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RACE (container)
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The RACE containers were developed in 1974 in New South Wales by the <a href="/facts/Public_Transport_Commission/HoE1ND8L">Public Transport Commission</a>, and built by Freighter Industries Ltd. The RACE general container was designed to accommodate 20 standard 1,168 mm × 1,168 mm (46 in × 46 in) pallets stacked in two levels. Carrying capacity was 17 tonnes (16.7 long tons; 18.7 short tons) and it had rear and side doors for ease of loading and unloading.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> There were also ISO RACE containers for non-palletised freight, as well as ventilated, refrigerated and side-loading containers.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Containerization/fxuCbDc3">Containerization</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Intermodal_container/797lTKzR">Intermodal container</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://kkcontainer.com/">Shipping Container</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Network March, April, May 1984 Published by the Railways of Australia Committee <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"RACE Railway Container". SDS Models. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120708231650/http://sdsmodels.com.au/xrace.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120708231650/http://sdsmodels.com.au/xrace.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Network April, 1978 Published by the Railways of Australia Committee p27 <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>