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Wagonload

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006499

A quantity of freight that fills a single railway wagon, typically transported as part of a larger train carrying multiple wagons for different destinations. This method is suitable for smaller consignments that do not require an entire train. Wagonload traffic involves shunting and sorting at marshalling yards.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006499
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Wagonladung; Spanish: vagón completo; French: wagonload
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006499",
  "term": "Wagonload",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A quantity of freight that fills a single railway wagon, typically transported as part of a larger train carrying multiple wagons for different destinations. This method is suitable for smaller consignments that do not require an entire train. Wagonload traffic involves shunting and sorting at marshalling yards.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Wagonladung",
    "es": "vagón completo",
    "fr": "wagonload"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/wagonload/"
}

Record 7,054 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.