Wagon

It is a kind of Vehicle and Primitive Craft pulled (initially) by a Dray Beast or Sophont or Bicycle.

Description (Specifications)

At its simplest, a wagon is a pair of wheels attached to an axle with a load-carrying bed laid above that.

At its pinnacle, it is a complex trailer towed behind another vehicle with power, brakes, steering, lights and cameras.

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History & Background (Dossier)

Wagons exist from the time of the first wheel TL–0 until the last ground transport is made redundant.

Wagons start by being towed by Sophonts, and end being towed by Sophonts and in the middle are towed by Dray Beasts, Bicycles (called Bicycle-Rickshaws), Cars, Vans, and Trucks (when they are called Trailers).

Towing Mechanisms used change the coupling used. Wheels change from solid disks via spoked wheels to pneumatic tyres. Brakes and suspension are added, along with lights, manoeuvring sensors and complex options to make backing-up easier.

Even as Grav Technology starts to make wheeled commercial vehicles less cost-effective, heavy items are still wheeled to and from those Grav Vehicles on hand-carts. When Teleporters are whisking everyone around the universe, the extra baggage will be wheeled across the threshold on a trolley.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 17-21.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: BackworldTraveller