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Churnet unidentified Warwell

Discussion in 'Heritage Rolling Stock' started by Bestieboy, Mar 25, 2009.

  1. Bestieboy

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    Hi
    A friend of mine visited the line last weekend and noted an unidentified Warwell at Oakamoor. It is in grey livery & is carrying an engine of some sort, covered in green tarpaulin. I am trying to establish the identity. Could this possibly be the Crewe works example 024603 (CDM360337) as this is close to the CVR & has apparently gone missing from Crewe or maybe one of the ex MODA 95xxx series. If not does anyone know any other details about this wagon.

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    Many Thanks
    Steve Best
     
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    It looks like a MOD warwell, but one that had been an internal user for many years. The fleet that were active on the mainline were re-bogied in the 1970's and had further modifivations when they were airbraked in the 1980's & 1990's. There were some with diamond frame bogies at marchwood Military port in the 1970's.

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    Cheers Neil
    I did actually mean one of the type that didn't make the MODA (re-bogied)series but messed my wording up, not for the first time. One of the batch, as you say at Marchwood, that used to be numbered, I think, in the 80xxx series? but like you say was probably an I/u or hidden at the MOD for a long time? Its why I thought it may have been the one at crewe though I'm not sure if that batch had the surround near the buffer?
    I have emailed the Churnet so hopefully they can solve this one.
    Steve
     
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    The 'surround near the buffer' is part of the screw-jack arrangement to stop it up-ending when loading tanks.

    Certainly M360332 at the GCR has had this feature removed, presumably in LMS days.

    Phil
     
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