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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 5 (September 1, 1932)

Furniture Removed by Container System

Furniture Removed by Container System.

One new field of utility covered by the container service is that of conveying household furniture. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway is interesting itself in this new field, having recently put a number of special furniture containers into traffic. These are larger containers than any previously employed, the idea being to permit of the loading of tall page 26 page 27 articles such as wardrobes, and the formation of a well-arranged and compact load. Their inside dimensions are as follows, viz:—Length 15ft., width 6ft. 9in., height 7ft. To enable articles of furniture to be firmly lashed so as to obviate possibility of movement in transit, an elaborate system of vertical and horizontal laths is provided on the inside walls.

The special point about this new furniture removal service is that the L.M. and S. Railway give quotations covering all services incidental to the removal, i.e., dismantling and stowing furniture in containers by experienced men; transport by road to the railway station, where the containers are transferred by crane to railway wagon; movement by rail to destination station; transfer to road vehicle; and unpacking and re-housing at consignee's residence.

Rail-Road Co-Ordination Up-To-Date New type of furniture container on the L.M. and S. Railway

Rail-Road Co-Ordination Up-To-Date
New type of furniture container on the L.M. and S. Railway