class37418stag Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Hiya everyone how are you all? so Moment EWS MEA wagon usually for engineer work?????? Thank you Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hiya everyone how are you all? so Moment EWS MEA wagon usually for engineer work?????? Thank you Andrew No- they're used for short-term traffic flows, such as coal to Clitheroe or Penyfford cement works from various locations, contaminated sand from Truro to Humberside, coal for blending between various sites in South Wales and other similar traffic. I don't believe they're used that often in engineers' workings, as the high sides make loading from below track level difficult, and tempt people to overload them. This is why numbers were cut down to give the lower-sided MFA, which I believe Bachmann also make. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted July 8, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2010 Add flyash from Drax - Gascoigne Wood Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Stone from the peak district also Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted July 8, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2010 No- they're used for short-term traffic flows, such as coal to Clitheroe or Penyfford cement works from various locations, Also used for slag from iron/steel industry to Clitheroe cement works - using the same wagons as the coal flow. Only way to recognise them is the lower height and appearance of the load, as the slag is far denser than coal and is finer in consistency. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishlocos Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Hi am fairly sure they are used for coal from Ayrshire to Clitheroe and have been used for calcified seaweed from Cornwall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big T Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 and coal to Rugby... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted July 12, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 12, 2010 I think we were generalising the commodities carried rather than specifying all the flows they were used on - I was anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Add flyash from Drax - Gascoigne Wood MEA carry Flyash ?!?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Also used for slag from iron/steel industry to Clitheroe cement works - using the same wagons as the coal flow. Only way to recognise them is the lower height and appearance of the load, as the slag is far denser than coal and is finer in consistency. Cheers, Mick MEA carry slag from steel work? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Hello everyone In 1990 MEA carry slag from steel work? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 31, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2016 Yes. There was a regular (monthly?) working from Redcar to Clitheroe Cement works, where it was blended with cement. The same wagons were used for the coal train as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Hello everyone In 1990 MEA carry slag from steel work? There was also a short term, intensive flow from Llanwern steel works to Cardiff Docks in connection with a sewage outfall / pumping station that needed to be built when the Cardiff Bay barrage was built. . The 37/9s were regulars on the working. . Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 31, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2016 MEA carry slag from steel work? yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 yes Thanks newbryford and any photo of MEA wagon carry slag please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 How about this for starters ? http://www.hondawanderer.com/37906_Marshfield_1998.htm Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 How about this for starters ? http://www.hondawanderer.com/37906_Marshfield_1998.htm Brian R That empty train but I need know what like slag because I need buy correct slag for fit MEA wagon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Here's a photo of some slag:- http://www.mineralproducts.org/prod_slag01.htm The empty wagons were travelling back to Llanwern Steelworks after delivering slag to be used on a water-treatment plant project in Cardiff Bay- my brother-in-law was a geotechnical engineer on the project, which used about 2 million tonnes of the stuff. If you're looking to replicate it, I'd use a dark grey paint, with just a little silver or gunmetal-grey mixed in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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