13T High Sided Steel Open Wagons - Block Train Loads

[scottystitch]

I have acquired a number of Farish 13T High Sided Steel open wagons.

 

Can anyone suggest a suitable flow/load for a train of these, perhaps in a block format.  I do have a few photos of them in trains, but none of them show the commodity on board.

 

If it's any help the area of interest is Glasgow and its environs, but anything suitable for a heavily industrialised zone would be suitable...

 

Early to mid sixties is the time period.

 

Any help, greatly appreciated.

 

Best

 

Scott

[Fat Controller]

Soda ash, scrap metal, bricks, shingle. Their wood-bodied equivalets were preferred for rock salt.

 

[SM42]

They used to be loaded with sand in Kidderminster yard.

 

Only a few wagons at a time though IIRC

 

Where it was going I don't know, but there was talk that the sand was good for casting so some sort of metal melting industry would be possible but as it is  that red, building sand colour, maybe for the building industry .

 

Andy

[Rivercider]

8 minutes ago, SM42 said:

They used to be loaded with sand in Kidderminster yard.

 

Only a few wagons at a time though IIRC

 

Where it was going I don't know, but there was talk that the sand was good for casting so some sort of metal melting industry would be possible but as it is  that red, building sand colour, maybe for the building industry .

 

Andy

It might not be the same thing, (and little use to the OP) but around 1980 Stourport 'A' sand was loaded at Kidderminster, the WR civil engineers used it as blanketing sand.

 

cheers

[SM42]

3 minutes ago, Rivercider said:

It might not be the same thing, (and little use to the OP) but around 1980 Stourport 'A' sand was loaded at Kidderminster, the WR civil engineers used it as blanketing sand.

 

cheers

 

A mystery solved. 1980s fits with my recollections. 

 

Not quite Glasgow but a possible load nontheless.

 

Andy

[doilum]

On 07/01/2021 at 16:44, SM42 said:

They used to be loaded with sand in Kidderminster yard.

 

Only a few wagons at a time though IIRC

 

Where it was going I don't know, but there was talk that the sand was good for casting so some sort of metal melting industry would be possible but as it is  that red, building sand colour, maybe for the building industry .

 

Andy

Glass works.

[SM42]

10 minutes ago, doilum said:

Glass works.

 

Wrong type of sand.  It's more like builder's sand. Use by the civil engineer as indicated by Rivercider above,  sounds more plausible

 

Andy

[doilum]

1 hour ago, SM42 said:

 

Wrong type of sand.  It's more like builder's sand. Use by the civil engineer as indicated by Rivercider above,  sounds more plausible

 

Andy

Sorry, I was thinking about the original post about loads in 13T wagons rather than specific route diagrams.

[The Stationmaster]

Definitely used for concrete sleepers ex the manufacturing site

 

[Simon Lee]

Autumn 1974, we received 2 train loads of these wagons at Hull Central Freight depot, conveying condemned fish from Mallaig. 

 

Apparently one of the Soviet "Klondyker" fish factory ships had an equipment

breakdown and the catch was condemmed, and sold to the Hull Fish Meal company.

 

The wagons stank to high heaven especially once the sheets were removed.

 

It's a bit later than your timeframe, but passed through your area. 

[Phil Bullock]

26 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said:

Definitely used for concrete sleepers ex the manufacturing site

 

You get there before me Mike! Trains out of Quedgeley for sure....