A
mineral wagon or
coal truck is a small two axle
railway vehicle used in the
United Kingdom and elsewhere to carry
coal and other
mine products. They were originally made of wood and often of very simple construction, with no
train brakes, but from the 1930s on were more commonly made of
riveted or
welded steel.
Mineral wagons were phased out in the UK in the 1960s, following reduction in demand for household coal and the development of merry-go-round trains, which use much larger hopper wagons.