LWRT intermediate wagons update

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Ben Williams Editor

Posted: 18 June 2020, 22:27

Just looking at the list of these again today.

Copying in Stephen's list from the earlier photo comment of what he believes to be currently active:

"DB979036,037,038.039,040,041,042,043,056,057,058,062,063,

064,077,078,079,081,082,083,084,086,087,088,089,

090,091,101,102,103,104,105,106 and 107.

DB979124,125,126,128,129,129,130,131,132,133 and 134."

So a few queries:

979017 - no sightings since Eastleigh 2016 - do we assume gone?

979080, 979083, 979085 & 979100 are listed as stored at British Steel Scunthorpe - query whether 979083 listed above is now part of active fleet? Are the others just used within the BS site in internal use?

979114, 979122 & 979123 - last noted at York Klondyke in July 2017 - has this all been cleared now - these wagons gone?

979126 listed as active but no sightings here since Sep 2018

Likewise 979132 - no sightings here since 2016!

Any more info appreciated, thanks

Cristoff

Posted: 18 June 2020, 23:08

Just had a look on wagons forum - noted the following.

At April 2020 these were stored at Eastleigh C + W according to Tops

979017/126/132.

979080, 979083, 979085 & 979100 are listed as stored at British Steel Scunthorpe

Most recent sightings from Jan 2019 at Scunthorpe.

Can't find anything on the York ones since a 2015 tops list.

Hope that may help.

Chris

Ben Williams Editor

Posted: 19 June 2020, 11:22

Thanks Chris. I'll add a note to the three Eastleigh ones.

Ben Williams Editor

Posted: 19 June 2020, 20:22

I've been told that there was nothing left in Klondyke sidings at the beginning of this year so I think I will list those as scrapped for now and if they turn up then the record can be changed.

Peter Hall

Posted: 20 June 2020, 11:30

Those that were stored in Klondyke Yard in 2017 and for which no disposal is known were seemingly 'spirited' away in 2017. To where and whether they still exist remains a mystery. Probably they were scrapped but if so by whom and where remains a mystery.

The fleet of intermediate wagons listed is I believe correct. Those hidden away at Eastleigh and Scunthorpe are in reserve only a couple of those at Scunthorpe are never likely to be used again so I'm told.

However, it might be that a Clamping Wagon has been converted to an Intermediate wagon but not renumbered as it should have been. Also, a number are no longer used as LWRT wagons but instead for Stock Rail Carrying and have been modified for such use. This is presumably reflected by a revised Design and TOPS code.

Alex Betteney

Posted: 20 June 2020, 12:00

I'm sure I reported some movements/disposals of some LWRT wagons at the time - some went to the Nottingham Sleeper Co at Elkesley. I went one day and though no wagons could be seen, certainly a cab off one of the 'cabbed' type wagons was present. I'm also thinking some went to Ron Hulls?

Ben Williams Editor

Posted: 20 June 2020, 22:30

Yes most disposals to Nottingham were documented in May 2017 but then in July 2017 five were reported still there. There was a final sighting of one of these five in November 2017.