Jenny Emily Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I have a number of Bachmann steel bodied mineral wagons in MOT/MWT bauxite livery (37-451, 37-401, 37-376 & 37-376A) and wondered what period they actually represent? Up until now I have assumed that they appeared during the early 1940s, but don't know for sure. Would they have lasted through nationalisation in this livery or did the real ones get absorbed into BR stock and get repainted grey? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I have a number of Bachmann steel bodied mineral wagons in MOT/MWT bauxite livery (37-451, 37-401, 37-376 & 37-376A) and wondered what period they actually represent? Up until now I have assumed that they appeared during the early 1940s, but don't know for sure. Would they have lasted through nationalisation in this livery or did the real ones get absorbed into BR stock and get repainted grey? They were absorbed into the BR fleet upon Nationalisation- unlike other absorbed stock, BR allocated Diagram and Lot Numbers to them, and gave them 'B' prefixed numbers. I believe quite a few were built immediately post-war, as an attempt to keep the former Royal Ordanance Factories busy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Emily Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 Thanks! That answers a question that's been nagging me for some years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Jenny The best history of these is in Fidczuk, Peter. (1991) The 16ton steel mineral wagon, part one Prewar and wartime designs. Modellers Backtrack vol. 1 (part 3) pp 124 - 133. includes Drawings - official of the slope sided mineral (diag 1/100) Hurst Nelson 14/16t private owner (435), ex MWT/SNCF diag. 1/112 (119). AND Fidczuk, Peter. (1991) The 16ton steel mineral wagon, part two Later Pre-Nationalisation developments. Modellers Backtrack vol. 1 (part 4) pp 148 - 156. includes Drawings - LNER diag. 188/BR diag. 1/103 ex MOT rivet (439); BR diag. 1/105 ex MOT rivet (418); BR diag. 1/102 ex WD welded (123). They were BR diagram 1/100. The first may have arrived during 1944, but most were 1945 - 47. They were delivered with bauxite bodies and black frames. This livery will have been slowly replaced during the mid 1950s. They lasted until 1965 or possibly 1966 (BR appears to have sought out for condemnation the non standard 16ton minerals). There is just one photograph of one in traffic (but condemned) in BR Slope sided mineral wagon – 12 photographs http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c239886.html Paul Bartlett Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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