Anhydrous Ammonia Wagons

Lima Alpha One

Just wondering if anyone has detailed up close shots of the Anhydrous Ammonia wagons that used to operate on the rail network from Marino Point, Cork to Shelton Abbey, Arklow.

Required for model project.

Thanks.

Cookie_Monster

http://irishrailwaymodeller.yuku.com/topic/960/Anhydrous-Ammonia-wagons#.T1gAUnmXW9s

models

http://irishrailwaymodeller.yuku.com/reply/11120/Tara-Jctn#reply-11120
http://irishrailwaymodeller.yuku.com/reply/2994/Georgeconna-s-Workbench#reply-2994

the last link also has some excellent barrier wagon models in it somewhere

Cookie_Monster

what are you modelling? scale etc?

Lima Alpha One

Want to scratch build some ammonia wagons in 00 scale, possibly by 3D printing method. MIR no longer produce their models, so scratch building is the only way to go at the moment,

Thanks for the links mate. Unfortunatley, was aware of them as on that site too.

As wagons no longer exist, I need to see if I can find some close up shots of these wagons in order to accurately model them. I have trawled the net and did find some good shots of the barrier wagons that used to run on the ammonia train, but have found nothing so far in the line of detailed shots of the actual ammonia wagons.

I am also trying to obtain wagon drawings for these wagons but have had no luck so far.

foggy_lad

Lima Alpha One wrote: »

Want to scratch build some ammonia wagons in 00 scale, possibly by 3D printing method. MIR no longer produce their models, so scratch building is the only way to go at the moment,

Thanks for the links mate. Unfortunatley, was aware of them as on that site too.

As wagons no longer exist, I need to see if I can find some close up shots of these wagons in order to accurately model them. I have trawled the net and did find some good shots of the barrier wagons that used to run on the ammonia train, but have found nothing so far in the line of detailed shots of the actual ammonia wagons.

I am also trying to obtain wagon drawings for these wagons but have had no luck so far.

Were the tank wagons not leased from some Swiss company?

Lima Alpha One

foggy_lad wrote: »

Were the tank wagons not leased from some Swiss company?

Wagons were built in France by Fauvet Girel but leased to Irish Rail by STS, a UK based wagon leasing company, which no longer exists or were bought out by some other wagon leasing company.

Cookie_Monster

Keep us posted on how you get on so, I could be tempted by a few if you do produce them.

tradtshirt

There is a group on facebook called Arklow Then & Now with 1000s of old photos from arklow. Anyone can join the group. You could post up a message on their page as many of the old NET/IFI staff and their families are members. I’d also try the camera clubs (there are 2 I believe) around Arklow.

Lima Alpha One

tradtshirt wrote: »

There is a group on facebook called Arklow Then & Now with 1000s of old photos from arklow. Anyone can join the group. You could post up a message on their page as many of the old NET/IFI staff and their families are members. I’d also try the camera clubs (there are 2 I believe) around Arklow.

Will certainly check that out. Thanks for the heads up.

Weshty

Studio Scale Models are releasing a OO gauge kit of the Ammonia wagon in January '15. The barrier wagon is currently available.