Ragtag Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Hi folks, I have it in mind to add some freight variety to one of my layouts, and would like to run a modern limestone train. Having had a search around, the pics I can find show trains of CBA/CEA hoppers. Are these still in service or are their more modern wagons now on these flows? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted March 26, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2010 I typed 'Swinden Quarry rail' into a well known search engine, and among many other entries, this turned up I've no idea about wagons, but it shows what was used then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Hi folks, I have it in mind to add some freight variety to one of my layouts, and would like to run a modern limestone train. Having had a search around, the pics I can find show trains of CBA/CEA hoppers. Are these still in service or are their more modern wagons now on these flows? Cheers The CBAs used on the limestone flow to Port Talbot have been replaced by 30' containers with opening covers, carried on pairs of FCA container flats. These now run from Thrislington in Co. Durham, rather than Hardendale. There isn't any traffic to Teesside at present, as the blast furnaces have been mothballed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtag Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 Thanks for the replies, FCAs are probably a non-starter - given the length of sidings I have I might get 3 or 4 wagons at a squeeze. What about open mineral wagon for limestone chippings coming from the quarry? Something like an MEA? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Thanks for the replies, FCAs are probably a non-starter - given the length of sidings I have I might get 3 or 4 wagons at a squeeze. What about open mineral wagon for limestone chippings coming from the quarry? Something like an MEA? MEAs are certainly used for limestone traffic from the Peak District, both for use as roadstone, and for the sugar beet industry as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40044 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 The CBAs used on the limestone flow to Port Talbot have been replaced by 30' containers with opening covers, carried on pairs of FCA container flats. These now run from Thrislington in Co. Durham, rather than Hardendale. There isn't any traffic to Teesside at present, as the blast furnaces have been mothballed. The Port Talbot lime has been running from Hardendale besides Thrislington since last summer. Both flows use the FCAs and 30' containers out of the same pool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Emily Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Are JGA bogie hoppers still used? I remember seeing them unloading at terminals in Manchester. They are quite large though (from memory one JGA is about the length of two MEAs). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40044 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Are JGA bogie hoppers still used? I remember seeing them unloading at terminals in Manchester. They are quite large though (from memory one JGA is about the length of two MEAs). Yes, but the RMC ones are scattered far and wide now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtag Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 Unless I'm very much mistaken, aren't those JGAs in the video Phil posted first? Well, I have a few ideas floating about now. Time to break out the yardstick I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40044 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Unless I'm very much mistaken, aren't those JGAs in the video Phil posted first? Well, I have a few ideas floating about now. Time to break out the yardstick I reckon. They are the Tarmac JGAs which work out of Rylstone Quarry to Hull and Redcar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Woodcock Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Hello A working using MEA box wagons carrying limestone is the Sat only Peak Forest to Peterboro' which carries on on Monday to Bury St Edmunds. I have photographed this being unloaded at Bury yard. Cheers George Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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