Evaluation of load control straps for bogie bolster wagons (TN-FT-5)

The B.R.B. Loading Sub-Committee has been asked to pursue the question of replacement of chains on bogie bolster wagons by polyester load control straps (Ref. 1). Experience with steel pipe traffic in the Middlesbrough area and demonstrations at Wolverhampton Steel Terminal have shown that polyester straps are acceptable for railway...