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SVG

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005792

An abbreviation for Sliding Plug Van, a type of covered railway goods wagon with large sliding side doors instead of hinged ones. This design allows for easier loading and unloading of palletized goods by forklift trucks, as it provides a wide, unobstructed opening to the van's interior. These vans were a common feature of British Rail's freight services from the 1960s onwards for carrying general merchandise.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005792
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: SVG; Spanish: SVG; French: SVG
Record as JSON
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  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for Sliding Plug Van, a type of covered railway goods wagon with large sliding side doors instead of hinged ones. This design allows for easier loading and unloading of palletized goods by forklift trucks, as it provides a wide, unobstructed opening to the van's interior. These vans were a common feature of British Rail's freight services from the 1960s onwards for carrying general merchandise.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "SVG",
    "es": "SVG",
    "fr": "SVG"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/svg/"
}

Record 6,332 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.