Mark Saunders Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Does anyone know how many of these wagons remained with the French Railways rather than returning to the UK to become diagram 1/100 minerals! Â Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Does anyone know how many of these wagons remained with the French Railways rather than returning to the UK to become diagram 1/100 minerals! Â Mark Saunders Not sure of the numbers involved, Mark, but I think it may only have been those examples modified into ballast hoppers. I can't find a link at present, but there were some photos published on a French site showing examples at a French wagon works immediately post-WW2. Top-hinged flaps had been fitted the length of the panels either side of the door, and the door itself was inverted so the hinge was on the top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Mark I've tried to see if I can link directly to the photo of the modified slope-sided wagon, but the best I can do is link you to the site:- http://lapassiondutrain.blogspot.co.uk/ then click on the link 'Tergnier' on the right. When you have opened that link, keep clicking on the 'Articles plus anciens' button until you get to 03 Nov 2013. There's probably a quicker way, but I've not found it.. I noticed that each of these wagons used the side doors from another two wagons, which further reduces the numbers returned to the UK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Brian  Thanks for the link!  I have not seen this photograph before! There is another photo somewhere showing a line of five of these conversions!  The original door has been rehung upside down as can be seen by the bottom door marking now at the top, with two new fabricated doors either side and deflection plates added at solebar level!  A nice find!  I thought that I had got a quick link but it did not work!   Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015  This should take you to the correct page, second image down,  http://lapassiondutrain.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Tergnier?updated-max=2013-11-07T20:04:00%2B01:00&max-results=20&start=76&by-date=false  And yes, thanks for that Brian, what a fascinating conversion, completely new to me.  Also, on my way, scrolled past a more modern shot with a French blast furnace, or should I say, Haut Fourneaux, in the background, can't be bad!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Arthur  Thanks!  I think that they would make a pleasant conversion, shame they never came back to Britain in that condition!  Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Â I was thinking just the same myself Mark, pity we never saw them over here, it's a really interesting looking wagon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 This is a shot of a conversion using all original MoT doors!  Mark  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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