A mish-mash of Tope engineer’s wagons.
FOLLOWING THE SELECTION of ZBA ‘Rudd’ wagons posted the other day, here is an earlier batch of shots of their sister ZCV ‘Tope’ engineer’s vehicles. These kept their original - albeit rebodied in the 1970s - bodywork, which was reduced in height by a few inches.
A selection of Rudd engineer’s wagons.
INTRODUCED IN THE late 1980s, around 2,500 Clam, Rudd and Tope engineer’s wagons were rebuilt for BR by Marcroft Engineering and CC Crump using redundant HTV 21-ton mineral hoppers.
The excellent kit maker releases its molten sulfur tank car.
IF YOU CAST your mind back to January, I posted a number of pictures of molten sulfur tank cars, inspired by Rail Yard Models’ announcement that it would be working on a brand new kit for one of these vehicles. These can be found here, here and here.
Give me a B please Bob!
IF YOU’RE INTO steel carriers, then today is your lucky day! Twenty B-Coded wagons make up the selection below, drawn from 10 different individual TOPS codes. The BTA pipe carriers are particular favourites!
A quickie update to WotW.
JUST FIVE WAGONS make up today’s selection, culled from the I-Coded and P-Coded types. The Fastline Freight IIA coal hoppers make their first appearance on Wagons on the Web, while the other four pictures cover the fascinating Sussex Rail ‘drain train’ converted from FGA ‘Freightliner’ flats.