Talk:Match wagon

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Match wagon is not really a good redirect, it is problematic. Peter Horn User talk 22:02, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * OK, a match wagon has the same dual coupling at each end of any railroad car. A barrier vehicle has a different coupling one at each end of any railroad car. Peter Horn User talk 16:39, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Nope, it's the other way around. A match wagon has different couplings at each end, because it is used to match one type to another, hence the name. A barrier vehicle has the same type each end, because it separates two vehicles that must not be marshalled together, such as a steam locomotive and an explosives wagon - it's a barrier between the two. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 21:51, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The flatcar that separates a locomotive from a boxcar full of dynamite is an idler flatcar. That said, one could have an idler boxcar Peter Horn
 * Never mind, I changed the redirect to Dual coupling Peter Horn User talk 20:11, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * You should not have done that. Long-standing redirs may only be retargetted after discussion at WP:RFD. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 22:07, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * A match wagon is not an idler flatcar but any railroad car with the same dual coupling at each end. Peter Horn User talk 00:11, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
 * That said, a barrier vehicle can be any railroad car with a different coupler at each end. Peter Horn User talk 00:24, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Where is the RfD authorising ? -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 09:38, 28 June 2022 (UTC)