Collapsible intermodal container

A collapsible intermodal container, comprising:

• first and second opposing side walls, the first side wall being connected to the second side wall such that the collapsible intermodal container is configurable between an erected configuration in which the first and second side walls are substantially parallel and spaced apart by a first distance to define an interior for storing goods, and a collapsed configuration in which the first and second side walls are substantially parallel and spaced apart by a second distance which is less than the first distance;
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• an upper wall hinged to an upper end portion of one of the first and second side walls, and a lower wall hinged to a lower end portion of the other of the first and second side walls;
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• front and rear end assemblies for closing front and rear ends of the container and controlling access to the interior in the erected configuration, each of the front and rear end assemblies comprising a corner casting, the front and rear end assemblies being hingedly attached to the first side wall and pivotable between a closed position, in which the respective end assembly extends substantially perpendicularly from the first side wall such that the corner casting is adjacent the upper wall and one of the first side wall and the second side wall, and an open position, in which the respective end assembly extends substantially parallel and adjacent to the first side wall such that the corner casting is adjacent an outer side of the side wall to which the respective end assembly is attached;
• wherein, when the collapsible intermodal container is in the erected configuration, the front and rear end assemblies are engageable with the second side wall to secure the first side wall with respect to the second side wall in the closed position, and, when the collapsible intermodal container is in the collapsed configuration, the front and rear end assemblies are engageable with the first side wall and extend substantially parallel and adjacent to the first side wall in the open position.