hopper wagon

English

Railtrack-liveried hopper wagon at Bristol Temple Meads, England

Noun

hopper wagon (plural hopper wagons)

1. (rail transport, UK) A railway goods wagon which is used to transport bulk materials in a hopper, the load being usually discharged through the bottom of the wagon.
   • 2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 48:

     Reshaping [of British Railways] initiated the development of what would become merry-go-round trains, delivering coal non-stop to power stations in newly built hopper wagons.

Synonyms

• hopper car (US)