) (/ 435) 2 (9-2)
76 SL
5 Teutoburger Wald Eisenbahn 4'8f 64 (122) DhL 4 D 36 1950
DhS 8 DT
(Operated by Deutsche Eb.G.) (1-435) (103) 3

6 Uetersener Eisenbahn A.G. 4'8i" 3 8 SI 600 1.1670
Bahnstrasse 15. Uetersen (Holstein) (/ 435) (5) (12)
D

7 Nebenbahn Vaihingen- 4'8i" 4-5 50 300 62 3
Enzweihingen (1-435) (7-2)
(8-2)
Vaihingen (Enz.)
19
(Operated by Wurttembergische Eb.G.) (30)

8 Verden-Walsroder Eisenbahn 4' 81" 16 DS I
D2
Bahnhof Verden-Sud, Verden (Aller.) (1435) (25)

9 Vogelsberger SUdbahn 4'8,' 7-5 8-7
(1435) (12) (14)
(Operoted by Gelnhauser Kb.)
4
10 Bahngesellschaft Waldhof 4'8i" 3
Sandoferstr. 176, Mannheim-Waldhof (/435) (5) (7)

11 Wanne-Bochum-Herner Eisenbahn 4'8i' 9-3 211 SL I

4680 Wanne-Eickel, Hertener Strasse 27 (I 435) (/5) (34) Dh 6
D

I

12 Wendelsteinbahn G. m.b.H. 3' 3}* 5 E 5 5 1500 V.
(7-7)
Brannenburg/lnn. (6Km. rock). (100) OH(8-3) d.c.

D8204 Dergerndorf, Rosenheimer Str. 88

13 Werne-Bockum-Hbveler Eisenbahn 4'8$" 8 10 S

Werne a.d. Lippe (Westf.) C435) (12) «6)

14 Wesel-Rees-Emmerich 4' 8i" E 16 E 18 E EI 6
(29) 2
(Operated by Rheinisch-Westfo/i'sche) {1-435) (26) T

15 Westerwaldbahn 4' 8 ¥ * 16 20 DhL 4

D 5241 Bindweide ober Betzdorf/Sieg (1435) (26) (33)

16 WestfalischeLandes-Eisenbahn A.G. 4'8i" 127 199 SL I D
(320) DhL T
478 Lippstadt. Sijdertor 6 ('435) (205) DeL II
15
(Operates 6 lines): (25) SS 2
25 DhS
Lippitadt-Warstein DS I
(40
Lippstadt-Neubeckum 6
2
Soest-Brilon Stadt.

Neubeckum-Weitkirchen

Neubeckum-Munster (Westf.)

Borken (Westf.)-Burgsteinfurt

17 Nebenbahn Wiesloch- 4' 8,' 12 DL
Schatthausen-Waldangelloch (1-435) (20)

(Operated by Sudwestdeutsche Eb.C.)

18 Wittlager Krelsbahn A.G. 4'8i* 24
Bohmte (Hann.). (Op. by Bentheimer) (1435) (39)

GERMANY 159

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

erage Speeds Financial Data Couplers Buffers Rails Sleepers (crossties) Axle
load
eight Pass. Speed Revenue Oper. Braking Type Centres Weight Type Spacing. Curva- Gradient max. Alti- Staff Names of officials.
rain Train max. Expenses (con- and and and ture Extended lists can be
ating Height lb. per Number max. max. tude em- found at the end of
Ratio tinuous) above Height yd. thick- max.
above ness per mile (U = not ployed. the individual country
rail (kg.lm.) (per km.) feet Total in the report section
rail ins. compen- (m.) immediately following
or no.
ins. (mm.) centres sated) (inclu.

.p.h. m.p.h. m.p.h. in 1000's ins. (mm.) ins. work-
.n/hr.) (km/hr.) (km/hr.) shop)
(mm.) (mm.)

