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  1. The Murgatroyd's caustic tankers were described in detail as has been suggested in Railway Archive No.15 by Peter Fidczuk. Murgatroyd' s Salt & Chemical Co was established after the war in Elworth, Sandbach, Chesire. My father was appointed manager of the salt plant when the factory opened about 1948. I got to know the tankers well, which were introduced in 1956, as I worked there during holidays. As  I helped to load them they were favourites of mine. Railway Archive has photos of 4 wheel tankers as well as the bogie ones. The tankers produced by Hornb/Triang are too short but the livery is well produced. I have several OO gauge ones & have fitted correct better bogies & wheels.  I have also converted a TT gauge tanker to 9 mm gauge to run on my narrow gauge railway. Highly improbable but as I have connections to Murgatroyds I think I am justified in doing it.

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