jonny777 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Trevor Mann and Peter Fidczuk identify this wagon as being a 1966 conversion of either plate, double bolster or tube wagons built between 1928 and 1936. The conversions were undertaken by W H Davis and numbered 74 in total. The wagons were used for carrying cut timber between the east cost ports and the Ashworth Kirk premises at Colwick, Notts. Withdrawal took place in 1971-72. HTH, James I have come to this thread very late, but I remember trains of timber wagons going past my parents house near Sleaford in the mid 1960s. The train originated at Boston Docks and from memory when new the wagons were painted a light green colour, and the train length varied, presumably due to the amount of timber on the latest ship to dock at the port. If the destination was Colwick, it would make a lot of sense because the motive power was usually a class 25 and I always wondered where the train was going, as I never saw them anywhere else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Maiden Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Hi I am considering attempting to scratchbuild some timber P wagon in 00 scale probably from a parkside dundas plate wagon kit. These wagons appear to be camera shy! Does anyone know of any good images of these wagons in books/magazines. Only found a few so far such as one in Don Rowlands 'British rail wagons' book. No luck on Paul Bartletts excellant wagon website unfortunately. toby Hi Toby I actually scratched a few of these wagons (3 early versions and 2 late) for my layout. The basis of my scratchbuilds were the parkside plate wagoins but to be honest only the soulbars were of use and even then you'll need to take off the w-irons/wheel bearings. You can contact parkside and ask for just the black sprues to be sent to you. I fitted whitemetal roller bearings connected to compensated units for the wheel assembies and added sprung oleo buffers. There's a set of works drawings for the late version wagon in the Model Railway Constructor 1983 Annual which can still be found online. Here's a pic of of the early variant Timber P wagons that I made.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 The ones that I saw were not quite like the one above, as they did not have such substantial ends. I have searched long and hard for a photo of the Boston-Colwick version and finally discovered some here :- They are not at a perfect angle, but are the best I have found so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 The ones that I saw were not quite like the one above, as they did not have such substantial ends. I have searched long and hard for a photo of the Boston-Colwick version and finally discovered some here :- They are not at a perfect angle, but are the best I have found so far. Try these off BR wagon research (yahoo groups) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BR_wagon_research/photos/album/1451508184/pic/list Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theremin Posted June 26, 2011 Author Share Posted June 26, 2011 Seemed to have missed this thread resurrecting itself until now. Those timber P scratchbuilds look excellent Northern Maiden. I was going to have a go myself having now acquired the judith edge conflat P kit as a basis. Not sure if i'll post my build though after seeing yours . There's obviously more to these wagons than i thought! Toby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 BR official at Barassie. https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/60/749/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Just to revive this topic momentarily; I heard rumours of a possible kit for the Barrassie version. Has this ever come to actual substance? Davy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 8 hours ago, Mad McCann said: Just to revive this topic momentarily; I heard rumours of a possible kit for the Barrassie version. Has this ever come to actual substance? Davy. "Scottish Modeller" is probably your man. Nothing produced yet, to my knowledge. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Perhaps of some interest: 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted June 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, 26power said: Perhaps of some interest: Of almost more interest is the Class 24 at Corrour. If the lack of photos is anything to go by, they were a bit of a rarity on the West Highland line. David Edited June 6, 2019 by Kylestrome 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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