TRAILRAGE Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Came Across this interesting conversion of BYA 966050 while searching for inspiration on PTA tippers. Anyone have any idea on why it was done? For example Maintenance costs or lack of spare hoods or even cost of replacement Hood being Aluminium. Or even possibly the sliding Mechanism was damaged beyond repair. I couldn't see any other pics so are wondering if its either just a one off or Porotype for a rake of them. I did find what is said to be 966050 at Axiom Rail in 2015 without its hood so may well have been OOU for a while. STOCK 966050 Water Orton 20210824 | Rebuilt BYA steel carrie… | Flickr 966050 06.04.2021 | 966050, a steel carrying BYA wagon is se… | Flickr 966050 Axiom Rail Stoke 101015 | DB Schenker BYA bogie cover… | Flickr Cheers Trailrage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 I believe the removal of the hoods was intended to allow the wagons to carry larger-diameter Hot-Reduced Coil. There seem to have been quite a few converted; they are used on the flow from Port Talbot to Trostre. This coil is re-rolled and pickled before tinning, so doesn't need to be protected from the elements. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Stegosaurus , that ones called. check out DB cargo news feed 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreight1998 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Apparently the internal dividers are removable as well to allow them to carry slab. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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