Talk:Conflat

Proposed rename

Can we rename this page as "Conflat (trains)", to distinguish from the vacuum flange? Mwistey (talk) 19:50, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

'(trains)' is not a very good suffix to use. '(rail transport)' would be better, as this is the term generally used in Wikipedia (avoids railway vs railroad arguments!). Here '(rail wagon)' might be appropriate instead. (Using 'trains' is a bit like using the suffix 'soldiers' in place of 'army' or 'military').

You should NEVER copy a page as you did to create conflat (railways). This type of copy loses the editing history of the article, which must be maintained as part of the GFDL (usage licence). Since we won't be using that name, and it's an unlikely search term, I'll request its deletion. In the meantime I have redirected it to the right article.

Having said all that, I agree that a page rename IS appropriate, since the rail usage is probably restricted to British terminology, and is (AFAIK) now historic, while the vacuum usage is more widespread (though still in the realms of industry jargon).

I'll sort out the rest later.

EdJogg (talk) 14:37, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

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Consistent naming, etc

@EdJogg: Consistent naming of all the types of what are essentially special intermodal containers mentioned in this article would be helpful. Dimensions would also be helpful in describing them. Dimensione of the wagons would be interesting. Peter Horn User talk 18:41, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

Early LNER Conflat?

This BBC article may be of interest. Despite it referring to a 'carriage' and a 'truck', the picture looks very much like a container such as might be used for a house move (as mentioned in the article). If it doesn't fall apart while being dug up, and there is any follow up coverage, it might be worth a mention. -- Verbarson  ^talk_edits 17:18, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Nice response from Jago Hazzard: The "Mystery Railway Wagon" in Belgium that isn't a mystery at all. -- Verbarson  ^talk_edits 20:20, 27 March 2024 (UTC)