Man. Dir.: Dr. K. Hanff

28 Air Standard 29}" 48-4 Wood 2,560 9-7° 8 180
(45) (750) (24) (1,600) (SS)
25 6 (ISO)
(40)

86 25 37 DM. 1,3577 1008 Knorr Screw (1.200) S4I.S49 Pine 25i" 7-7° 30% 18
(60) (8S0) (650)
30) (40) 25 1,3670 Whse. (1,100)
(40) Standard Stand- 2.350
Air ard 99/60 Wood (1.470) 70' 1-25% U 20/18
31 Standard
(SO) Knorr Stand- (49/30) Si (140) 26J"
ard (670)
air 99/68-6 Wood 17-5° 0-92% 18
25}'
W'hse. (49/34) 6 (ISO) (650)
Knorr
67-4 Wood 8-7° 2-0% 18
(33-4)
6 (ISO)

160 GREECE - HUNGARY - IRELAND - ITALY

10 12 13

GREECE - HUNGARY - IRELAND - ITALY 161

18 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31

yerage Speeds

162 ITALY

10 12 14

ITALY 163

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Financial Data Couplers Buffers Rails Sleepers (crossties) Axle
load
Speed Revenue Oper- Braking Type Centres Weight Type Spacing . Curva- Gradient max. Alti- Staff Names of officials.
max. Expenses (con- and and and ture tude Extended lists can be
ating Height lb. per Number max. max. em- found at the end of
m.p.h. m.p.h. m.p.h. Ratio tinuous) above Height yd. thick- max.
km/hr.) (fcm/hr.) (km,'hr.) above ness per mile (U = not ployed. the individual country
rail (kg.lm.) (per km.) compen- feet Total in the report section
rail ins. (m.) immediately following
or sated) no.
ins. (mm.) centres
in 1000's ins. (inclu.
(mm.) ins.
(mm.) work-
(mm.) shop)

21-7
(35)

164 ITALY - LUXEMBOURG - NETHERLANDS

13 14

10

16 17 18 19 20 ITALY - LUXEMBOURG - NETHERLANDS 165

Average speeds 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

166 NORWAY - POLAND - PORTUGAL - ROMANIA - SPAIN

10 12 14

NORWAY - POLAND- PORTUGAL- ROMANIA- SPAIN 167

16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Average

168 SPAIN 10 12 14

SPAIN (contd.)

Compania de F.C. de Castilla y

Ferrocarriles Secundarios

(Closed 10 July (969)

SPAIN 169

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Average Speed

170 SPAIN - MAJORCA - SWEDEN

NAME OF COMPANY

ADDRESS

SPAIN (contd.)

1 Ferrocarril dc Olot a Gerona

(Closed IS July 1969)

2 F.C. de Ponferrada a Villablino
Run de Alarcon, 1 1 Madrid

16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 SPAIN - MAJORCA - SWEDEN 171
vverage Speeds
26 27 28 29 30

172 SWEDEN - SWITZERLAND 10 12 U

NAME OF COMPANY

ADDRESS

SWEDEN (contd.)

Jamvagsaktiebolagct Goteborg-
Saro

Operating Omnibuses only as from I Ion.
1966

Granges TGOJ

Box 543. S-631 07 Eskilstuna

SWEDEN - SWITZERLAND 173

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 M 29 30 _3I
Curva-
6, ,7 18 19 ^Gradient ^^Axle
^ ^
^rage Speeds Financial Data Couplers Buffers Rails Sleepers (crossties)
compen-
. eig nt Pass. Speed Revenue oOp„e„rr- Brr,alk,iinng» Tvynpe Centres Weieght TI yyppe Sppacingj. ^Alti- ^Staff Names of officers.
max. Expenses (con and and sated)
rain Tram ating ness . mj)< p|oye(J «f n j the end of
_ above Total
-° above tb per A |e the individual country
,ra°iil no. in the report section
raili (A-) (per km.) immediately following
A or (inelu.
A
centres

&&&&5ft> m, °00 ' 5

62 Kr. 78,2000 75-1 Air Standard Stand- 101/87 Wood 30*" 4-0° 1-7% 20 945 946 Gen. Man. A. Karlstrom 2
C00) 58.700 except ard (770) U«oj (/•»«>
43 55 Knorr railcars H[50/43) (165)
(88) ' W'hse. Scharff.
,I7/0u>
' '' I9j (500)

°,r e

,

3

1 50)

K WA ^^0 „%" Kntr tlfih 2^ " ^^SSL-
(SIS 6^0,

C.040)

™Air Auto- 29 83/50 Wood 27i-33 10 Gen. Man, V. Hjelm

50 Kr 6 682-8 93-2
t6 'i2l3 ls
(80) ic 735 < 4 '/ 2J > 6 '6 ± V10.830)

'' <>

29(73J) (/J0//65)

„&. 1SSS 2E cSA, is? V;«

78 (220) 7
(125) Steel

4-7 3-5
(7-J) (90)

