5Bel Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 Hi All, Thanks for the kind words. While I was wiating for the relevant MJT bits to turn up I managed to make a model out of the cut off ends that I have aquired doing this and my 4Epb. I will post pics of it soon. Can anyone guess what it is? Cheers for now, Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Bel Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 Hi All, While I was waiting for the MJT parts to finish the Hap, I decided to make something out of the scrap ends that I had amassed while doing the Hap and Epb conversions. I was looking on the Departmentals.com website and saw a train heating boiler van. I realised I would be able to make an interpretation of one with the leftovers. Here it is, It utilises two suburban ends and BG doors and windows and is mounted on a parkside 12' chassis. It looks OK from a distance. Cheers for now, Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptic Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Ah, I've just got back, and logged in ('cos I'm interested) And, lo & behold,..I said to myself (always doing that, these days),....That's a B.R. Mk.1 Horse Box, (HB) On closer viewing , I made up my mind, that, although it being very close, it was, indeed, not. Have you got any B.R. / TOPS Code for this vehicle ? Again, 5Bel, many thanks for a very informative build / thread Regards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted December 11, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 11, 2010 that's a cracking wee beastie ian, built much like the real thing, body and roof panels put together on a wagon chassis! of course, also a good way of using all those 'spare' bits lying around. link on departmentals.com: http://www.departmentals.com/photos.php?cat=DS (scroll down to ADS 70185) a comment on the photo of this particular one gives the origins of these boiler vans: "An excerpt from the April 1963 Southern Carriage and Wagon Society Notes gives the origins of theses vehicles: 'Steam Heating - Boiler Vans - DS70185/6/7/8/9 are "0 SR Train Heating Boiler Van", all Southampton Docks; built at Eastleigh on 20ton mineral wagon u/frames:, 21'6" over buffers, wheelbase 12ft; not vacuum braked; new bodywork resembling a BR horsebox. DS 70190/1 are similar but larger, converted at Ashford from SCVs, suitable for use in express passenger trains, vacuum braked, 26ft over buffers, wheelbase 17'6"; existing body structure steel-sheeted. Both types have oleo-pneumatic buffers, automatic oil-fired boilers, a blue light to indicate "boiler steaming", an orange warning light showing fault (with automatic boiler shut-down) and fault alarm bell. 70185-9 take 880 gals water, 280 gals oil; 70190/1 take 360 gals fuel, 1000 gals water. 70185 is dated 5.2.62 - 70190/1 are for Bournemouth West, or Weymouth if required.' further pics at paul bartlett's site: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c1832220.html can't see any coding on these, but presumably would be Zxx? EDIT: a quick flick through a book i have has ZSP/ZSV for 'train pre-heating unit' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Bel Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 Hi All, Again, thanks for the comments and the explanation. Ceptic, I hadn't thought of a horsebox. I might have a look to see if it is possible, don't see any reason why not. The steam heat van will lurk on a siding in the EMU depot on my as yet unstarted layout. Cheers for now, Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsley Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I'll be interested to see how you get on with it - you're the first person that I've heard of actually using one! I might give one a try when I get round to finishing my VEP (odds are that the Hornby one will be out first! ) I was right, it was My Replica/MJT VEP is still a collection of parts under my workbench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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