Ian Smeeton
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Dear Paul,
I am curious about the 16T Mineral wagons built by Pressed Steel.
Were they to a standard (BR) design, or did they contain elements of Pressed Steel's own design. I have seen reference to end doors being of pressed design. Would these have been peculiar to the Pressed Steel batches, or more widely used?
The reason I am asking, is that as part of my build of Paisley St James, the Pressed Steel plant at Linwood accessed via the Paisley & Barrhead District Railway was involved in Rolling Stock manufacture, and the intention, eventually, is to include delivery trains of new stock.
I have a picture in my mind of a delivery train of 16T Minerals, ex works and unweathered, and in numerical order. Just my little pecadilloe, but something I would like to model.
Regards
Ian Smeeton
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I don't usually reply to off site notices, especially not emails.
It is likely that every builder had small differences. There are even tiny apparently one off within batches.
I would suggest PS were a more upto date manufacturer than some used for the production of more than a quarter million wagons and PS did build one hell of a lot of them - although didn't they start quite late - look at Pete Fidczuks articles in Modellers backtrack. I can't recollect seeing any with pressed doors, a relatively early feature more often associated with rivetted construction. What evidence do you have for pressed doors?
Paul
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Sorry, Paul, I didn't mean to go 'off message'.
I have no evidence for pressed doors, it was just idle speculation, as the company was 'Pressed Steel'.
I have had a look through some of your photos on your site, and the doors seem to be welded or rivetted rather than pressed, although most of the photos that I have looked at were quite late in the wagons' lives.
As you are the foremost expert on wagons on the forum, I thought that I could tap into your kbnowledge.
Once again, sorry for any inconvenience.
Regards
Ian Smeeton
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