W'hse. Centra. Central 60/50 Metal KV 18-5° 230% 9 4,757 13 Gen. Man, P. Jotterand 8

Air 1 9f (500) (30/25) (750) ('.«<>) (M)

W'hse. Central Central 120/60 Wood 27*' 25-0° 13-0% II 3.445 56
Char- 29K750) 29i (750) (60/30) & metal
(700) C.0 iu )
milles Centra, Central 60/50 Metal
29 i( 7S0) (30I2S) 29£ 18-5= 60% 9 3,773 10 Dir, M. P. Jotterand 10
WW
(750) C'54) (6)

174 SWITZERLAND 10 12

NAME OF COMPANY

ADDRESS

SWITZERLAND (contd.)

SWITZERLAND 175

16 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Speed Financial Data Couplers Buffers Rails Sleepers (crossties) Axle
max. load
Revenue Oper- Braking Type Centres Weight Type Spacing. Curva- Gradient max. Alti- Staff Names of officials.
m.p.h. Expenses (con- and and and ture max. Extended lists can be
-.) (km/hr.) ating Height lb. per Number max. tude em-
in 1000's Ratio tinuous) above Height yd. thick- (U = not max. found at the end of
above ness per mile compen- ployed. the individual country
rail (kg./m.) (per km.) feet Total in the report section
rail (mm.) sated) (m.) immediately following
ins. or no.
ins. centres (inclu.
(mm.)
(mm.) ins. work-
shop)
(mm.)

Gen. Man.:
Dr. G. Drcycr

40 Vac. 60/48 Metal 29i' 19-5' 50%
(65) (3C/24) (750)
dlrUkon
56 i Metal
(90) ,:„
5 "" d - "Sun d -'2 Meta| (£6%30%,7£00>) 8-75' - 3-0%
34 ard,
(SS) -

(46,36)

F. 5.834-9 1040 Vac. Screw Central 70 Metal 25 tV
8.155-4 S.L.M.
Hardy 23* (605) I7J (35)
(450)
Ht. 23*

176 SWITZERLAND 10 12 13 14

NAME OF COMPANY

ADDRESS

SWITZERLAND 177

15 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

m.p.h. m.p.h.

25
(40)

1

178 U.K.

10 ii 12 13 14

Loco- Freight movement Passengers
motives
Gauge Route Track Elect, L Line Rail- Pass, Freight Total Av*ge Av'ge Max. Total Aver
length length cars train train haul net age
system S=Shunt cars cars Volume per trailing number
incl. incl. and Electric ton train load jour-
type Steam Diesel Con- carried. load carried ney
E Elec- E Elec- Trailer miles
NAME OF COMPANY of con- Electric Railbus tainers Thous- (km.) 1000s miles
trified trified ductor Diesel Multiple ands (km.)
ADDRESS
ft. in. miles miles De elec. Unit set of tons
U.K. (km.) Dh hyd.
(metres) (km.)
British Rail
British Railways Board. 4' 81" 11.799 DM31.281 25 6 25 EL 323 EM7.332 7,715 364,884 198,992 75 5 823.867 22 9 I
222 Marylebone Road, CI 4.80 </2/4) (369)
(/OS) (/fl.989) (50.342) kV DL 2.838
London N.W.I E 5.350 50 cycle DS 1,338 3,649 122 150 200
EI.96S
William Beardmore & Co. Ltd. (8,o/0) 1.500
(3.162)
Park head Steel Works. Glasgow E.I V.d.c.
I' 1 14" 12
(0-597) (193) OH

1,200
630/750

V.d.c.

3R
630650

V.d.c.

4R

4' Si- 75 De

ll^) <//-2)

3 Bluebell Railway Ltd. 4' 8," 7 SL
Uckfield, Sussex (/-435) (//)
(8)
4 British Steel Corporation? 4' 8i" 1,549
(/ 435) 5* (2,493)
PO Box 403. 33 Grosvenor Place, (8-5)
4' 8f 7
London S.W.I. (//)
(/-435)
5 Briton Ferry Steel Company Ltd.

