Prototype Mineral Wagons at Rocks by Rail

Hi all

On the 20th of this month I did a photo charter at R by R and on the sixth attempt we had sun all day including the eclipse! They have a nice set of mineral wagons that some of you could use for modelling references.









This was the reason for the photo charter, the loco Salmon came down from the Royal Deeside Railway for the R by R gala as this engine was once based at the shed now part of R by R.



Dave

Those are odd buffers on Salmon..... cast in half and bolted together?

Richard

Dikitriki said:

Those are odd buffers on Salmon..... cast in half and bolted together?

Richard

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Hi Richard
I see what you mean, I hadn't noticed that they were different from the other locos there. It is not something you tend to look at when you are taking a photo of the actual engine.
Dave

These buffers are a feature of several preserved steelworks / iron ore quarry locomotives.

Edit: Oops! Bit of misinformation there. Not United Steel Companies locos as I originally posted, but mainly Stanton & Staveley engines like the Barclay SALMON.

Yep - just checked a fair few engines (4 and 6 coupled) with these buffers and they all link back to Holwell Ironworks / Stanton & Staveley operations, so in all probably a product of the Holwell foundry.

Useful stuff. Thank You. I've just been reading Tim Shackelton's book on weathering, and your wagons pictures mean I might be tempted to get the hairspray and salt out

Cheers

Jan