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Swindon's carriage/van disinfecting shop?

Discussion in 'Heritage Rolling Stock' started by Foxhunter, Jul 12, 2011.

  1. Foxhunter

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    I have to confess, I have only just discovered this building - I was just wondering how exactly it worked and what medium/material Swindon used in the process?

    A photo from Grace's guide:

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    Seem to remember reading somewhere that cyanide was quite a favourite for such processes.
     
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    OMG! Are you serious? The building is essentially a long tube which appears to be sealed/pressurised, I wonder how the process worked...

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    I thought so but a quick search revealed this:
     
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    Incredible! Thanks for that....

    Mind, I've known a couple of support coaches that would have benefited from a trip through that!

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    So not really "fumigated" - the little critters just suffocate and get cooked!

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    It depends what you destroy the vacuum with. If you use a gas mixture, this will get everywhere very quickly. Something like camphor, etc.

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    Found another interesting fact about this:

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