P.O. Box No. 15, Briton Ferry.
Neath, Glamorgan

6 Brown Bayley Steels Ltd. 4' 8i" 3
(4-8)
"Riverdale," Riverdale Rd.. Sheffield 10 </-435)

7 Central Electricity Generating 4' 8±" 1 12
Board: (180)
V*3S)
North Eastern Region, I, Whitehall
Road, Leeds I

South Western Region, Oakfield House 4' 81' 46
Oakfield Grove, Clifton, Bristol 8 (/-435) (74)

South Wales, 8 power stations I

Southern Division 4' 81" (1-6)
(Swindon and Earley power stations) (I43S)
3
Swindon Power Station, Purton Rd., (5)

Swindon, Wilts.

8 Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills 4' 84*

Ltd. (I-*3S)

P.O. Box No. 9, Rise Carr Rolling

Mills, Darlington

U.K. 179

15 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

1

Average Speeds

Freight Pass. Speed
Train Train max.

180 U.K.

10 12 1-4

U.K. 181

16 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Speed Financial Data Couplers Buffers Rails Sleepers (crossties) Axle
max. load
Revenue Oper- Braking Type Centres Weight Type Spacing. Curva- Gradient max. Alti- Staff Names of officials.
m.p.h. m.p.h. m.p.h. Expenses (con- and and and ture Extended lists can be
km/hr.) (km/hr.) (km/hr.) ating Height lb. per Number max. tude em- found at the end of
in 1000's Ratio tinuous) above Height yd. thick- max. ployed
tinuous) above ness per mile (U = not the individual country
rail (kg./m.) (per km.) feet Total in the report section
rail ins. compen- (m.) no. immediately following
or
(mm.) (mm.) centres sated) (inclu.

ins. ins. work
shop)
(mm.) (mm.)

25 £25-2 94% Air B.H. Wood 42* -45° 0-67% 14 13 Gen. Man.: J. Acklam
(40) 23-6 (/.067) 25
Vac. 80 (40) 5 (/27) I Nil 20 12
60 30
G.& C. Screw Crs. 68 98 (48) Wood (762) 29° (3-6)
(96) 41*
Air (1.750) 10(250) 28" 14-5° 50
W'hse (/,060) Ht. 41 i (7/2)
(/,060) 25

Various 75 Wood
(37)
5 (/27)

13 20 Vac. Norweg. Central 48 D.H. Wood 29" 49-0° 1-25%
(30) (737)
(32) G. 8.C. 18 (457) Buffer 50 B.H. 5 (/27)

5 Standard Stand- B.H. Wood 30" -5° 2-6%
(8) ard 95 (762) 6-6%
5 (/27) 11
(42) 33" 50%
72-0° 50%
Air 3-link Crs. 70 80 Wood 33" 66-0°
Langs 36* (928) ((,788) 62-0° 10%
Ht. 39 (40) 6(/53) 30
Air (1.880) 650°
Langs 30"
3-link Crs. 70 95 Wood (800)
Air 36i(928) (1,788) (47)
Ht. 39 6 (IS3)
(1,880)

3-link Crs. 68 95 Wood
(47)
lOHW) (1.750) 6 (153)
Ht. 42
(1.069)

15 3-link Stand- F.B. Wood
(24) ard
98/75 4i(ll5)
(49/37)

182 U.K. 12 13

NAME OF COMPANY

ADDRESS

U.K. (contd.)

I Th. Manchester Ship Canal Co.

Ship Canal House. King Street.

Manchester M2 4WX

Manx Electric Rly. Board

Douglas. Isle of Man

Mersey Dock! and Harbour Board

Liverpool, 3

Middleton Railway
Drummond Court. Leeds LS 16 5QE

II

U.K. 183

15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
verage Speeds
.reight Pass.

184 U.K. U.S.S.R. - YUGOSLAVIA

10 14

U.K. U.S.S.R. YUGOSLAVIA 185

18 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Average Speeds

— —; :: 1 1

186

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS IN EUROPE

INTERCONTAINER

Societe Internationale pour le Transport par Transcontainers COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVES

Head Office: CH-4010 Basle, Hirschgasslcm I I . Switzerland Austria: Gcncratdircktion der Osterreichischen Bundesbahnen
Telephone: 22 25 25
Telex: 62298 Kommerzielle Direktion
Cables. Transcofer Basel
Abtcilung IV 4

