Fat Controller Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Just heard from friends in the Calais area that there are a number of new bogie opens that will be crossing in the next day or two. Finished in a smart maroon livery, they have the owner's name, TOUAX, in large script; a change to some of the recent arrivals, which are loathe to be identified. I wonder what traffic they're intended for? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) These maybe? https://www.railfreight.com/business/2019/07/31/touax-orders-95-freight-wagons-for-mendip-rail/?gdpr=accep Edited February 18, 2020 by Ron Ron Ron 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Looks like former mineral wagon that doesn't want to be overloaded with spoil ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfsup Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 More of the JNA / MMA Box wagons then. I think after the HYA /IIA wagon bogie hopper wagon, the JNA design has to be some of the most successful wagon since the HHA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 They're quite an old design, with the advantage of being built like a brick out-house. The photos I saw had 'TOUAX' in large characters towards the left-hand end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike Posted February 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2020 Yep, they're more EALNOS JNA box wagons destined for Touax. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) On 18/02/2020 at 15:05, Fat Controller said: They're quite an old design, with the advantage of being built like a brick out-house. The photos I saw had 'TOUAX' in large characters towards the left-hand end. The JNAs aren't that old, the first MRL ones were delivered early 2017, the first of the design (Ermewa / Tarmac) were the summer before from memory. I believe this Touax batch are the ones to be Mendip bound. Found a pic online https://flic.kr/p/2iu3uQb Jo Edited February 19, 2020 by Steadfast Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlandRed Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) I saw a rake of these wagons at Willesden this morning when passing on a Pendolino. Maroon body with Touax in large yellow lettering. Looking brand new - nice comparison with some of the graffitied wagons in trainloads there. My attention was initially drawn to a pair of Freightliner 86s on a train. The Touax train was further north in the yard. Edited February 19, 2020 by MidlandRed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Steadfast said: The JNAs aren't that old, the first MRL ones were delivered early 2017, the first of the design (Ermewa / Tarmac) were the summer before from memory. I believe this Touax batch are the ones to be Mendip bound. Found a pic online https://flic.kr/p/2iu3uQb Jo The design has been used on mainland Europe for a long while; the UIC Code is Eaos, I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 The news article I linked to above, says that this particular order is for 55 new open wagons (the JNA's spotted) and 40 new hopper wagons, which presumably will follow on later? Images in the link.... https://www.railfreight.com/business/2019/07/31/touax-orders-95-freight-wagons-for-mendip-rail/?gdpr=accept&gdpr=accept . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Ealnos was first used on the IOA Mussels built for Network Rail in the 2000s. It also applies to the Freightliner MWA boxes built recently to a different design, and I think, the IEA Falcons. The wagons being discussed were first introduced in 2016. They are a new design from Astra Rail in Romania, riding on LN25 bogies. Eanos (notice the lack of 'l' in the middle) is a common code on European wagons, these are longer than the UK spec Ealnos. Usual bogie is a Y25 or derivative. These codes do not relate to one specific build of wagon, they are a spec that different wagon builders can build to which ensures commonality of dimensions and specifications within a fleet even with builds 20 years apart for example. Jo 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 11 hours ago, Steadfast said: Ealnos was first used on the IOA Mussels built for Network Rail in the 2000s. It also applies to the Freightliner MWA boxes built recently to a different design, and I think, the IEA Falcons. The wagons being discussed were first introduced in 2016. They are a new design from Astra Rail in Romania, riding on LN25 bogies. Eanos (notice the lack of 'l' in the middle) is a common code on European wagons, these are longer than the UK spec Ealnos. Usual bogie is a Y25 or derivative. These codes do not relate to one specific build of wagon, they are a spec that different wagon builders can build to which ensures commonality of dimensions and specifications within a fleet even with builds 20 years apart for example. Jo The l appears to mean they are "non tippable" Although compared to TOPS codes they give more information about the wagon they are far from descriptive of a particular design/batch. Wikipedia gives a good over view and a link to the UIC site itself. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UIC_classification_of_goods_wagons Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Picture of these (credited to Touax) in this months Rail Express they are for Mendip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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