Re: Water Wagon

On Jul 24, 1:19 am, Tony Polson <docnews2...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> "Graham Harrison" <edward.harris...@remove.btinternet.com> wrote:
> >6024 Preservation Society Ltd have their water wagon.   I saw it last 
year
> >on the Yeovil Betrothal - not very pretty.   The web site doesn't seem
to
> >have been updated recently.   Is the wagon in use?   Or is it being 
clad in
> >some way?
>
> It has always been the intention to disguise it.  From the 6024
> Preservation Society web site:
>
> The WATER WAGON Project
>
> One of the significant constraints on modern main line steam operation
> is the lack of water troughs and wayside water columns, which were
> removed at the end of the steam era in the 1960s. This means that
> stops must now be scheduled in railtour itineraries to replenish water
> at regular intervals typically every 60-80 miles. Water is usually
> obtained from a suitable water main, road tanker or sometimes with the
> aid of the local fire service. One of the operational problems is
> locating suitable points at which a long train may be recessed to take
> on water, without impeding scheduled passenger and freight traffic.
>
> In order to circumvent these constraints, the 6024 Preservation
> Society has embarked on a project to build a high capacity water
> carrier which will give a range in excess of 220 miles without the
> need to stop. With the aid of a lottery fund grant of £22,800, the
> Society has acquired a redundant bogie container flat wagon, which is
> air braked and suitable for 75mph operation. This wagon (former FJA no
> 601998 built at Ashford 1967 under Lot 3618) will be used as the basis
> of the new water wagon onto which a superstructure to resemble a
> parcels coach will be assembled. The completed wagon will have a
> maximum gross laden weight of approximately 80 tons. "
>
> http://www.6024.com/stock.htm

Whilst the water wagon extends 6024's range significantly it also
reduces its passenger haulage capacity because of its sheer weight.
I'm informed it weighs the equivalent of 3 coaches; perhaps 192 paying
punters! No wonder steam hauled railtours are so expensive.
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