Gauermanngasse 4 Telephone: 5650

General Manager: G. Flechon A- 1010 Wein Telex: 12104

Manager, Market Research and Documentation: H. G. R. Jacobs

Belgium: Societe Anonyme Interferry

GENERAL Noorderplaats 2 Telephone: 313916
2000 Antwerpen
Telex: 32529

The national railway administrations of the following 20 European countries are Denmark: Oanske Statsbaner
participating in the Company for International Transport by Transcontainers Generaldirektoratet
Salgskontoret for Godstransport
known as "INTERCONTAINER":— Solvgade 40
1349 Kobengavn K
Austria Germany DB Hungary Luxembourg Spain Telephone: 14 04 00
Belgium Germany DR Irish Republic Netherlands
Norway Sweden ext. 226S
Denmark Great Britain Italy
Portugal Switzerland
Finland Greece Jugoslavia
Telex: Kebenhavn2225

France

The INTERFRtGO Company is also participating. Finland: Valtionrautatiet Bet riebsabtei lung
Vilhonkatu 13
Helsinki Telephone: 71 77 II

Telex: 12301 5

SCOPE OF OPERATIONS France: Compagnie Nouvelle de Cadres Telephone: 345 32 20
20 Boulevard Diderot
The general role of "INTERCONTAINER ' may be defined as that of a "common ext. 6199
Paris XII
commercial agency" of the above Administrations representing them collectively Telex: 22500
in matters of international transport of transcontainers. The Company therefore
presents a unified agency at the service of the clientele who are interested in trans- Germany (DB): TRANSFRACHT GmbH. Telephone: 25.12.43
port in all the above countries and provides contact with all the transport enter-
prises involved, including terminal authorities and road services. INTERCON- Gutleitstrasse 160/164 Telex: 230351
TAINER makes contracts with these various agencies and is thus able to ensure Frankfurt (Main)
door-to-door operations.
Germany (DR): VEB DEUTRANS Telephone: 22 01 21
It seeks particularly to serve transit and forwarding agents, shipping lines, contain-
er operators and other undertakings specialising in international transport. Internationale Spedition, Telex: I 12 331
Otto-Grotewohl Strasse 25
The special objectives of INTERCONTAINER are to ensure transits under the Telegrams :
DDR-108 Berlin
best possible conditions in those cases where logically and economically they should Deutranscontainer Berlin
be carried out by rail for trunk haulage.
Great Britain: For Harwich terminal
In order to achieve this the Company is developing a network of regular, rapid British Railways Board
Shipping and International Services Telephone: (01)283 753S
block-train workings without intermediate shunting by virtue of which it is able to
offer competitive prices. Division Telex: 886 821 LND
Liverpool Street Station
Effectively this is the first time that the European railways, east-Europe and Telephone: (01) 387 9400
west-Europe, have delegated to an independent company important commercial London E.C.2
responsibilities spread throughout the continent. Telex: 24 743
For Freightliner services:
It is a further instance of the unifying effect of standardised container operations
Freightliner Ltd.
in the field of transport. 43, Cardington Street

London, N.W.I

CONTAINERS and WAGONS Greece: Chemins de fer Helleniques Telephone: 31.53.87
Hungary: rue Eolou 102
The containers with which INTERCONTAINER are primarily concerned are Athens 131 Telex: 215 187
8 ft. X 8 ft. x 20 ft. -30 ft. -40 ft. standard ISO types known as "transcontainers".
MAVTRANS Telephone: 382 324
Others varying somewhat from these sizes, such as the 8 ft. wide maritime con- Spedihonsburo de MAV
tainers 8 ft. 6 in. highx 35 ft. long, can also be accommodated. Telex 3434
Deak Ferenc-utja 23
INTERCONTAINER does not own any transcontainers nor does it intend to do Budapest V

so in the near future. However, it may hire out transcontainers in connection Irish Republic: Coras lompair Eireann
with certain block-train services, as for example Pans-Cologne and Paris-Antwerp- Office of the Commercial Manager
Connolly Station Telephone: Dublin 42941
Rotterdam. Amiens Street
Dublin I
The flat wagons at present used by INTERCONTAINER for its transcontainer
operations are owned by the various railway administrations and comprise several
different types. In 1971 INTERCONTAINER had 555 specialised 60 ft (12 29 m)
wagons built for its own use.

