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& 4 Ba e Car Carrier Seatrain. Operates Betwzen New Orleans and Havana. Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd. Freight Cars Carried at Low Cost Between New Orleans, Havana BOLD and novel idea in trans- sportation by water has been carried out in building and placing in service an ocean ferry for carrying loaded freight cars between New Orleans and Havana. This ves- sel, named the SEATRAIN, was built in England by Swan Hunter & Wig- ham Richardson Ltd. under a num- ber of patents, both American and foreign. ‘The SEATRAIN is the first vessel of her kind in the world. In- stead of running the railway cars from the shore rails on the carferry rails as is customary in the usual type, the loaded freight cars are lifted from the shore rails by a spe- cial crane. One of the accompany- ing illustrations shows the method of operation. A crane of this type has been installed at the terminal in New Orleans and one at the terminal at Havana. Each crane is designed to safely carry a load of 105 tons in service. This allows for one 80-ton freight car and 25 tons for the sup- porting cradle and equipment. Fur- ther particulars about these cranes will be given later in this article. A company known as the Overseas Railways Inc., an independent Amer- ican concern in no way affiliated or connected with or controlled by any railroad or other steamship company has been organized to operate the SEATRAIN. The new carferry sailed from Glasgow bound for Havana on Nov. 14 last year. Extraordinarily bad weather was encountered and her seagoing qualities were given a severe trial. Though in light condition the vessel made a_ very satisfactory passage. After a period of getting together loose ends and completing all details the vessel sailed from Peseta Nee Mer Pe ee en Sa oe Sh re Cae SihiguaeS dae naeebban OY patccnain neal ne Satta insta cb Sabie kale Seca SE ee Oe eiidieieeaiiet |. THE WORKS OF SWAN, HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON LTD., WALLSEND AND WALKER-ON- € 22 MARINE REVIEW—February, 1929