Arun Sharma Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 (edited) Do Class 43 power cars have sandboxes? There is a box with chamfered ends located just behind the compressor and in front of the No2 fuel tank which seems to run the full width of the power car and I was wondering whether this was a sandbox. For clarity, it is coloured bright green on my 1/43rd scale 3D construction screen shot: Edited December 25, 2019 by Arun Sharma extra information Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexagon789 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Arun Sharma said: Do Class 43 power cars have sandboxes? There is a box with chamfered ends located just behind the compressor and in front of the No2 fuel tank which seems to run the full width of the power car and I was wondering whether this was a sandbox. For clarity, it is coloured bright green on my 1/43rd scale 3D construction screen shot: HSTs do not have sanding equipment 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arun Sharma Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 Thank you - I wonder if the box is a feeder for the Varley priming pump adjacent to it on the car's B side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraphim Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 The chamfered edge box to which you refer is the attractively-named sludge tank. It's job is to collect detrius from the engine bed plate and then leak it onto the track..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted December 26, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 25/12/2019 at 16:05, Arun Sharma said: Thank you - I wonder if the box is a feeder for the Varley priming pump adjacent to it on the car's B side. It is the bed plate collector and drain, although not to be left open to drain on the tracks. Next to it is the air compressor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arun Sharma Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Thank you Seraphim & Davexoc - The model proceeds apace - and significant chunks of it should be printed and present at both the CMRA Stevenage and Bristol 0gauge shows in January. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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