Spitfire2865 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Hello. Not sure if this is the right place to ask this but felt more right than others. Im looking for information on this wagon. I cant seem to find anything. Dimensions, drawings, photos, history, anything would be helpful. I have one picture or a model of it and it doesnt help me much. Photo does NOT belong to me. Thank you for any help you can give. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Bob Essery's Volume Two of Midland Wagons gives two diagrams of 'Traction Wagons'. Both are 11ft wb, 20ft over headstocks and with 14ft flat decks. The first covers 112 wagons built between 1880 and 1906 which were described in the Lot Book as 10T Implement Wagons. The second covers 12 wagons built between 1909 and 1914 plus 40 more built by the LMS in 1929 which one of the photographs inicates were rated at 12 Tons. The wagon number on your model (what's its provenance btw) is not one of those given in the text. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 BR built similar wagons, coded 'Hymac', as late as the 1960s:- http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/byhymacex/h2c0f6def#h2c0f6def I wouldn't be surprised to see BR using the Midland drawings, albeit with refinements like roller-bearings, as Specials often seemed to be built as replacements for similar wagons which had become life-expired. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 Bob Essery's Volume Two of Midland Wagons gives two diagrams of 'Traction Wagons'. Both are 11ft wb, 20ft over headstocks and with 14ft flat decks. The first covers 112 wagons built between 1880 and 1906 which were described in the Lot Book as 10T Implement Wagons. The second covers 12 wagons built between 1909 and 1914 plus 40 more built by the LMS in 1929 which one of the photographs inicates were rated at 12 Tons. The wagon number on your model (what's its provenance btw) is not one of those given in the text.Could I possibly have some scans of those? What do you mean by provenance? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Could I possibly have some scans of those? What do you mean by provenance? 1 - I'll see what I can do. If you PM me your e-mail address I think copyright laws will allow me to send you a scan for your own personal use only. 2 - Where did the wagon come from from? Was it a kit or scratch built? What scale is it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I think there's a Hymac preserved on the NYMR stuffed in the back of a siding, I'll have a look tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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