class"66" Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Ive looked on the internet,but so far not had any look finding pictures of EWS/Loadhaul CEA hopper wagons, or what they carry with the pull over roofs... cheers neil.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 At various times, they've carried calcified seaweed from Cornwall to various locations, as well as china clay to Mossend. The photos on Martyn Read's site are of stored wagons at Tees, which makes me wonder if they'd been used in potash or salt traffic from Boulby. Photos do seem rather thin on the ground; I wonder how much use they actually saw? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david12345 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Gareth Bayers site has a few pics Neil. None of the load or in formation in a train though. http://www.garethbayer.co.uk/wotw/great-britain/c-coded/cea-2-axle-covered-hopper/ David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) This CEA was at Healey Mills in 2001 May 31st Edited February 15, 2014 by The Bigbee Line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdlcs Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hello. Looking at Bigbee Lines pictures, the difference between the two wagons jumped out at me. I assumed that the CEAs were conversions of the HEA hoppers, yet the two wagons in the first picture - presumably both CEA - have quite different underframes. Were there different sources for these wagons or was the second wagon in the picture not a CEA? David. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 The further wagon was a prototype fitted with experimental coil suspension instead of leaf springs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 The original traffic was Limestone from Rhylstone to Hunslet later they had spells in Calcified Seaweed and China Clay ( I saw them at Cliffe Vale ). I also saw them at Immingham but never knew why. I seem to recall them trialled in chipped tyre traffic possibly to Aberthawe cement works! They were all converted from the Load Haul refurbished HEA's at RFS Doncaster later EWS took the Maroon paint to some of them! As far as I know they have never visited Boulby for CPL. Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40044 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Petroleum coke from Immingham to Earles was another flow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Gareth Bayers site has a few pics Neil. None of the load or in formation in a train though. http://www.garethbayer.co.uk/wotw/great-britain/c-coded/cea-2-axle-covered-hopper/ David Cheers my mate,ile take look now... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGT1972 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 As Mark noted they were indeed trialled in tyre chip traffic to Aberthaw...but failed dismally when the tyres refused to drop out after the hopper doors were opened. In the end an intrepid soul with an iron bar had to prise them out and they were sent off in disgrace! Hywel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Some very interesting information here,cheers guys... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiles Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Interesting to see several of the photos on Gareth Bayers site show them in Ipswich Lower Yard. Well away from any of the traffic flows mentioned already - in storage maybe but a bit of a strange (and out of the way) place to do it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Interesting to see several of the photos on Gareth Bayers site show them in Ipswich Lower Yard. Well away from any of the traffic flows mentioned already - in storage maybe but a bit of a strange (and out of the way) place to do it! Perhaps it was some sort of traffic for the cement plant outside the town (Claydon), which I don't think has an active rail connection any longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiles Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Perhaps it was some sort of traffic for the cement plant outside the town (Claydon), which I don't think has an active rail connection any longer. The Claydon cement factory was already closed by 2001 when the pictures were dated and I'm fairly sure rail traffic ceased a few years before then anyway (though I stand to be corrected!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted November 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) There is a cracking shot of a block train of these wagons returning empty from Cliffe Vale to St. Blazey here: http://www.hondawanderer.com/37042_Cockwood_Harbour_1999.htm This is an excellent site for browsing and could easily eat up a whole day if you're not careful... Edited November 14, 2015 by Western Aviator 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIAM Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Sounds like these wagon conversions were a bit of a white elephant in the real world - trialled a lot but never settling down on a single flow for any length of time. I note they are still in the current Bachmann catalogue however. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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