Quarry tub

A tub or quarry tub is a type of railway or tramway wagon used in quarries and other industrial locations for the transport of minerals (such as coal, sand, ore, clay and stone) from a quarry or mine face to processing plants or between various parts of an industrial site.

[1] This type of wagon may be small enough for one person to push, or designed for haulage by a horse, or for connection in a train hauled by a locomotive.

The tubs are designed for ease of emptying, usually by a side-tipping action.

This type of rail vehicle is now mainly obsolete, its function having been mostly replaced by conveyor belts.

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