Telex: Cie Dublin 5153

Train Services Italy: S.p.A. CEMAT

Containers can be forwarded on any international routes, according to the Via Savoia, 19 Telephone: 865 484
Telephone: 68.87.751
customers' needs. Two kinds of train service exist: 00198 Roma

Trans-Europ-Container Express (TECE) services. and
Via Valtellina 5
Other services. Milano

—TECE services are now being operated on 2 routes: Luxembourg: Societe Nationale des Chemins
Pans Cologne de fer luxembourgeois
— —(5 departures a week in each direction) Service Technique General
Rotterdam Antwerp Paris (with connections to other French centres) Division Commerciale
(6 departures a week in each direction) Place de la Gare 9
More services are being planned, and it is envisaged that eventually 25 trains Luxembourg

of this type will be put into operation. Their common features will be as follows:

1. rapid, regular and reliable transit, assured by the use of specialised container Telephone: 49901
block-trains
Telex: 288

2. movement between properly equipped terminals, offering road services arrang- Netherlands: N.V. Nederlandse Spoorwegen
ed by INTERCONTAINER; Dienst van Economische Zaken
le Afdeling. Sectie Containers
3. customs clearance at the terminals, thereby avoiding delays at the frontiers; Moreelsepark I Telephone: 030/1 58 71
Utrecht
4. competitive rates. ext. 754

For the other services, Intercontainer undertakes a very considerable amount of Telex: 47257
traffic using particularly TEEM trains.
Norway: Norges Statsbaner
This traffic has increased progressively since the Company began operations in Hoved Administrasjonen
Salgsavdelingen
May 1968. as is shown by the following table for loaded containers: Telephone: 20 95 50
November 1968 Storgatan 33
November 1969 =53 000 ft ( 2 650 units of 20 ft) Oslo I Telex: 1 1 168
November 1970 =168 000 ft ( 8 400 units of 20 ft)
March 1971 =275 000 f t ( 3I 750 units of 20 ft)

352 000 ft (=17 600 units of 20 ft)

"Trans-Europ-Container-Expresses" will of course be dovetailed into the national Portugal Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses
Spain
rail system, such as "Freightliner" services of British Rail. Similar services are Departamento Comercial

being introduced by certain continental railways. Gabinete do Trafego de Contentores

Rua Vitor Cordon 45 Telephone: 36 69 35

Terminal Services Lisbon 2 Telex: 382-Ferpol-P

INTERCONTAINER uses terminals operated by the railways or by private 1

companies for the transfer of containers between rail and road. For collection PROCONSA Telephone: 24 67 652

and delivery by road INTERCONTAINER uses lorries or trailers provided by the Promotores del Contenedor 5A Telex: 27 632
railways or by local road hauliers. Customers may, however, provide their own Direction Commerciale RENFE

road vehicles for this purpose if they so wish. Pasea del Rey 32
Expansion of the "Trans-Europ-Container-Express" network therefore depends
Madrid
on the installation of container terminals all over Europe. These terminals are
rapidly increasing in number: there were 38 in October 1968. more than 100 by the Sweden: Svenska Statens Jarnvager
Commercial Department
end of 1971 and further terminals are planned. Telephone: 22 60 00 ext. 1564
All major terminals have gantry cranes equipped with spreaders which can handle Master Samuelsgatan 70
Telex: 1410. Statsbanan
containers of 20 ft, 30 ft and 40 ft (and in most cases 35 ft) length, weighing up to Stockholm C
30 tons. However, road restrictions in many countries impose shorter permitted Telegrams: Ka Sthlm

lengths or lighter permitted gross weights.

Refrigerated Containers Switzerland: Chemins de fer Federaux Suisses Telephone: 031/60 II II
Yugoslavia: Service Commercial
It is appropriate to mention the very close cooperation established between Trafic Marchandises Telex: 32500

INTERCONTAINER and INTERFRIGO. The latter is entrusted with the organis- Mittelstrasse 43
3000 Berne
ation and development of international, control led-temperatu re transports. It
Zajednica Jugoslovenskih Zeleznica Telephone: 2 27 01
is owned by 20 railway companies and is a founder member of INTERCONTAINER. Kommerzieller Dienst
Under the policy adopted between the two companies INTERFRIGO maintains Nemanjina 6/1 ext. 5122
Beograd
both commercial and technical management of all controlled-temperature container
Telex: 11.166
transport. This traffic being of a kind involving services differing from those of pure

and simple carriage, INTERFRIGO supplies ventilated or refrigerated transcon-
tainers and their regular servicing. Address: Interfrigo Company, Wettsteinplatz,

I. Basle, Switzerland. Telephone: 061-330750. Telex: 63372.